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Harissa Tofu Balls Power Bowl

High protein vegetarian power bowl filled with Harissa Tofu Balls, zesty mediterranean salad and creamy tzatziki.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Servings: 8

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!