Thanks for joining Sarah and me for Meatless Monday today. As the temps are heating up, I am so not wanting to eat hot foods. I am also not wanting to spend lots of time cooking. Sound familiar? One of my favorite go to meals are veggie power bowls and today I’ve got a power packed Crispy Chick Pea & Farro Power Bowl with Tahini Dressing that I know you will love. Thanks to Moms Meet and Flavor your life for sponsoring this post and providing me with European Extra Virgin Olive Oil. All opinions and recipes are my own.
Crispy Chick Pea & Farro Power Bowl with Tahini Dressing
This is no ordinary salad mind you! This bowl of goodness is packed with plant based protein to keep you fueled up and ready to take on whatever is on your day demands. Pan frying your chick peas in European Extra Virgin Olive Oil for a few minutes creates the most wonderful crispy texture and really brings out the nutty flavor of the chick pea. Adding in a sprinkle of siracha powder really takes them over the top.
You can use any grain you wish for this Crispy Chick Pea & Farro Bowl but my personal favorite is farro. Farro is ancient grain of Italy that has a nutty, chewy texture which makes it perfect for soups, salads and sides. It’s a great source of iron and high in fiber. I like to cook mine with a splash of European extra virgin olive oil.
Pairing the Crispy Chick pea and Farro with a creamy Tahini dressing is a match made in heaven. All of the nutty flavors blend together in perfect harmony. The farro, chick peas and the tahini can all be made in advance and then combined together when ready to eat. I enjoy eating this power bowl and room temperature in the summer which makes it a great take along lunch.
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Crispy Chick Pea & Farro Power Bowl with Tahini Dressing
Ingredients
- Romaine or spinach
- 1 15 oz can of Chick Peas-rinsed, drained and dried
- European Extra Virgin Olive Oil for cooking
- optional dash of Siracha powder
- 1 roasted beet
- 1 C of cooked Farro
- 1/2 C feta cheese
- 1 C cherry or grape tomatoes halved
- 1 zucchini sliced and roasted (or cucumber)
- 1 Avocado
- Tahini Dressing:
- Splash of EVOO
- 1/2 C tahini
- 1/2 C water
- juice of one lemon
- 1 tsp garlic chopped
- dash of cayenne pepper
- 1 tbl Harissa (optional)
Instructions
- Cook Farro according to package and allow to cool
- Coat a med pan with Extra Virgin Olive Oil and bring to med high heat
- Saute chick peas w a little salt & pepper until crispy
- Stirring every few min
- add optional Siracha powder
- set aside
- Meanwhile assemble bowl with lettuce, tomato, beets, zucchini and avocado
- For Tahini dressing:
- Whisk together tahini, EVOO, water, lemon, garlic, cayenne & harissa
- Drizzle on top
- Add more water if necessary to reach desired consistency
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I love tahini! This looks delicious!
Me too! I don’t use it enough
I have never had ferro but I do like crispy chick peas.
Farro is really easy to work with and has a heartier, nutty texture give it a try
This looks right up my alley!!! Love all the flavors in this! Hope you are well.
Thanks so much I forget about using tahini more
This sounds delicious. I now have the urge to crisp up all my chickpeas just to snack on!
They are certainly great to snack on-I love the siracha powder on them
This looks so refreshing! And colorful. I agree, when it’s hot out, I just don’t feel like eating as much.
Yes I love to find meals I can make in advance and eat at room temp
OMG this looks so pretty! I love power bowls but I haven’t made one before, this might just be my first!
It’s super easy you can do it!
I’ve been loving farro lately! The texture is awesome and it really fills me up! The crispy chickpeas sound yummy, too!
Farro is great I need to do more with it
I don’t think I do tahini?? LOL! Sounds and looks delicious! My desire to cook in the summer drags too- it is just to hot to do anything other than grill!
Do you not like the taste of it or have you not tried it?
I’ve roasted chickpeas but never pan fried them. This looks great!
It’s a little bit quicker in a pan hope you try it
Mmm love those chickpeas! They look so crunchy and delicious! Love everything about this bowl and it’s packed with protein!
Thanks so much
Farro was a fave of mine before I had to give up gluten. I think this would also be nice with quinoa or brown rice. Thanks for sharing!
You can definitely switch out the grain to whatever suits your dietary needs. Hope you enjoy
I would probably have to omit the avocado and beets (sorry!)..but everything else sounds like an awesome mix. I’ve never done much with chick peas…sauteing them in the oil sounds tasty!
I think we need to have you come down here for a one week intensive cooking class 🙂 You can coach me on running 🙂
I really need to cook up some farro & experiment with some cold salads for summer! Yum!
Cold salads are the best for summer
Yum… I love everything about this bowl!
thanks so much it’s one of my faves too
This looks amazing Deborah and has so many of my favorites! I wish it was dinner tonight. Happy Meatless Monday!
It’s super easy to whip up on a busy day
I’ve never cooked with tahini before! I’ve seen recipes with it included though. This sounds like a perfect meal for a hot day. My favorite legume are chickpeas. They’re so versatile and can be included in many various dishes.
They are so versatile hope you give it a try
This is so droolworthy!! YUM!
Thanks friend!
Yum, this looks delicious! I love the idea of using farro.
It’s nice to switch up grains every once in a while
Love the power bowl. Your’s looks like a great recipe any day of the week!
Thanks so much!
This looks great! I’ll do crispy chickpeas sometimes for salads and mix it with buffalo sauce – soooo good. Can’t wait to try this healthy bowl you’ve put together!
The buffalo sauce sounds great too!
I’m sadly allergic to tahini but I love roasted chickpea!
Really? I think you could use a different dressing and it would still be delish
So many good foods! Looks really yummy!
Thanks so much!
Wow, this looks delicious! I love how colorful the bowl is.
Thanks so much perfect for this hot weather we have
This is one delicious lunch bowl. I love how nutritious and healthy this is. Perfect summer salad if you aske me 🙂
Thanks Natalie!
This looks really tasty and refreshing!! I’ve never had crispy chickpeas, yum!
life changing! 🙂
I was drooling over this post on IG. Tahini is one of those things that I love, but never think to use for some reason. That nutty flavor is perfect with the avocado and beets!
I love tahini too but don’t use it enough myself
This looks so delicious! I love crispy chickpeas and farro!
Thanks they are a great combo
That sounds heavenly! Tried to get back to eating more greens and veggies post vacation. Love chickpea…so this recipe seems like an automatic yes!!
Thanks it’s super easy too my favorite kind of meal