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Falafel Salad with Spicy Yogurt Sauce

Prep Time and Cook Time : 1 hours

Servings : 4

 

Ingredients

 

SPICY YOGURT SAUCE

  • 1 cup Athina Original Greek yogurt
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • Pinch of salt
  • 2 tablespoons Sriracha, or more to taste
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika

 

SALAD

  • 1 bunch green-leaf lettuce, cored and chopped
  • 1 head radicchio, cored and chopped
  • 1 cucumber, seeded and chopped
  • 280g cherry tomatoes, quartered
  • ½ red onion, chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • ½ cup chopped parsley
  • ½ cup chopped cilantro
  • ¼ cup chopped mint
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 16 homemade falafel(or premade)

 

Method

 

  1. MAKE THE YOGURT SAUCE:In a small bowl, stir the yogurt with the lemon juice and salt to combine. Add the Sriracha and paprika. Stir in ¼ cup water (or more, if needed) to achieve a thin, easy-to-drizzle consistency.
  2. MAKE THE SALAD:In a large bowl, toss the lettuce and radicchio to combine.
  3. In a medium bowl, toss the cucumber, tomatoes, red onion, garlic, parsley, cilantro and mint to combine. Add the olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
  4. To serve, pile a quarter of the lettuce mixture onto a plate, then top with about ½ cup of the cucumber-tomato mixture. Top with 4 falafel patties and drizzle generously with yogurt sauce. Repeat with the remaining portions. Serve immediately.