Falafel Salad

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This salad is a twist on the falafel (pronounced falefeel) sandwich that is enjoyed around the Middle East. In Lebanon, a falafel sandwich comes stuffed with tomatoes, shredded lettuce, kabiss (mixed pickle varieties; chillies, beetroot, parsnip among others) lathered with tarator (tahini, garlic then diluted with lemon), maybe some batata (fries), wrapped in arabic bread and “BAM” as Emerill would say! Did I just describe heaven?

I probably have this salad 2-3 times a week for lunch! I’m usually in a rush, but adamant to satiate my hunger with something delicious and equally wholesome! I always make sure to keep batches of home made falafel in my freezer. It takes 20 minutes to grill them; in the mean time I prep the ingredients.

Falafel Salad

Serves 2

Prep/cook time: 20 minutes

The Cast of Characters (This is by no means set in stone, liberate yourself!):

  • 8-10 cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 green onion, finely chopped
  • 1 cucumber, quartered and chopped
  • 100g crumbled or cubed Feta
  • A handful of mixed greens- per person (to your taste! I like radicchio, frisee and rocket)
  • 6 pickled chillies, chopped
  • A bunch of coriander, clipped with a scissors
  • 4-5 falafel, per person

For the dressing:

  • 1 tablespoon of hummus (or you can make a tarator sauce if you have more time)
  • 1/2 lemon, juiced

The Nitty Gritty:

Prepare falafel to your liking. Grill in the oven, saute lightly in oil or deep fry. You can also buy them ready made.

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I forgot to take pics of the green onions, sorry peeps!

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Begin with the mixed greens of your choice. My favorite combo is frisee, radicchio and rocket.

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Add the coriander or herb of your choice; parsley, mint, dill, chives… and the rest of ingredients mentioned above.

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Mix the dressing. Add hummus, lemon juice, mix till desired consistency. By now the falafel should be ready.

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Slice them in half. Add to the salad. Drizzle the salad with the dressing.

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spring Falafel Salad

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8 Responses to “Falafel Salad”
  1. Jamie 16 July 2009 at 6:15 pm #

    I absolutely love felafel and have started having the craving! A salad looks fab! I must check out your recipe for the balls and will definitely make them next week! Yum!

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  2. Hélène 16 July 2009 at 6:52 pm #

    I’m drooling, I love falafel so much that I would totally enjoy this salad. Looks beautifuls. I have to make your falafel balls. :)

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  3. HJ 16 July 2009 at 7:48 pm #

    very excited about making the falafel from scratch. never saw a recipe that really caught my eye till now. definitely will make a batch and grill some up for this salad.

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  4. Hala Hamam Bahouth 16 July 2009 at 8:01 pm #

    Yummy ..that is sooo great i am sure that my husband will love it.
    Thanx Beth for sharing your recipes.
    God Bless You

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  5. amale daniel 19 July 2009 at 11:57 am #

    yummy … wow,wow,your falafel salad is so delicious . i love your recipes beth love you habibte and god bless you. i can’t wait to see a new recipes

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  6. minnzey 25 July 2009 at 2:18 pm #

    just made them, hoping i have the right pickled chillies and they wont blow our heads off but looking delicious babe…..

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  7. RON 29 July 2009 at 4:37 am #

    I just made the falafel salad and it was DELICIOUS.

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  8. Food Jihadist 24 March 2010 at 6:31 pm #

    I am going to try this salad with takeout falafel from Cairo. It looks like a good way to try to make falafel healthy!

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