Today's excitement consisted of the following:
Tahini sauce
Hummus
Falafel
Pomegranate seeds
Quinoa-cucumber-tomato salad
Basically folks - it didn't take much. Deep-frying the falafel was basically the most labor-intensive part of the meal so if you want a quick one - this is it! But it was oh SO good...
Falafel:
Follow the directions on the box :)
Tip: Don't forget the oil gets VERY hot so the more falafel balls you can make and drop into the pan at one time, the more evenly they will cook.
Tahini sauce:
Add water and lime juice to canned tahini sauce and stir until the mixture is runny and easy to spoon.
Quinoa cucumber-tomato salad:
Ingredients:
1 cup quinoa
2 cups boiling (or super-hot) water
1 cup finely chopped tomatoes
1 cup finely chopped cucumber
1 tablespoon olive oil
At least 2 tablespoons lime juice
Cumin, salt, pepper, and garlic powder to taste
Toast quinoa in a little bit of oil for a few minutes until it starts turning golden. Pour in water and cook on low, covered, until all the water has been absorbed and quinoa is fully cooked. Mix in all the rest of your ingredients and you're set!
To make a proper falafel bar you also need pita pockets, hummus, and finely chopped tomato, cucumber, and in our case green pepper (add whatever else you want to put into your pita pocket like Israeli pickles, if your grocery store, unlike ours, actually carries them! Other ideas include beets, pickled vegetables, fried eggplant, green or white onion, lettuce, etc.)
