Greek Brown Rice Bowls
These Greek brown rice bowls are filled with everything you love about a gyro and a Greek salad combined, flavorful lamb, pickled red onions, cucumbers and of course, feta!
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked brown rice
- 2 cups water
- 1 pound ground lamb
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon dill
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 medium red onion thinly sliced into rings
- 1/3 cup distilled vinegar
- 1/2 large cucumber peeled and cut into half moons
- 1/3 cup pitted kalamata olives
- 1/4 cup crumbled feta
- fresh dill for garnish
Instructions
- Place the sliced onions in a small bowl, cover with the vinegar and set aside to quick pickle while you prepare the rest of the meal.
- Add rice and water to a small sauce pot. Bring to a boil, stir, then cover, reduce heat to low and let simmer until rice absorbs all the liquid.
- While rice cooks, place the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Once hot, add the lamb. Cook until browned, breaking into small pieces as it cooks with a spatula. Drain off the excess liquid/fat from the pan, return to the heat and add the oregano, dill, salt and pepper. Toss to combine, remove from heat and set aside.
- Assemble by spooning rice into 4 servings bowls. Evenly distribute the lamb, cucumbers, kalamata olives and pickled onions (drained from vinegar) around the bowls. Sprinkle with feta and garnish with fresh dill before serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1SERVING | Calories: 474kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 118mg | Sodium: 328mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g