Falafel Bowl With Falafel That Won't Fall Apart!

Use my falafel bowl recipe as inspiration to customize a bowl with your favourite toppings. The star is, of course, my falafel that doesn't fall apart as it cooks. Then, my Simple Lemon Tahini Dressing tops it off and brings all the flavours of your bowl together.

Fresh & filling
Full of flavour
A mixture of textures
And the perfect make ahead lunch

The Falafel

The star ingredient of this falafel bowl recipe is my soaked chickpea falafel. If you have ever tried to make falafel and ended up with more falafel crumble than anything else, I know your pain.

Many falafel recipes call for canned chickpeas to be used. Although this is a much quicker option, it more often than not results in falafel that doesn't stick together.

For my falafel recipe I took inspiration from how falafel is traditionally made. The key difference is to use soaked chickpeas, not cooked chickpeas. If you start with the dried beans, soak them for 18-24 hours and then blend up your falafel mixture (without pre-cooking your chickpeas!) - you will get perfectly formed falafel.

Although this method takes a touch more planning in order to soak the chickpeas, the time it takes to blend the mixture, form, and cook the falafel is the same. 25 minutes is all that is needed to make my falafel once you have soaked your dried beans.

Other Ingredients For This Falafel Bowl Recipe

Besides the falafel, my falafel bowl recipe is made up of:

• Cooked brown rice
• Spinach
• Tomato
• Cucumber
• Olives
• Pickles
• Hummus
• My Simple Lemon Tahini Dressing
• And some other garnishes like my Quick Pickled Red Onion, toasted sesame seeds, and toasted pita bread.

Feel free to customize your bowl to your liking.

• Use an alternate grain like quinoa.
• Any leafy greens like kale or leafy herbs like parsley, cilantro, and even dill.
• Add bell peppers, radishes, julienned carrots or any other cold veggies you have in your fridge.
• Think about salty and tangy ingredients like olives and pickled vegetables for some variety in taste and texture.
• And add some crunch with toasted pita or nuts and seeds.

The Dressing

Whip up my Simple Lemon Tahini Dressing in seconds. This dressing is made by simply whisking tahini, lemon juice and maple syrup with a bit of water, salt, and sesame oil (if desired).

If you love the flavour of tahini on its own, go ahead and just drizzle straight tahini on your bowl. I however, prefer to brighten and sweeten the flavour of the tahini slightly to make a more pleasing and thinner dressing.

Cost For This Falafel Bowl Recipe

This falafel bowl recipe costs me less than $5 Canadian to create.

I always make a double batch of my falafel recipe and freeze half so that I can take out what I need for really quick lunches down the road.

Buying a bowl like this out would cost me at least $12 CAD so I love that with a bit of prep work I can have everything on hand to throw together a delicious lunch that will save me a few dollars!

Let me know in the comments below how you customize your falafel bowl. Try it as a pita if you are more of a sandwich fan! Use any leftover chickpeas for this Creamy Chickpea Smash Sandwich, this Red Lentil Curry with chickpeas, or make a dessert like my Chickpea Cookie Dough Bars!

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