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Easy Baked Falafel

LAST UPDATED: February 24, 2021 • FIRST PUBLISHED: February 24, 2021

Baked Falafels Topped with Sesame Seeds and Parsley, with Hummus and Lemon Slices on the Side

All the deliciousness without the frying! This baked falafel is packed with flavor and super easy to make. Stuff it in a sandwich, pile it on a salad, or enjoy it on it's own! Falafel is one of my favorite takeout dishes. There's nothing quite ...

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Filed Under: Entrees Tagged With: baked, chickpeas, falafel, middle eastern

Baked Pumpkin Falafel with Maple Tahini Sauce

LAST UPDATED: August 6, 2019 • FIRST PUBLISHED: November 26, 2018

Hands Holding a Bowl Filled with Salad and Pumpkin Falafel

Pumpkin is the secret ingredient that your falafel has been missing. This fall-inspired falafel is perfect in a salad, stuffed inside pita, or on its own! I carefully planned out all of my posts for the whole month of November, which is ...

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Filed Under: Entrees Tagged With: chickpeas, falafel, middle eastern, pumpkin, tahini

Mujadara

LAST UPDATED: March 26, 2019 • FIRST PUBLISHED: October 29, 2018

Bowl of Mujadara and Fork with Lemon Half, Cilantro and Water Glass in the Background

Lebanese spiced lentils and basmati rice are tossed with caramelized onions and fresh cilantro to make this flavor-packed mujadara. Delicious as a main dish or a show-stopping side! Note: This post was originally written and published in ...

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Filed Under: Entrees Tagged With: caramelized onions, gluten free, lebanese, lentils, middle eastern, rice

Warming Spiced Creamy Lentil Soup

LAST UPDATED: March 9, 2018 • FIRST PUBLISHED: March 9, 2018

Top View of a Bowl of Warming Spiced Creamy Lentil Soup with Lemon Slices, Spoon and Drinking Glass

Caramelized onions and warming Middle Eastern spices take this creamy lentil soup from ordinary, to seriously over-the-top packed with flavor! This cozy soup is the cure to your winter blues. A few weekends ago my husband and I went on a ...

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Filed Under: Soups Tagged With: caramelized onions, carrots, cumin, lentils, middle eastern, soup

Baked Quinoa Falafel Sandwiches

LAST UPDATED: August 13, 2019 • FIRST PUBLISHED: February 28, 2018

Baked Quinoa Falafel Sandwiches

A healthier (but no less delicious) take on falafel! This quinoa falafel is baked instead of fried, and stuffed into pita loaves with creamy hummus and your favorite veggies! Falafel is one of my favorite foods of all time. Okay, fine, I know ...

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Filed Under: Entrees, Sandwiches Tagged With: chickpeas, falafel, mediterranean, middle eastern, quinoa

Lentil Shawarma Pitas

LAST UPDATED: June 19, 2020 • FIRST PUBLISHED: January 12, 2018

Lentil Shwarama Pitas

Lentils are quickly cooked up with spices and stuffed into pita bread with zesty salad and tahini sauce to make these mouth-watering vegan shawarma wraps. My posting schedule got a little screwy this week. I hope you guys don't mind! I skipped ...

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Filed Under: Entrees, Sandwiches Tagged With: lentils, middle eastern, pita, sandwich

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