Falafel salad bowl, a part of Mediterranean cuisine is made with crispy falafels, tons of fresh veggies, and a drizzle of Garlicky Lemon Tahini Dressing. It’s a’ complete meal in itself.
Falafels are made with ground chickpeas, onions, herbs, spices, and is usually deep fried. I am sharing this recipe of Falafel which is Air Fried. Trust me, you cannot make the difference. Absolutely healthy and delicious.
A falafel usually comes in a pita but then I realized that we don’t need to consume extra carbs of a Pita bread. These falafels are so delicious on their own or arranged on top of the lettuce along with tomatoes, onions, cucumber and fresh hummus on the side.
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Prep Time |
20 minutes |
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Cook Time |
20 minutes |
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Total Time |
40 minutes |
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Servings |
4 |
Ingredients for Falafel
- 1 can (14 oz) chickpeas rinsed and drained
- 1 tsp garlic chopped
- 1 medium chopped onion
- 2tbsp fresh parsley chopped
- 1tbsp cumin powder
- 1 tbsp coriander powder
- 3 tbsp plain flour (for binding)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Ingredients for Garlicky Lemon Tahini Dressing
- 3 tbsps. Tahini (trader joe’s) or any store
- 1 tsp garlic minced
- 3 tbsps. fresh lemon juice
- 1 tbsp of olive oil
- 2 tbsps. warm water
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp pepper
Ingredients for Serving Falafel Bowl
- 3 cups shredded lettuce,
- 3 cups roughly chopped spinach
- 2 cups sliced cucumbers
- 2 cups sliced red onions
- 2 cups sliced red radish
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes cut into half.
- Hot Falafels
- Garlicky lemon dressing
- Salt and pepper to taste.
Directions for Falafel
- Pulse all the above ingredients coarsely in a food processor.
- Take it out in a bowl and mix it will.
- Form the mixture into medium balls
- Spray olive oil and place them in the Air Fryer until golden and crisp. Keep it aside.
- You can also freeze these falafels or store it in the refrigerator for a week.
Directions for Garlicky Lemon Tahini Dressing
- Combine all the ingredients of the Tahini sauce in a bowl and whisk together.
- Add little water to thin the dressing up so that it’s easy to drizzle on top of the pita.
- Since this sauce has a lovely creamy consistency, you can use it as a salad dressing as well.
- This recipe is vegetarian, vegan, gluten free and plant based.
Serving Suggestion for Falafel Bowl
- In a bowl, layer lettuce, spinach, cucumbers, red onions, red radish and the cherry tomatoes.
- Arrange the hot Falafels on top of the veggies.
- Drizzle the Garlicky lemon dressing to enhance the flavor.
- Your Falafel Salad is ready.
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