Dilly Chickpea & Cucumber Grain Bowls
with Feta, Creamy Red Pepper Hummus & Almonds
- Eggs
- Milk
- Wheat
- Tree Nuts
- Sesame
Get ready to love this delicious, vegetarian 10-minute lunch idea: You’ll start with a bowl of whole grains like bulgur, rice, and barley, then mix in earthy marinated chickpeas, lemon zest, fresh dill, crunchy almonds, and refreshing cukes. Add salty crumbled feta on top, then dollop it all with creamy red pepper hummus and finish with a squeeze of lemon juice before digging in. Don’t be fooled by its wholesome vegetarian title—trust us, this meal is a massive flavor bomb!
Ingredients
1 unit
Chickpeas
3 ounce
Greek Vinaigrette
(Contains: Eggs, Milk)
1 unit
Mini Cucumber
1 unit
Lemon
¼ ounce
Dill
1 unit
Microwavable Grain Blend
(Contains: Wheat)
½ ounce
Sliced Almonds
(Contains: Tree Nuts)
½ cup
Feta Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
3 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
4 tablespoon
Red Pepper Hummus
(Contains: Sesame)
Not included in your delivery
1 teaspoon
Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce.
• Drain chickpeas; pat dry with paper towels. In a large bowl, toss chickpeas with vinaigrette, a drizzle of olive oil, and a pinch of salt and pepper; set aside to marinate.
• Zest and quarter lemon. Roughly chop dill. Halve cucumber lengthwise and slice into ½-inch-thick half-moons; season with salt and pepper.
• Microwave grain blend according to package instructions; transfer to bowl with chickpea mixture. Add lemon zest, dill, almonds, half the cucumber, and half the feta; stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• In a small bowl, combine sour cream, red pepper hummus, and juice from one lemon wedge (juice from two wedges for 4 servings).
• Divide chickpea-grain mixture between bowls. Dollop with creamy red pepper hummus and sprinkle with remaining cucumber and remaining feta. Serve with remaining lemon wedges.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Feb 2026- Flavor: Many loved the bold, bright flavors and fresh taste, especially praising the dill and hummus combination 🍲.
- Ease of prep: Quick and easy to make, perfect for a short lunch break or light dinner.
- Suggestions: Some added grilled chicken or salmon for extra protein; others suggested including tomatoes or bell peppers.
- Leftovers: Several mentioned it tasted even better the next day and made great leftovers for lunch.
- Texture: Customers enjoyed the mix of crunchy cucumbers, creamy hummus, and hearty grains.
Reviews from our home cooks
The dill cucumbers were excellent in this. This is one of the better chickpea bowls!! Very tasty, super filling, nutritious, easy to cook.. all around win!
Kicked this up a notch by roasting chick peas for 10 mins, adding the almonds and gave them another 5 minutes at 450. This was really great.
The chickpeas you sent were a great quality! Good texture and flavor. Much better than the canned ones I buy at the store. This was a winner!
Tasted great. Would have enjoyed a little better ratio of fresh veg to the rice, more cucumber or some arugula to give it texture. But the creamy hummus was BOMB!
The food was fine but I think the instructions had some issues: either something changed or someone didn't read through the instructions and try the recipe. For one, it said to prepare the grains by the package instructions but the package didn't have instructions on it. I've gotten a meal with the same grain mixture before and either the package used to have instructions or they used to be in the recipe because I remember not having an issue. Second, I feel like some of the information was weird. It said to salt and pepper the cucumber without chopping but that seemed to be messy instead of putting it in the bowl with other ingredients first. It also didn't say to rinse the chickpeas first, which it usually does, but says to dry it with paper towels which would be weird with the canned liquid on it. I wonder if this was AI generated?
Instructions were missing how to microwave grain blend. Card read, "microwave grains according to instructions on the package." The package was only printed with the ingredients. Other grain bowl recipes include instructions on the card.
Love the easy prep for so much delicious flavor. Would love Halloumi cheese as an add in!
It was unnecessary to microwave the grains. I had to cool them before adding to the salad so the cucumbers didn't get cooked & mushy.
Really good flavor - too many Chickpeas - needed red pepper
Good but could have used something like capers or kalamata olives.
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