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not sure what the cutoff point is between cheap/healthy food and healthy food so I'm just gonna go for it. made this for lunch today and it was tasty so I thought I'd share.

Tzatziki dressing

  • 1 cup greek style yogurt (sour cream would probably work as well)
  • 1/2 cucumber, peeled and then shredded
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tbsp dried dill weed
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp sour (I used vinegar, but I think lemon juice is traditional)
  • oat milk to thin it down into a dressing consistency
  • salt to taste

mix it all together & add however much oat milk you'd like to get it thinned down to be a salad dressing

Falafel

  • 1 cup dried chickpeas, soaked for 12 hours, drained
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tbsp baharat spice blend
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • a generous pinch of salt

preheat oven to 390 F. grind it all up in a food processor until the chickpeas and onion are chopped very fine, like large grains of sand. form into balls/patties/lumps (I used my hands, so they're sort of oval shaped), bake for 17 minutes.

plate with whatever your favorite greens are (I used romaine hearts), chopped tomatoes (for color), a few falafel, drizzle with the tzatziki sauce & sprinkle a pinch of dill over top.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

This sounds delicious!

[–] Sami 1 points 1 year ago

You probably already know this but in case you don't, tahini sauce also goes great with falafel and is the traditional sauce for it. It goes amazing with the other ingredients you listed in pita bread (greens and tomatoes specifically).

https://zaatarandzaytoun.com/tahini/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I want to eat this! Thank you for sharing the recipe :)