This super colorful Falafel Bowl With Avocado, Sriracha & Tahini is a fun twist on the traditional sandwich. Lightened up by baking the falafel instead of frying it.
Falafel Bowl With Avocado, Sriracha & Tahini
Falafel Bowl With Avocado, Sriracha & Tahini
- Total Time: 45 mins
- Yield: 2 salads 1x
Ingredients
- For the Falafel (makes 24):
- 1 cup raw dried chickpeas, soaked overnight in 2 ½ cups of water
- 1 cup chopped parsley
- 1 cup chopped cilantro
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp coriander
- ½ tsp cumin
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp hot paprika
- ½ tsp turmeric
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp all spice
- 1/16 tsp cardamon
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- Cooking spray
- For the Tahini Sauce:
- ½ cup tahini paste
- ¼ cup plus 2 tbsp lemon juice
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ cup water
- For the Salad:
- 1 Romain heart, chopped
- 4 radishes, sliced
- 2 roasted beets, diced ( you can roast them at home, see instructions here or use store bought, such as Love Beets )
- 2 carrots, shredded
- 2 vine ripe tomatoes, diced
- ½ Hass avocado, sliced
- Za'atar Pita Chips (recipe follows)
- Sriracha to taste
Instructions
- To prepare the Falafel:
- Preheat oven to 400F. Generously spray a mini muffin tin with cooking spray
- Drain the soaked chickpeas. Combine all ingredients, except olive oil in the food processor. Pulse a few times until all the ingredients are well combined, but not completely smooth. Transfer to a bowl, add olive oil and mix well
- Using your hands or a small ice cream scoop and working with approximately 1 ½ tablespoons, form small balls and place them in the mini muffin tin. Bake at 400F for 15 minutes
- To prepare the Tahini Sauce:
- In a small bowl, whisk together tahini, salt and lemon juice until it thickens
- Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time and mix until well incorporated. For thinner sauce, add more water one tablespoon at a time. Refrigerate until ready to use (note: sauce will thicken slightly when refrigerated)
- To assemble the salad:
- Place lettuce on the bottom of 2 salad bowls. Add 3-4 falafel balls per bowl and the rest of the salad ingredients. Top with tahini sauce and sriracha, and serve with za'atar pita chips on the side
Notes
Prep time does not include overnight soaking time
Falafel can be frozen after baked
Don't have time to make falafel from scratch? Try this mix !
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Entree
- Cuisine: Kosher / Middle Eastern Vegan
A good falafel sandwich is pretty hard to outdo. Soft warm pita bread, crunchy, spice filled falafel, tangy pickles, fresh tomatoes and creamy tahini... Perfection! Finding a good falafel sandwich however... not always an easy task. That's one of the reasons we came up with a recipe for homemade baked falafel a couple of years ago. And to this day, it has been one of our most popular and shared recipes!
By baking the falafel instead of frying it, not only we lightened it up, but we also made it a little bit easier to prepare ( yes, we admit it, we think frying is a royal pain in the toosh).
Using that same recipe, we've created this gorgeous falafel bowl, filled with crunchy Romaine lettuce, sweet roasted beets, spicy radishes, shredded carrots and creamy avocado. Topped with tahini and sriracha, for some heat and tang.
And to make it even better, we're serving it with homemade za'atar pita chips (because, what's falafel without pita bread, right??).
So if you're a big fan of bowls, like we are, but you're looking for an alternative to your taco, burrito or rice bowl, give this one a try! And as always, you can try our recipe or make it your own by adding your favorite veggies.
Enjoy!
Za'atar Pita Chips
- Total Time: 20 mins
Ingredients
- 3 pita pockets
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 6 tbsp za’atar (you'll need 1 tbsp per pita half)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil
- Slice each pita pocket along the edge to make 2 halves. Place them on the baking sheet, drizzle olive oil over each half and sprinkle with za’atar. Bake at 375F for 15 minutes, until golden brown. Set aside to cool
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Cuisine: Kosher / Middle Eastern
Falafel Bowl With Avocado, Sriracha & Tahini
Falafel Bowl With Avocado, Sriracha & Tahini
Monica says
A good bowl makes a great meal! Love this falafel one with tahini sauce. It looks packed with flavor and love the splashes of color!
Vicky & Ruth says
Its a great and filling meal 🙂 It definitely has flavor that bursts into your mouth!
David @ Spiced says
I've never thought about making falafel as a bowl...what a fun idea! Hello, dinner!
Vicky & Ruth says
Thanks David! Its delicious and easy!
Iris Koller says
The falafel recipe looks great - just want to check one thing. Do you drain the chickpeas before adding them to the food processor?
Vicky & Ruth says
Hi!
Yes, you should drain them. We just added that step to the directions, thanks for pointing it out! 🙂
All That I'm Eating says
This sounds so good! Love tahini and sriracha so this is right up my street!
Vicky & Ruth says
We love the combo too...enjoy! 🙂
Gail says
I love baked falafel. The bowl with baked pita chips is such a great idea! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe!
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Vicky & Ruth says
Thank you...it is perfect for any meal! Enjoy!
Marcela says
Yum! The falafel bowl looks luscious! I am such a sucker for dishes like that one! Lovely recipe!
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Vicky & Ruth says
Thank you Marcela! 🙂
kushi says
Very Innovative. Looks so gorgeous, recipe loaded with full of flavors 🙂 Thank you for sharing this!
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Vicky & Ruth says
Thank you! Hope you enjoy 🙂
Anu - My Ginger Garlic Kitchen says
Wow! What a stunning looking falafel bowl. Love how beautifully you have paired all of my favorite ingredients. I so want this beauty in my life. 🙂
Vicky & Ruth says
Thank you! You can also have fun adding different things inside of it 🙂
Rhianon says
Wow, this is so beautiful and brightly colored! I really want to taste it. I'm definitely going to have to try making this. I bet it would taste really good with some Bubbies pickles or sauerkraut in it.
Vicky & Ruth says
We love Bubbies pickles! You are right this falafel bowl would taste even better with some of Bubbies pickles.
Rachna says
These falafels are looking so delicious. Going to try this recipe on this weekend.
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Vicky & Ruth says
Thank you! Hope you enjoyed them 🙂
Kim says
Excellent!!! I loved it! I cant waif for my cookbook
Vicky & Ruth says
Awesome! We can't wait for you to get it!
Sam says
I threw some sauerkraut into the mix, I can't seem to have a meal without it! And I have to say, your pictures are beautiful - convinced me to make this recipe! So tasty, thanks for sharing!
Vicky & Ruth says
Awesome! Thank you for sharing how you made our Falafel Bowl recipe your own. If you get a chance would you leave us a star rating? Thank you.