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This is a lower GI food and a very easy recipe. If you've never eaten Falafel, it's a middle eastern dish made from ground chick peas and spices, formed into small balls and then fried or baked. Although Falafel can be made from scratch, there are several convenience products that are pretty healthy. Fantastic Foods sells a boxed version that works perfectly for this recipe. It does have a small amount of potato in it, but most of the others include flour of one sort or another, so I prefer this one. Thus it contains some carbs - 21g (6g dietary fiber, 3g sugars) per serving. If you follow this recipe, the portion size listed on the box applies.
Falafel contains spices such as cumin and chili powder and the mixes contain salt, so I don't think this dish needs additional salt.
Serve with a fresh salad such as greens with tomato and cucumber. Lightly dress with salt, pepper, olive oil, lemon juice and/or red wine vinegar. Zucchini is also a nice accompaniment.
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