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Greek falafel pitas

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kalamata falafel pita

Greek falafel pitas is a tasty, yet healthy bite for this summer. If… you are reasonable on the feta cheese, of course… I love to make meals with a bunch of veggies precut on the table, a creamy healthy dip and pitas, or fajitas bread and let people chose for themselves their fillings. Pita breads have a tendency to dry quite fast, resulting impossible to open them up to fill them, if this happen to you, simply add a little wet and clean kitchen towel over it without it touching the bread directly, let it work it’s magic 30-40 minutes, then they will open up again. Also possible to make them by yourself, although not the easiest… talking from experience here. For this recipe, I’ve simply bought some. Those falafels, a.k.a. wanna be falafel, aren’t the typical kind with the usual cumin, coriander, mint, etc. I’ve made them greek, so I’ve add…

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Red beets and quinoa patties

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Beets quinoa patties

Red beetroot, red quinoa, red pepper and why not a few strawberries to make it extra red and tasty. Those red patties are a great alternative to falafel or even meat, they go where you like them to go, whether it’s a veggie burger, a wrap, a salad or just a snack by itself. They are also gluten free since buckwheat flour is used. You simply have to do different shapes, depending on what you intend to do with them. I usually like to put a bunch of different vegetables on the table with those red patties, and everyone does their own mix. You can add a nice tzatziki with it or a sweet mustard (mango mustard is great to, if you have some at home). In my case I did it with tzatziki a la Maria-Pia. As sidekicks;  avocados, goat cheese, spinach and tomatoes are fantastic. Those red patties are not…

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Oven backed Falafel

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Falafel

This is an healthy oven baked falafel recipe. Lately, I’ve been trying to eat more vegetarian due to all those recent studies that have come out about how bad meat is for you and the environment. But sadly… the truth is… I could not live without meat, so instead I simply compromise. I try to eat meat no more than twice a week. Maybe some day I’ll have enough good vegetarian recipes to get to only 1 meat day per week. So here is one of those Veggie recipes. Since those little chickpeas balls are simply a great veggie protein source, they keep me strong for long. This Arab meal is usually fried, but since I’m on an eternal diet… Let’s make it in the oven. I usually use chickpeas from the jar, which happens to be of great quality in Spain (where I currently live). However, the recipe is even better with…

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