Greek Falafel Mezze Plates with Hummus, Bulgur Pilaf & Olives
Ready in 30 minutes
• Serves 2
This dish most recently appeared in My Veggie (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, April 26, 2020.
This dish most recently appeared in My Veggie (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, April 26, 2020.
Ingredients
Bulgur
- 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 pack sumac blend
- 1/2 cup bulgur wheat
- 1 1/4 cups vegetable stock
Falafel
- 200g falafel mix
Garnishes
- 1 baby cos, leaves separated
- 1/2 punnet cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 Lebanese cucumber, thinly sliced into rounds
- 30g olives
- 100g hummus
- 60g tzatziki
Steps
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Prep & cook bulgur. Prep onion. Heat a drizzle of oil in a medium pot on medium-high heat. Cook onion for 2-3 minutes, until softened. Add sumac blend and cook for 1 minute, until fragrant. Add bulgur, stock and a pinch of salt and bring to a simmer. Once simmering, reduce heat to minimum and cook, covered, for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and leave to steam, covered, for about 5 minutes.
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Prep garnishes. Prep lettuce, cherry tomatoes and cucumber. Set remaining garnishes aside to serve.
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Cook falafel. Heat a drizzle of oil in a medium, non-stick fry-pan on medium-high heat. Add falafel mix to pan and break up with a wooden spoon. Cook falafel for 6-8 minutes, until mixture is golden and crumbly.
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To finish. Fluff bulgur with a fork and season to taste with salt and pepper.
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Serve bulgur and falafel topped with garnishes.
Nutritional Information
Energy |
2909 kj 695 kcal |
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Protein | 17.4g |
Carbohydrate | 54.2g |
Fat | 38.2g |