When it comes to lunchtime during the week, we want something nice and filling, that's good for us, but also tasty and bursting with flavour - and we want it just handed to us.
Sometimes the effort of cooking a proper, healthy lunch during the week is just too daunting. We're in the middle of our work day, we're trying to grab something quick and often end up grabbing something that a) doesn't taste great and b) isn't very good for us, just because it's fast. But with this falafel bowl recipe, you can make most of it before hand (say meal prepping on a Sunday evening?) and add in the fresh ingredients when you have it for lunch during the week! Simple!
You'll need...
1 ripe avocado
40g fresh leaves coriander
3 garlic cloves
1 lemon
40g fresh Mint
40g fresh Parsley
200g red cabbage
1/4 red onion
1/4 cucumber
2 tomatoes
100g Hummus
350g cooked brown rice
3tbsp plain flour
Olive oil
1tsp ground cumin
100g yoghurt
50g feta
1 can chickpeas
Pour your can of chickpeas into a blender and follow with half your finely diced red onion and 2 chopped garlic cloves.
Season with fresh parsley leaves, fresh coriander leaves and ground cumin.
Next, add in your plain flour along with a dash of salt and pepper.
Pulse until blended.
Line a baking tray with baking paper and scoop the falafel mixture from the blender and form into small balls with your hands before placing on the tray.
Heat olive oil in a frying pan and cook your falafel balls in it until crispy and golden brown.
In a large bowl, place your cooked brown rice and squeeze the lemon juice over it. Dice two tomatoes and add them in, followed by the rest of your red onion and chopped garlic cloves.
Season with salt and pepper before adding in roughly chopped mint leaves. Mix together well.
Add in a handful of shredded red cabbage, chopped cucumber and a sliced avocado before adding in your falafel balls.
Garnish with a spoonful of hummus, yoghurt and some crumbled feta for the perfect falafel bowl.
