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A white bowl with rice, falafel balls, hummus and chopped vegetables with pomegranate dressing on the side.

Middle Eastern Falafel Bowls

Falafel Bowls are healthy, high fibre and delicious dinner. It's a Middle Eastern bowl with all the fillings of a falafel minus the wrap (minus the gluten).
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Keyword: falafel bowls
Author: Cinde Little

Ingredients

BASE LAYER

  • Cooked rice or quinoa
  • Fresh spinach or arugula
  • falafel balls see notes for link to recipe

RAW & COOKED VEGGIES - choose a minimum of 5

  • Raw: chopped tomatoes, peppers, cucumber and radishes.
  • Baked, grilled or roasted: peppers, zucchini or eggplant
  • Extra: Kalamata olives, roasted chickpeas, chopped parsley (link for roasted chickpeas in NOTES)

POMEGRANATE TAHINI SAUCE

  • 3½ tablespoon tahini paste
  • 2 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 4 tablespoon water (more if needed)
  • 1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses
  • 1 small garlic clove, minced

POMEGRANATE SALAD DRESSING

  • 1½ teaspoon ground sumac
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 3 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 2 tablespoon pomegranate molasses
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions

POMEGRANATE TAHINI SAUCE

  • Whisk all ingredients together and set aside.

POMEGRANATE SALAD DRESSING

  • Whisk all ingredients together and set aside.

PREPARE VEGETABLES

  • Cut vegetables as desired.

ASSEMBLING FALAFEL BOWLS

  • Add base layer of rice and greens to each bowl.
  • Add falafel balls and a small dish of Pomegranate Tahini Sauce (or hummus if desired).
  • Arrange a variety of veggies on top alternating colours to create a beautiful bowl.
  • Serve Pomegranate Salad Dressing on the side.

Notes

Link to recipe for Falafel Balls with tahini sauce.
Link to recipe for Roasted Chickpeas.