High Protein vegetarian Harissa Tofu Balls Power Bowl filled with protein packed Harissa Tofu Balls, fiber packed zesty mediterranean salad, creamy tzatziki and hummus over choice of grains!
I am a huge fan of Mediterranean flavors. Which is why I love treating myself with Cava here and there. They have amazing bowls with tons of options. But being a vegetarian I do wish they had vegetarian protein options that are some what macro friendly. Especially something with their famous harissa flavors. I do see harissa meatball options at many places including Cava. Which is the reason I felt the need to create something vegetarian friendly with harissa flavors.
If you have been following me for some time and visiting my blog periodically, you know by now I love playing around with tofu and different flavors. These Harissa Tofu Balls are an outcome of my such experiment. And I am pleasantly surprised with the results. These tofu balls came of extremely flavorful, moist and packed with tons of protein
These Harissa Tofu Balls are great as salad toppers, to make a fiber and protein packed power bowl or even a loaded mediterranean wraps. It pairs extremely well with creamy dreamy greek yogurt tzatziki ad hummus. A side of zesty mediterranean salad is a must with these balls. Place it all on top of your choice of grains like rice, quinoa, couscous, orzo etc.
My blog is to advocate people who think vegetarian diet is not a sustainable diet. Vegetarian food is soooo much beyond just steamed veggies with salt and pepper. And such recipes are the perfect example of it. This power bowl is packed with tremendous flavors, tons of fiber and protein and honestly super easy to make. If you like power bowls like this, you will also like my Tofu Fajita Chipotle Bowl. I highly suggest you give these a try and leave me your feedback either in the comment below of on Instagram @myvegetairanroots.
Happy & Healthy Eating!
Harissa Tofu Balls Power Bowl
Ingredients
Harissa Tofu Balls
- ½ cup Harissa Paste
- 16 oz High Protein Extra Firm Tofu
- ½ cup Vital Wheat Gluten can be sub with oat flour/almond flour/all purpose flour or ¼ cup of corn starch
- 1 cup Cottage Cheese OR 15 oz canned chickpeas (rinsed and mashed) binding of balls will be easy with mashed chickpeas compared to cottage cheese
- 1 cup Finely Chopped Parsley can be sub with cilantro
- 2 tbsp Finely Chopped Dill
- 1 tbsp Grated Ginger
- 2 tbsp Minced Garlic
- 1 cup Finely Chopped Red Onions
- 2 tsp Salt
- 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 2 tbsp Hot Honey OR Regular Honey
- ¼ cup Avocado Oil (For cooking the tofu balls) DO NOT ADD IT TO TOFU BALL MIX, it is for cooking the balls
Dry Spices for Tofu Balls (you can simply use 2 tbsp of premade shawarma seasoning)
- ½ tsp Black Pepper
- 1 tsp Dry Oregano
- ½ tsp Smoked Paprika
- ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
- ⅛ tsp Cinnamon Powder
- 1 tsp Cumin Powder
- 1 tsp Coriander Powder
Tzatziki
- 1½ cup Plain Greek Yogurt
- 1 large English Cucumber shredded and squeezed to remove water
- 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 large Garlic Cloves, minced
- 2 tbsp Dill
- ½ tsp Salt
- ¼ tsp Black Pepper
Zesty Mediterranean Salad
- ½ small Red Onion, sliced
- 1 medium Tomato, sliced
- 4 Mini Cucumber, sliced
- 4 Mini Sweet Peppers, sliced
- ¾ cup Choice of Olives
- 6 Peppadew Peppers Sweet Piquante, sliced
- 2 cup Micro Greens
- ¼ cup Feta
- ½ tbsp Lemon Juice
- 2 tbsp Red Wine Vinegar
- ¼ tsp Salt
- ¼ tsp Black Pepper
- ½ tsp Dry Oregano
Instructions
Make Harissa Tofu Balls
- Drain all water out from tofu and completely pat dry it. Crumble it all up and keep it aside.
- In a big mixing bowl, combine everything listed under "Harissa Tofu Balls".
- Form even 16 balls, keeping both sides a little flat instead of completely round will help cook them evenly.
- In a wide non stick pan, add 2 tbsp of avocado oil and place tofu balls in single layer, keeping some space between them. Cook them on both sides on medium heat until they are nicely brown on both sides.
- You can cook them in batch if they all cannot fit into the pan all at once. Once done keep them aside.
Make Tzatziki
- Mix everything listed under "Tzatziki". Keep it refrigerated until ready to eat.
Make Zesty Mediterranean Salad
- In a mixing bowl, add extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, salt, pepper, dry oregano, dill Mix well.
- Add in feta, Peppadew Pepper and olives, Mix well.
- Carefully add/mix rest of the ingredients/veggies.
Assemble the Bowl
- Place choice of grain like quinoa, rice, couscous, orzo. Then place generous amount of "Zesty Mediterranean Salad". Add a dollop of Tzatziki and choice of hummus. Top it all with Harissa Tofu Bowl and enjoy!
Thank you for all your recipes, I love them all! I really want to try this one, but I’m a little confused about one of the ingredients. In the Mediterranean salad, what are “ peppadew peppers sweet piquante sliced” . I know the sweet peppers come in a small bag. Please let me know, because I’d love to make this for lunch one day this week.
Thank you again
peppadew peppers sweet piquante sliced, they come in a jar or available at olive bar at Wegmans/whole foods/harris teeter like stores.