We all love crunchy fried or baked balls full of nutrition and flavour. Yes, we are talking about the Middle Eastern street food delicacy, Falafel. This food item can complement a lot of other dishes when carefully combined. But we always stick to the usual pita and hummus. So let’s change our boring way of eating Falafel and bring in some kick. Here are 10 unique ways you can try falafel.
10 Unique & Intriguing Ways To Eat Falafel
1. Falafel Stuffed Peppers
Thinking to take on the Veganuary challenge this year? Then we have something perfect for you. If you like Falafel and don’t want to eat something with cream and feel like cutting on the carbs? Then just take those crispy balls of protein and stuff them in bell peppers and grill them to perfection. Drizzle some squeezed lemon juice and you are good to relish this new style of Falafel.
2. Wrap It Up
Take a tortilla, take two falafel and smash them or keep them solid. Follow it by drizzling some sauces and salad to complete the dish. Here’s your quick & new way to eat your Falafel.
3. Make A Sub
Crunchy Balls, Bread, Cheese Garlic and other sauces are all you need to make a full-fledged subway-style sandwich. It serves as a good option for a tummy-filling evening snack or lunch.
4. Add It To Your Salad
Till how long do you plan to eat that bland salad? Add some nourishing balls a.k.a falafel that would serve the protein amount in the pool of veggies and dressing. This salad would definitely not leave you hungry later.
5. It’s Pita Parker Time!
Yaa, totally bad joke! But hey, it did get your attention. So yes do the traditional style and ditch the bread slice for the pita. Add falafel, salad, and garlic sauce to the pita pockets and here you have your meal ready in minutes.
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6. Add A Crunchy Side To The Dolmas
The other famous Middle Eastern dish, Dolmas is the perfect combination to go with falafel. Dolmas are basically grape leaves that are wrapped with rice, meat and spices packed inside. Falafel will add the crispy quotient to the dish.
7. Whip A Burger
Replace the meat or aloo patty with a falafel next time you are preparing yourself a burger. We suggest you use hummus as a spread instead of cream cheese or butter. Try out this combination and do let us know in the comments.
8. Falafel Rice Bowl
We often order in or make ourselves a rice bowl with a balanced amount of veggies, carbs and proteins. What if instead of meat or tofu, you add Falafel for that protein content? A crispy snack to your healthy resort? Sounds like a good plan to us!
9. Savoury Waffles Are Here!
This might sound odd, but we all have thought of savoury waffles in a good light. Ok maybe some of us! So give it a try yourself by simply taking out that waffle maker and placing falafel balls (fried ones) and pressing it up. You get to serve it with a variety of toppings like hummus or garlic aioli or even better an avocado dressing.
10. Get That Kimchi
Korean food lovers are in for a treat here! Kimchi is full of flavour and so is falafel but the crunchy textures colliding packed with flavours will cause an explosion in your mouth. Are you ready to taste this combination yet?
If these unique ways have raised your eyebrows to even give you a feeling of trying it, our job is done here! Don’t forget to write comments after you try on these unique ways of eating Falafel.
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