Falafel Salad {Healthy Recipe}

I never know what to eat for lunch.  It’s the hardest meal of the day for me because I always have breakfast food on hand and that is relatively fast and easy and I spend time each week planning out my dinners but lunch is always an afterthought.  Well, this week it was an afterthought no more.  I decided to take the plunge and remake a favorite salad I had when I visited Sweetgreen over the summer.

This Falafel Salad (aka Falafelnator) is the perfect twist on a middle eastern salad dish and it is full of flavor and fresh veggies.  I couldn’t get enough!  A quick tip to make sure you aren’t spending tons of time prepping this is to buy a package to make falafel where all you have to do is add water to the mix and then cook.  Much easier than scratch!

Falafel Salad (The Falafelnator)

This tasty salad is packed full of veggies but also has a few tasty treats in store!

Ingredients

2 cups mixed romaine and kale (massage the kale to get rid of bitterness)
3 pieces of cooked falafel, crumbled
1 cup of cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 cucumber, chopped
1/2 a small red onion, chopped
1 1/2 tablespoon of fresh feta, crumbled
5 pita chips, crumbled
1 tablespoon packaged hummus

Directions

Combine all ingredients together in a bowl.  Top with favorite dressing (balsamic vinegar works or a yogurt with tahini dressing thinned with lemon juice) and enjoy!

And since I love salads, I decided to share this breakfast salad with you!  Yes, you heard me right, a breakfast salad.  This is all the rage these days and it is a great idea to add some more veggies and protein to your morning routine.