Falafel side dish – what goes well with falafel?
What can you eat with falafel? I will be happy to answer this question. The falafel side dish can vary. Because there are so many options for what you can eat with falafel. Depending on whether you want to enjoy the chickpea balls as a side or main component of your dish.
Most of the dishes in this recipe collection are vegan or vegetarian. If you’re looking for really good falafel recipes, then let yourself be inspired and be sure to try out a few of these delicious recipes at your next cooking evening.
Falafel – what goes with it
To find out what you can eat with falafel, you should of course first know what falafel is. Falafel are crispy balls fried in fat and made from chickpeas, fresh herbs and aromatic spices. Make them according to my family’s original falafel recipe – then you can also freeze some in advance!
If you would like to find out more about chickpeas, take a look at the article on chickpeas. There is a lot to learn about the pulses, e.g. the best way to cook them.
Anything goes well with falafel: vegetables, salads, sauces or creamy dips. It’s all in the mix! So try to serve a little bit of everything, for example as a mezze. The many small dishes are like tapas and are also a fantastic way to feed your friends if you have invited them over.
Have fun preparing the falafel side dishes and, of course, bon appétit.
Falafel dishes – Side dishes for falafel as a whole meal
Make the chickpea balls the star of your dish, because the crispy falafels are perfect for colorful salads, quick wraps or hearty flatbread pockets.
Falafel Bowl
A colorful mixed salad bowl with crispy falafel is a fantastic meal prep. You can prepare all the components, store them separately and mix them together on the day of consumption. You’ll have a delicious and healthy lunch in no time at all. You can also prepare the falafel in the oven, for example.
Falafel burger
Do you fancy a burger again? Then try the falafel burger with crispy lettuce, aromatic tomatoes, spicy onion rings, fruity ketchup, creamy yoghurt sauce and crispy beet falafel patties, nestled between fluffy brioche buns.
Falafel kebab
A stuffed flatbread pocket is an ingenious dinner. Because you have bread, fresh vegetables and warm, crispy chickpea balls. Add two sauces and all your cravings should be satisfied. So be sure to try the ultimate falafel kebab!
Falafel wrap
What the pretzel stick is in Germany, the falafel wrap is in Lebanon – every child has one in their hand as a snack. But the street food of the Levant is also simply irresistible. When crispy falafel with aromatic vegetables and creamy sauce is wrapped in a Lebanese flatbread, you just have to take a bite.
Vegetable side dish with falafel – a healthy mix
Vegetables are healthy and a delicious accompaniment to falafel. The crispy chickpea balls go well with any vegetables, whether raw, cooked, pickled or roasted. Vegetables and chickpeas are a real power team that your body will love.
Shirazi – Tomato and cucumber salad
Quick and easy are two adjectives that definitely apply to this red and green salad. All you have to do is cut the tomatoes and cucumber into small cubes, chop the fresh herbs, season everything with spices and serve. Try the Egyptian falafel ta’amia with it.
Batata Harra – spicy & crispy
The small potato cubes are baked in the oven until crispy and then tossed again in a pan with harissa, garlic and coriander. A simple side dish for falafel that everyone will love.
Makali – fried vegetables
While you’re deep-frying falafel, add cauliflower , eggplant and zucchini to the hot fat. Because you can add it to hummus, toum and falafel in a wrap.
Oven vegetables with halloumi
Would you like roasted vegetables to go with the falafel? Then make the oven vegetables from the tray. Halloumi is also included and makes the dish a squeaky delight. It goes well with a fresh and creamy tzatziki.
Tabouleh – parsley salad
The Arabic parsley salad with bulgur is of course a must as a recipe suggestion. In Lebanon, there is no mezze without the famous salad, because it simply goes perfectly with falafel and the like as a side dish. Add a little dip and the feasting can begin.
Falafel side dish: Dip – sauces & creams for dipping
The crispy falafel tastes best when it is fresh. Whether deep-fried, baked in the oven or prepared in a hot air fryer. And they taste even better with the falafel side dish dip.
Hummus – spicy chickpea cream
When chickpea balls and chickpea cream come together, you might think that’s too much legume. But hummus is a classic of Levantine cuisine and goes perfectly with falafel.
Tahini sauce
The creamy sesame sauce is also a classic Levantine recipe. You only need a few ingredients to prepare the sauce. Tahini, lemon, garlic, parsley, salt and water make a quick and easy, creamy and nutty sauce in no time at all. It definitely belongs in the falafel wrap, but also goes perfectly with falafel on its own.
Amba – fiery and fruity mango sauce
Levantine mango sauce is actually made from fermented mangoes. Unfortunately, they are not available everywhere, which is why you can use simple supermarket mangoes. Chilli is added to the fruity sauce to give it a spicy note. With its diverse flavors, it goes well with falafel and wraps.
Toum – spicy garlic cream
The vegan garlic mayo is the equivalent of the Spanish aioli. With just 4 ingredients, you can prepare it in 5 minutes using a hand blender. For an extra garlic kick, you can roast the garlic bulb in the oven beforehand. This makes the garlic cream even more aromatic and harmonizes perfectly with falafel.
Matbucha – refreshing tomato salsa
Another traditional falafel side dish, which is usually part of a mezze, is the fresh and fruity tomato sauce with mint.
Baba Ghanoush – mashed eggplant
The vegan eggplant cream is made from eggplant that has been roasted over an open fire. The roasted flavors are essential for this vegetable dish. Refined with lemon, garlic and tahini, you can dip your falafel straight into the chunky dip.
