Here’s a special recipe to make a healthy Falafel Salad with either homemade or store-bought falafel patties in a bed of crisp greens topped with tomato, onion, cucumber, fresh mint and other herbs. Then add a spicy yogurt sauce to make it perfect!
Here are the ingredients you’ll need for 4 servings of salad with the sauce:
for the SPICY YOGURT SAUCE:
1 cup Greek yogurt
Juice of 1 lemon
Pinch of salt
2 tablespoons Sriracha, or more to taste
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
for the SALAD:
1 bunch green-leaf lettuce, cored and chopped
1 head radicchio, cored and chopped
1 cucumber, seeded and chopped
1 pint cherry tomatoes, quartered
½ red onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
½ cup chopped parsley
½ cup chopped cilantro
¼ cup chopped mint
1 tablespoon olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
16 falafel (homemade or premade)
The easy preparation instructions are on the next page …