Greek Falafel Mezze Plates with Hummus, Bulgur Pilaf & Olives
Ready in 30 minutes
• Serves 4
This dish most recently appeared in My Veggie (3 Nights For 4) on Sunday, April 26, 2020.
This dish most recently appeared in My Veggie (3 Nights For 4) on Sunday, April 26, 2020.
Ingredients
Bulgur
- 1 brown onion, thinly sliced
- 1 pack sumac blend
- 1 cup bulgur wheat
- 2 1/2 cups vegetable stock
Falafel
- 500g falafel mix
Garnishes
- 1 punnet cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 Lebanese cucumber, thinly sliced into rounds
- 75g mesclun
- 70g olives
- 200g hummus
- 50-100g tzatziki
Steps
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Prep & cook bulgur. Prep onion. Heat a drizzle of oil in a 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 1/2 tsp 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 cherry tomatoes and cucumber. Set remaining garnishes aside to serve.
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Cook falafel. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large, 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 |
2826 kj 675 kcal |
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Protein | 17.2g |
Carbohydrate | 49.7g |
Fat | 42.7g |