Easy Vegan Falafel Bowl
This easy vegan falafel bowl recipe is an all-time favorite dish of mine that can be enjoyed for lunch or dinner.
Ingredients
Falafel
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1/2 red onion chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley chopped
- 1 cup dried chickpeas soaked for at least 12 hours (or two 15oz cans of cooked chickpeas)
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground pepper
- 1/3 cup chickpea flour
- Olive oil for frying
Tahini sauce
- 2 tbsp tahini
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 2 tbsp water
To Serve
- 2 cups green leaves
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
Instructions
- Add onion, garlic, and parsley into your food processor and pulse a few times.
- Add drained chickpeas, cumin, salt & pepper, and process until you have a granulated texture.
- Transfer the mix into a bowl, and add the chickpea flour. Stir well and let the mixture sit for 5 minutes.
- Roll the mixture into balls - it should make around 14-16 falafels.
- Add oil to a skillet and fry the balls until lightly brown and crispy. Turning as necessary.
- While the falafel is cooking, prepare the tahini dressing by adding all the ingredients together in a bowl, and whisking to combine. Add more water if you like a runner sauce.
- Once cooked, place the falafel onto a paper towel to absorb excess oil.
- Assemble your bowls by adding greens, tomatoes, and falafel to a bowl, and drizzling the tahini dressing on top.
Notes
You could easily make this into a buddha bowl by adding other ingredients such as corn, beetroot, hummus, kimchi, or quinoa to your bowl too! Be creative.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 484kcalCarbohydrates: 69gProtein: 16gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 15gSodium: 691mgFiber: 12gSugar: 30g
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