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    Falafel Salad With Lemon Tahini Dressing

    Published: Apr 20, 2023 ยท Modified: Jul 18, 2024 by Ipsa Faujdar ยท This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Please read my disclaimer.

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    Falafel salad is a flavor-packed dish that's too easy to make. This is, again, a high-protein snack. Drizzle some nutty tahini sauce and make a filling nutritious salad. It's vegan as well as gluten-free.

    If you are on a high-protein diet, this can be one of the easiest and yummy salads to add to your menu. This is so easy to make yet it's delicious. Add all your favorite herbs and greens to the falafel salad bowl.

    What is Falafel?

    Falafel is a Middle Eastern cuisine made with chickpeas. This is one of the most popular street foods and a vegetarian meatball version. These are traditionally deep-fried snacks. But you can make them healthier by baking them in the oven, air fryer, or shallow frying.

    You can make your falafel from scratch or use it frozen for a quick meal.

    Since chickpeas are rich in protein, falafel is a high-protein appetizer or snack. Because of a high-protein pulse, falafel is normally filling the tummy.

    Check out my traditional falafel recipe here. If you want to add a little variation to the falafel, here is my tricolor sesame falafel in three colors/ flavors. Also, check out my healthier version with air fryer falafel.

    Falafel Salad

    Falafel salad is a bowl full of nutritious food, including falafel and other vegetables like cucumber, tomatoes, and greens. Feel free to add your favorite greens and veggies, roasted or raw, to the bowl of falafel with a drizzle of tahini, olive oil, etc. Plus, these are vegan and gluten-free.

    For falafel salad, you can make falafel with freshly soaked chickpeas or canned chickpeas, with a bit of variation in the recipe. Otherwise, you can also consider adding frozen falafel as a quick solution for lazy night dinners.

    I agree that fresh homemade falafel is my favorite option, too. But when I'm not in the mood to spend time in the kitchen, I go for the frozen ones, and they are good, too.

    Falafel Salad

    How to make falafel from scratch?

    To make the best falafel that won't fall apart while cooking, it's best to cook them from scratch. However you can make it with canned chickpeas, but you need to add flour to this to make a tight shape that won't fall into pieces. Uncooked soaked chickpeas bind well without adding flour and help hold the best shape.

    Pulse the ingredients together to make the mixture for falafel. Then, shape them into balls or patties-like discs. Then deep fry them in hot oil till they turn crispy and golden in color.

    methods of making falafel

    Once the falafel is ready, assemble the salad ingredients in a mixing bowl.

    What Ingredients Do I Need For Falafel Salad?

    • Falafel
    • Tahini Sauce
    • Lemon Juice
    • Salt & Pepper to taste
    • Fresh Salad Greens/ Lettuce
    • Sliced onions
    • Green Cucumbers
    • Cherry Tomatoes
    • Kalamari Olives
    • Jalapeno / Green Chillies
    • Olive oil
    • Any other salad veggies/ greens of choice
    • Fresh herbs (cilantro/ parsley/ mint)

    How to make falafel salad?

    Make your falafel from fresh soaked chickpeas or frozen falafel. Both will work in this recipe.

    Make salad dressing - In a mixing jar, add tahini sauce, olive oil, minced garlic, salt to taste, and lemon juice. Close the lid and shake to mix the ingredients to make the dressing.

    In a large mixing bowl, add the falafel, and break them into pieces (roughly crumbled into larger chunks). Add the greens, onions, cucumber, lettuce, and olives. Drizzle the tahini lemon dressing into the bowl. Toss well. Nutritious and yummy falafel salad is ready to serve.

    falafel salad

    Falafel Salad With Tahini Dressing

    Ipsa Faujdar
    Falafel sald is a vegan and high-protein salad filled with nutritions and flavors.
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 25 minutes mins
    Course Appetizer, Salad
    Cuisine Mediterranean, Middle Eastern
    Servings 4

    Equipment

    • 1 Mixing Bowl
    • 1 Frying Pan
    • 1 Spatula

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup dried chickpeas Or frozen falafel
    • 1 cup cilantro leaves
    • 1 onion
    • 4 - 5 garlic
    • 1 jalapeno/ green chilli
    • salt to taste
    • 1 tsp ground cumin
    • 1 tsp red paprika

    Tahini Lemon Dressing

    • ยผ cup tahini
    • 2 tbsp lemon juice
    • 2 tbsp olive oil
    • 2 garlic minced
    • salt & pepper to taste

    Salad Ingredients

    • 1 cup lettuce greens
    • 1 sliced onions
    • ยฝ jalapeno
    • 1 tbsp kalamata olives sliced
    • ยฝ cup cherry tomatoes diced
    • any other salad vegetables

    Instructions
     

    • Soak the chickpeas over night.
    • Remove from water and transfer to the food processor.

    Make the falafel

    • Add other ingredients mentioned above in the ingredients list to make falafel into the food processor.
    • Pulse it to a fine mixture.
    • Grease your palms and shape a tbsp of mixture into roundels or patties discs.
    • Deep fry or shallow fry the falafel. Remove from oil when it's cooked to crispy and golden.

    Salad dressing

    • In a glass jar add the ingredients mentioned above in the ingredients list under salad dressing.
    • Close with a lid and shake/ whisk to make the salad dressing.

    Make the salad

    • In a large mixing bowl, add the falafel, and break them into pieces (roughly crumbled into larger chunks).
    • Add the greens, onions, cucumber, lettuce, and olives.
    • Drizzle the tahini lemon dressing into the bowl.
    • Toss well. Nutritious falafel salad is ready to serve.
    Keyword Falafel Salad, Falafel Salad Bowl
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