Copycat Cava Mediterranean Bowls

Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free

Copycat Cava Mediterranean Bowls

Copycat Cava Mediterranean Bowls - made from the comfort of your home!

After I tried Cava for the first time on vacation in Tennessee, I knew this was something I would have to recreate at home! It's like the Mediterranean version of Chipotle and let me tell ya, I am HERE FOR IT! These are officially on repeat in our house.

On a bed of brown rice and fresh arugula, I added my Grilled Mediterranean Chicken, cucumbers, pickled red onion (recipe on @lenaskitchenblog), hummus, and kalamata olives. I drizzled it all with my fresh Lemon Dill Dressing & served with freshly warmed pita bread!

Copycat Cava Mediterranean Bowls

Danielle Webb | 11/10/2020

Prep time: 20 minutes

Cook time: 35 minutes

Total time: 55 minutes

Servings: 2-3 bowls

Ingredients:

Cava Bowls -

• 1 cup brown rice, uncooked
• 2 cups arugula
• Mediterranean Grilled Chicken (recipe below)
• 1 cucumber, diced
• 1/2 red onion, pickled (recipe linked above, will have leftovers)
• 1/2 cup hummus of choice
• Kalamata olives, to taste
• Pita bread
• Lemon Dill Dressing (recipe below)

Mediterranean Grilled Chicken -

• 2-3 chicken breasts
• Zest and juice of 1 lemon
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 2 tsp red wine vinegar
• 1 Tbsp fresh dill, chopped
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp coriander
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder

Lemon Dill Dressing -

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• Zest and juice of 1 lemon
• 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
• 1/2 Tbsp fresh dill, finely chopped
• 1 Tbsp dijon mustard
• 1/2 tsp coriander
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F.

2. Cook rice according to instructions, set aside.

3. Once rice is cooking, mix all ingredients for the Mediterranean chicken marinade and use a basting brush to brush the chicken. Bake at 350F for 25-30 minutes or cook on barbecue until fully cooked through.

4. In a small bowl, mix together Lemon Dill Dressing ingredients.

5. In 2-3 serving bowls, assemble brown rice, arugula, Mediterranean Grilled Chicken, diced cucumber, pickled red onion, a scoop of hummus in each, kalamata olives, and a warm piece of pita bread.

6. Drizzle each bowl with Lemon Dill Dressing and serve! Bi

I hope you enjoy this homemade version of the infamous Cava bowl! I personally want to drizzle everything in this lemon dill dressing from here on out… but maybe that’s just me…

Be sure to tag me @captured.cravings if you share on Instagram so I can see how you liked this recipe!

xoxo

Danielle Webb