Falafel Taco Boats
Recipe sponsored by Old El Paso
I have been on a falafel making kick recently and what is great about making them on your own is you can really start to customize the flavors inside the falafel. I wanted to put some falafel into a taco, so it was a no brainer to add some black beans, jalapenos and taco seasoning to the mix.
After I had the flavor profile of the falafel down, I filled the taco with normal stuff you might find in a falafel sandwich, like feta, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, and tzatziki! These taco boats were so good and just what I was craving for a tasty healthy lunch!
Blend up the veggies and beans.
Pulse to end up wits a crumbly texture.
Shallow fry the falafel on both sides to brown.
Put the falafel into the taco boats with a tomato cucumber salad, some lettuce, feta and tzatziki.
The salad is just tomato, cucumber and parsley.
The tzatziki is yogurt, cucumber, parsley, garlic, and lime.
Falafel Taco Boats
Spicy homemade falafel in a taco boat with cucumber tomato salad, shredded lettuce, feta, and tzatziki.
Servings: 8 large taco boats
Ingredients
Falafel
- 1 cup Dried Chickpeas
- 1/2 cup Dried Black Beans
- 3 Jalapenos seeds removed and roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup roughly chopped pasley
- 1/4 cup Chopped Scallion
- 1 tablespoon old el paso seasoning
Tzatziki
- 1 cup Greek Yogurt
- 1/2 cup Minced Cucumber
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
- juice of 2 limes
- 1/2 clove Garlic grated on a microplane
- Salt and Pepper
Tacos
- 8 Old El Paso large soft taco boats
- 1/2 head Iceburg Lettuce finely shredded
- 2 large Tomatoes
- 1 English Cucumber
- 1/4 cup finely chopped parsley
- Salt and Pepper
- 1 cup Crumbled Feta
Instructions
- Place the chickpeas and black beans in a bowl and cover with water. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rest overnight.
- Strain and rinse the beans. Place in a food processor with the jalapeno, parsley, scallion, taco seasoning, and a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Pulse until the pieces are very small and when you grab some in your hand you can form a ball out of it.
- Pour into a bowl and mix evenly. Form puck shaped falafel with your hands.
- Preheat 1/2 inch of oil in a frying pan. Gently place the falafel in the pan in batches. Fry the falafel flipping once to brown evenly. Remove onto a paper towel or rack to cool.
- Mix the tzatziki ingredients and place in the fridge to rest.
- Mix the tomato, cucumber, parsley, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
- Fill the taco boats first with lettuce, then the tomato mixture, then the cheese, then falafel, then top with the tzatziki. Serve.