Falafel Bowl
This falafel bowl is an ingenious mix of healthy ingredients that are really good for your body. And it’s easy to prepare, so you can take the falafel bowl with you for lunch the next day.
Make your own vegetarian bowl with falafel and salad
There was a time when I liked to order a salad bowl for lunch. I didn’t feel like cooking anything in advance, that’s how it is sometimes.
But of course that was expensive and I never liked the falafel in the bowl. However, as I didn’t want to miss out on the colorful bowl, I simply created my own, which I would like to share with you.
This is how the recipe for this colorful, healthy and delicious falafel bowl came about. I basically used everything that has good nutrients and tastes good to me. I was also a little surprised that everything harmonized so well, because sometimes I just want a bit of everything.
The falafel salad bowl is made up of the following ingredients:
- Falafel: Crispy chickpea balls are the star of this colorful bowl.
- Quinoa salad: In addition to the quinoa base, tomatoes, cucumber, parsley, onion and orange are added to the salad. The whole thing is mixed with a lemon-oil dressing.
- Red cabbage salad: The red cabbage is cut into thin strips and marinated with vinegar and oil.
- Yoghurt sauce: To give the falafel something to dip in, add some yoghurt and mint dressing.
You can prepare each individual component as a meal prep the day before and then take it to work for lunch the next day. Don’t pack everything in a Tupperware container, but keep them separately and mix them together on the spot. This way, nothing gets soggy and everything stays fresh.
If you prepare the falafel according to the original recipe, you will have to deep-fry the chickpea balls. This makes this bowl less healthy, of course. However, you can also prepare them in the oven or hot air fryer. This will save you a few calories. Make a few more straight away, because you can freeze falafel.
Have fun preparing the delicious falafel salad bowl and, of course, bon appétit. You can also follow me on Instagram for even more inspiration about Levante cuisine.
Recipe for falafel bowl
Ingredients
For the marinated red cabbage
- 300 g Red cabbage
- 2 Tablespoon Olive oil
- 4 Tablespoon Apple vinegar
- Salt, pepper
For the quinoa salad
- 100 g Quinoa
- 150 g Cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 Cucumber
- 1/2 Red onion
- 10 g Parsley
- 1 Orange (untreated)
- 30 ml Lemon juice
- 2 Tablespoon Olive oil
- Salt, pepper
For the yogurt sauce
- 200 g Yogurt
- 2 branches Mint
- Salt, pepper
For the bowl
- 10 Falafel
- 50 g Cashews
Zubereitung
Preparation of red cabbage
- Cut the red cabbage into thin strips and mix with the apple cider vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper, knead lightly (disposable gloves are recommended) and leave to marinate for 10 minutes.
Preparation of quinoa salad
- Cook the quinoa according to the packet instructions and leave to cool.
- Cut the cherry tomatoes and cucumber into random pieces.
- Peel and halve the onion and cut into half rings.
- Roughly chop the parsley.
- Wash the orange well and grate the peel.
- Mix the quinoa with the vegetables, parsley, orange zest, olive oil and lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. (If you like, you can also cut half an orange into the salad)
Preparation of yogurt sauce
- Pluck and chop the mint leaves.
- Mix the yogurt with the mint, salt and pepper.
Preparation Falafel Bowl
- Roast the cashews briefly in a pan over a high heat, tossing them until they have colored slightly. Then remove directly from the pan.
- Spread the quinoa salad on one half of the bowl, the red cabbage on the other half and place the freshly made falafel on top.
- Serve the falafel bowl with yogurt sauce and roasted cashews.
Notes
Nährwerte
The falafel bowl dressing – can also be vegan
Everything in this delicious falafel salad bowl is purely plant-based, except for the dressing. This is made with yogurt. But there are now so many different yoghurt alternatives that you can easily veganize the salad dressing.
However, I recommend using a neutral yogurt alternative such as soy or oat yogurt. Coconut yoghurt can also be delicious, but in my opinion it is not suitable for this falafel dish.
Alternatively, you can also use the classic tahini sauce, which tastes fantastic with the falafel, quinoa and red cabbage salad bowl.
Are you hungry for more falafel recipes? Then try the beet falafel, the Egyptian falafel or the falafel wrap.
