Crispy Falafel Salad

🥘 Ingredients

• chickpeas
  1 can
• cucumber
  1 unit
• feta cheese
  ¼ cup
• flour
  2 tbsp
• garlic
  2 clove
• hummus
  2 tbsp
• lemon
  1 unit
• olive oil
  3 tbsp
• panko breadcrumbs
  ½ cup
• parsley
  ½ oz
• ras el hanout
  1 tsp
• red onion
  1 unit
• romaine lettuce
  1 unit
• yogurt
  ½ cup

🍳 Cookware

• small bowl
• small bowl
• medium bowl
• small bowl
• large pan
• large bowl

1. 

   1

    Peel and halve cucumber , then scrape out the seeds with a spoon. Peel and halve the cucumber lengthwise, then thinly slice the cucumber into half moons. Chop the romaine lettuce into 1-inch pieces. Halve, peel, and thinly slice half the red onion . Finely dice the remaining half. Zest and halve the lemon . Pick the parsley leaves off the stems. Chop half the parsley leaves, reserving the remaining leaves. Reserve remaining leaves. Drain and rinse the chickpeas . Mince or grate the garlic .

   cucumber: 1 unit, romaine lettuce: 1 unit, red onion: 1 unit, lemon: 1 unit, parsley: ½ oz, chickpeas: 1 can, garlic: 2 clove
2. 2

   Pickle the red onion: in a small bowl , combine the sliced red onion and the juice of one half lemon.
3. 3

   Make the Greek yogurt dressing: in a small bowl , combine yogurt (Greek yogurt), olive oil , the juice of the remaining half lemon, half the chopped parsley, and half the garlic. Season with salt and pepper.

   yogurt: ½ cup, olive oil: 3 tbsp
4. 

   4

    Make the falafel mixture: in a medium bowl , mash together the chickpeas and hummus until smooth. Mix in the flour , diced red onion, lemon zest, ras el hanout , the remaining chopped parsley, and remaining garlic. Season generously with salt and pepper. TIP: If you have a food processor, pulse this mixture together until chunky-smooth.

   hummus: 2 tbsp, flour: 2 tbsp, ras el hanout: 1 tsp
5. 

   5

    Place the panko breadcrumbs in a small bowl . Form the falafel mixture into 1 ½-inch balls and roll in the panko. Flatten the balls into patties.

   panko breadcrumbs: ½ cup
6. 

   6

    Make the falafel fritters: heat ¼-inch oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add the patties to the pan and cook 2-3 minutes per side, until golden brown and crispy. Set aside on a paper towel-lined plate and season with salt and pepper.
7. 7

   In a large bowl , toss together the romaine, parsley leaves, pickled red onion, and cucumber. Season with salt and pepper.
8. 8

   Plate the romaine salad, then top with the falafel fritters and drizzle with the Greek yogurt dressing. Sprinkle with feta cheese and dig in!

   feta cheese: ¼ cup