{"id":3483,"date":"2020-02-06T15:37:51","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T20:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michellebeachy.com\/blog\/?p=3483"},"modified":"2020-02-06T15:44:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T20:44:45","slug":"greek-bowls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michellebeachy.com\/blog\/greek-bowls\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek Bowls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our family has a major infatuation with the food at places like Mezeh and Cava.  It only takes one visit to get hooked. And only two or three for you to figure out there&#8217;s got to be a way to make something equally delicious at home so you can eat it more often!  The first time I undertook this I spent almost all day in the kitchen. Granted, I was also making food for our carry in lunch at church the next day. But still, be prepared for this to be a different kind of experience than throwing some sweet potatoes in the oven and chicken thighs on the grill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michellebeachy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Jan-20-29-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.michellebeachy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Jan-20-29-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.michellebeachy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Jan-20-29-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.michellebeachy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Jan-20-29-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.michellebeachy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Jan-20-29-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.michellebeachy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Jan-20-29-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.michellebeachy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Jan-20-29-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m going to list these in the order we layer them on our plate, but you&#8217;ll see pretty quickly you need to think ahead for some of these, especially the chicken, tabouleh, tzatziki, and pita bread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>lettuce<\/li><li>rice<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.recipetineats.com\/chicken-sharwama-middle-eastern\/\">chicken shawarma<\/a> (I used this chicken marinade and let it sit for 24 hours in the frig before David grilled it.)<\/li><li>feta cheese<\/li><li>hummus (I like the red pepper hummus)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonappetit.com\/recipe\/quick-pickled-onions\">pickled red onion<\/a><\/li><li>marinaded tomato \/ cucumber (I just diced cucumber and halved cherry tomatoes and added some greek vinaigrette)<\/li><li>kalamata olives<\/li><li>banana peppers<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thewanderlustkitchen.com\/authentic-greek-tzatziki\/\">tzatziki<\/a> (this recipe is delicious and much more cost effective than buying ready made, but if you&#8217;re short on time, you can find it at the store.  I love the Cava brand available at Whole Foods.)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ethnicspoon.com\/tabouleh\/\">tabouleh<\/a> (Whatever you do, don&#8217;t skip this!  It adds so much authenticity to the pile on your plate.  I do only half to 2\/3 of the parsley though, otherwise the kids won&#8217;t eat it.)<\/li><li>harissa (I bought Cava&#8217;s version of this, but I&#8217;m assuming you could find other brands?  <\/li><li>greek vinaigrette (I make my own, but you could buy it if you like)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michellebeachy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Jan-20-28-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.michellebeachy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Jan-20-28-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.michellebeachy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Jan-20-28-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.michellebeachy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Jan-20-28-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.michellebeachy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Jan-20-28-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.michellebeachy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Jan-20-28-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And there you have it.  Oh, except the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allrecipes.com\/recipe\/232719\/chef-johns-pita-bread\/\">pita bread<\/a>.  Don&#8217;t forget to make fresh pita bread to eat with it.  It&#8217;s unbelievably delicious!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our family has a major infatuation with the food at places like Mezeh and Cava. It only takes one visit to get hooked. 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