A big bowl of crisp greens, tomatoes and cucumber topped with warm, golden falafel and a lemony tahini dressing. It is a salad that eats like a meal.
These falafel start with canned chickpeas and are pan-fried, so there is no soaking and no deep fryer.
Crispy Falafel Salad with Lemon Tahini Dressing
Recipe by Pavel CioriciPan-fried chickpea falafel over mixed greens, cherry tomatoes and cucumber with a creamy lemon tahini dressing.
4
servings20
minutes10
minutes270
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Ingredients
- For the falafel
15 oz 425 g canned chickpeas, drained and patted dry
1/2 1/2 small onion, roughly chopped
2 cloves 2 cloves garlic
1/2 cup 30 g fresh parsley leaves
1 tsp 1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp 1 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp 1/2 tsp salt
3 tbsp 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
2 tbsp 2 tbsp olive oil, for frying
- For the salad
6 cups 240 g mixed salad greens
1 cup 150 g cherry tomatoes, halved
1 1 cucumber, sliced
1/4 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
- For the dressing
3 tbsp 3 tbsp tahini
2 tbsp 2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp 2 tbsp water
1/4 tsp 1/4 tsp salt
Directions
- Make the falafel
- Pulse the chickpeas, onion, garlic, parsley, cumin, coriander and salt in a food processor until finely chopped but not smooth.
- Stir in the flour and shape the mixture into 12 small balls. Flatten them slightly.
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Fry the falafel for 3 to 4 minutes per side, until deep golden and crisp.
- Assemble the salad
- Whisk the tahini, lemon juice, water and salt until smooth and pourable.
- Toss the greens, tomatoes, cucumber and red onion in a large bowl.
- Top with the warm falafel and drizzle with the dressing.
Equipment
Food processor
Large skillet
Notes
- Dry the chickpeas well. Wet chickpeas make falafel that fall apart in the pan.
- The falafel can also be baked at 400°F (200°C) for 20 minutes, turned once.
Nutrition Facts
- Serving Size: 1 bowl with 3 falafel
- Total number of serves: 4
- Calories: 270kcal
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
- Sodium: 520mg
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Net Carbs: 17g
- Fiber: 8g
- Sugar: 5g
- Protein: 9g






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