Category Recipes

CAVA Cabbage Slaw Recipe

A bowl of copycat CAVA cabbage slaw made with shredded red cabbage, green cabbage, carrots, and Mediterranean herbs.

This CAVA cabbage slaw is crunchy, tangy, and full of fresh flavor. It uses sumac, red wine vinegar, lemon, and parsley. There is no cooking involved at all. It comes together in about 15 minutes. Then it rests for 10…

Black Lentils Recipe

A white bowl of cooked black lentils Recipe in a thick, spiced sauce, served with lemon wedges on the side.

This black lentils recipe is warm, earthy, and ready in about 1 hour 10 minutes. You cook small black beluga lentils until tender. Then you fold them into a tomato and spice sauce. A sizzling cumin finish and a splash…

CAVA Braised Lamb Recipe

CAVA braised lamb in a speckled ceramic bowl with shredded meat in a red spiced tomato sauce

Craving CAVA braised lamb without the line? This homemade CAVA braised lamb recipe is easy and mostly hands-off. You sear seasoned lamb shoulder, then braise it covered in stock and a spiced tomato sauce. Garlic, shallot, turmeric, chili, and warm…

Cava Spicy Lamb Meatballs Recipe

Baked Cava spicy lamb meatballs in a rustic ceramic bowl with harissa, parsley, garlic, and feta

Cava Spicy Lamb Meatballs are hand-rolled lamb meatballs seasoned with harissa and warm spices. They also have garlic, parsley, cilantro, cumin, coriander, smoked paprika, turmeric, and cinnamon. You usually eat them in bowls or pitas with rice, greens, hummus, tzatziki,…

Cava Saffron Basmati Rice Recipe

Cava Saffron Basmati Rice topped with fresh tomatoes and coriander

Cava saffron basmati rice is the golden, fragrant side that makes their bowls taste special. This copycat recipe uses real saffron threads, a precise liquid ratio, and a low heat simmer. You get warm color, floral aroma, and soft, separate…

CAVA Fiery Broccoli Recipe

Roasted CAVA fiery broccoli with charred edges on a sheet pan, a fork lifting one floret

CAVA fiery broccoli is a spicy, smoky roasted side dish. This copycat recipe gets you close to the real thing in about 30 minutes. Harissa brings warm, building heat, while red wine vinegar adds a bright, tangy finish. Roasting the…

Sweetgreen Hot Honey Chicken Bowl (Copycat Recipe)

Sweetgreen hot honey chicken bowl with sliced chicken, quinoa, sweet potatoes, and slaw

This Sweetgreen Hot Honey Chicken Bowl copycat recipe brings the real thing home. It layers juicy blackened chicken, roasted sweet potatoes, and golden turmeric quinoa, then tops it with crunchy cabbage slaw, crispy onions, and a quick hot honey mustard…