Falafel Salad

 

 

Ingredients

1 16oz can Garbonzo beans
1/4 onion2 cloves garlic
1/2 pepper
1/4 c tahini
1 T each dill, oregano, cumin
2 t thyme
1 t ground pepper
1/2 t salt
2 T ground flax seeds
1 T lemon juice
2-3 T water
1/4 c bread crumbs

For the salad:

1/4 head of lettuce
2 T lemon juice
1 T red wine vinegar
1 1/2 T olive oil
12 ea kalamata olives
2 T feta cheese
1 tomato
1/2 pepper

Directions

place drained and rinsed beans in a bowl with diced onion, and minced garlic
mash up beans with a whisk or potato masher, it takes a minute but it will turn into a paste
add all remaining ingredients and mix with a rubber spatula, it should be pretty stiff
heat a skillet on medium add a couple tablespoons of olive oil and form golf ball sized balls press them into pattys and fry on both sides until golden brown
repeat until mix is used up
place on a paper towel lined plate
For salad: wash all veggies
chop lettuce and place in a bowl
chop olives and put in the bowl with feta cheese and lettuce
mix with all wet ingreadients and put on to plates
garnish with tomato and peppers place falafel on top and eat!!!!!