Now that I got your attention, I do hope you will try this incredible recipe. This recipe was created quite by accident, I was recipe testing my Falafel recipe for the blog and channel and I had a little left over that was not quite enough to form a whole Falafel. I didn’t want to waste it so I just sauteed with Olive oil. It was so delicious, that I had this idea of adding more Herbs, Tomatoes, pickled Turnips, Olives and Feta to it to make this incredible salad.

To make this, I wouldn’t process the chickpeas as much as I would if I were to make Falafel. The texture looks like couscous or broken wheat (Burgul) and nobody will believe that these are Chickpeas. This makes a great side but is also a fabulous vegetarian meal. And, this recipe is also vegan and gluten free. How amazing is this?

Falafel Salad

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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Falafel Mix
  • 250 gms dry Chickpeas
  • 1 cup Onion
  • 4 cloves Garlic
  • 1 tbsp green Chilli
  • 1 cup Parsley
  • 1 cup Coriander
  • 1/2 cup Dill
  • 1/2 cup Mint
  • 1/2 tsp Cinnamon powder
  • 1/4 tsp Clove powder
  • 1 tsp Aleppo Pepper or Chilli powder
  • 1 tsp Cumin powder
  • 1 tbsp each Salt & Pepper
Salad
  • Olive Oil as required
  • 1 cup halved Cherry Tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup pickled Turnips
  • 1 cup crumbled Feta
  • 1/2 cup Kalamata Olives
  • 2 cups herbs Parsley, Coriander, Mint & Dill
  • 1 tbsp white Sesame seeds
  • 1/4 cup Pinenuts
Dressing
  • 50 ml Lemon juice
  • 50 ml Olive Oil
  • 1 tsp Garlic paste
  • Salt & Pepper

Method
 

  1. Soak the chickpeas overnight in water and drain
  2. Add to a food processor with the onion, garlic, green chilli, half the herbs and the spices, salt, pepper and process
  3. Add the other half and continue to process depending on the size of your food processor
  4. The mixture should be gritty and not smooth
  5. Heat some olive oil and saute the mixture, let it sit for a minute so you get some browning at the bottom and then saute again till the chickpea is cooked
  6. Cool completely
  7. Add the rest of the ingredients cherry tomatoes, pickled turnips, feta, olives, extra herbs, sesame seeds & Pinenuts and toss to coat
  8. Prepare the dressing by shaking all the dressing ingredients together and add as much as you need