Greek mezze bowl
Serves: 2
Prep time: 40 minsTotal time: 
Recipe photograph by Ant Duncan
Greek mezze bowl
Recipe by Anna Glover
This main course salad is bursting with summery flavours
Serves: 2
Prep time: 40 minsTotal time: 
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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
898Kcal
Fat
47gr
Saturates
13gr
Carbs
65gr
Sugars
11gr
Fibre
23gr
Protein
42gr
Salt
3.1gr
Anna Glover
Anna is our former Creative Food Editor, and a cookery writer and food stylist. She loves a challenge and is known for whipping up interesting flavour combinations. She’s still in search of the best pizza in the world
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Anna Glover
Anna is our former Creative Food Editor, and a cookery writer and food stylist. She loves a challenge and is known for whipping up interesting flavour combinations. She’s still in search of the best pizza in the world
See more of Anna Glover’s recipes
Ingredients
- 1 x 250g pouch cooked mixed grains
- 2½ tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp dried oregano, plus a pinch to serve
- 1 x 100g bag baby spinach
- 4-6 chargrilled artichokes, drained and sliced
- ½ x 250g pack light halloumi
- 2 mini pittas
- Greek basil or coriander leaves, to serve
For the Greek salad
- a small handful of pitted kalamata olives, torn
- ½ cucumber, seeded and diced
- 100g pomodorino tomatoes, diced
For the red pepper houmous
- 2 large roasted red peppers from a jar, drained, plus extra, sliced, to serve
- 1 x 400g tin chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp tahini
- 1 tsp paprika
Step by step
Get ahead
Makes more houmous than you need but keeps for 3-4 days in the fridge.
- To make the houmous, put everything in a blender with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and some seasoning and blitz until smooth. Scrape into a bowl, cover and chill until ready to serve.
- Heat the mixed grains in the microwave for 2 minutes, or pour a kettleful of boiling water over the grains in a sieve and leave to drain.
- Whisk together 1 tablespoon of olive oil, the red wine vinegar, ½ teaspoon of oregano and some seasoning in a mixing bowl. Tip in the grains, spinach and artichokes and toss together. Mix together the Greek salad ingredients with the remaining oregano and some seasoning in another bowl.
- Heat a chargrill pan to high, and cut the halloumi into thick ‘chip’ shapes. Brush with ½ tablespoon of olive oil, season with pepper, and sprinkle over a little more dried oregano. Char the halloumi until golden on all sides, turning with tongs. Toast the pitta breads on the chargrill pan, then cut into strips.
- Divide the dressed grains between 2 bowls, top with a spoonful of houmous, the halloumi, Greek salad, some sliced peppers, the pittas and basil or coriander leaves.
