I tried the “Pollen + Grace mezze houmous and rainbow veg grain bowl” on British Airways and thought it was fabulous…the sort of superfood that I go out of my way to eat at home…which is rare for an airline meal.

Pollen + Grace Mezze Houmous and Rainbow Veg Grain Bowl On British Airways

A superfood is “a nutrient-rich food considered to be especially beneficial for health and well-being.” As I age (and attempt to age gravefully), I’m eating more of those foods nad less of the processed crap that makes people fat.

While browsing the inflight menu on my British Airways flight from London (LHR) to Basel (BSL), I stumbled upon this dish from Pollen + Grace, a London-based company that focuses on fresh, plant-based food:

We make food that helps you feel good and we believe this starts with natural, fresh meals made from whole food, plant ingredients. Which is why our meals are packed full of fresh veg, wholegrains, pulses, legumes, herbs and spices, with at least 10 plant varieties in every meal. They’re made by chefs, backed by nutritionists and ready to eat whenever you are.

As British Airways describes the mezze houmous and rainbow veg grain bowl:

The hero of this Middle Eastern-inspired salad is the creamy homemade houmous, perfectly balanced with dukkah quinoa, cayenne-roasted sweet potato, harissa-roasted chickpeas, fresh cucumber, rocket, pickled cabbage, and a herby zhoug dressing.

Pollen + Grace pack their meals full of delicious, natural ingredients that taste good and do good. This one contains 11g of protein, 10g of fibre and 14 plant points towards the recommended 30 a week.

I had to look it up, but zhoug is a spicy, herby sauce/marinade/dip from Yemen that is really delicious (the last country in the Middle East I have to visit…).

This dish costs £6.50 or 1165 Avios and can be ordered anywhere from 30 days up to 24 hours (18 hours if flying out of LHR) before your flight.

Fine, fine…the description sounds great. But how would it taste? Would it even be loaded?

Shortly after we leveled off, before the buy-on-board service commenced, the meal was delivered to my seat:

Unwrapping it, it looked good (though not quite as nice as the stock photos).

But after putting on the dressing and digging in, I was delighted by the fresh taste and juxtaposition of flavors in this dish…and it was even healthy.

While picking up my (empty) box the flight attendant commented how much she loved this dish too (let’s hope her colleague was not this flight attendant!).

I highly recommend this dish on your next BA short- or mid-haul flight.

Each week, my Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago.