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Cucumber kefir and falafel salad

A plate topped with slices of green cucumber and golden falafels

Cucumber kefir and falafel salad

Name: Cucumber kefir and falafel salad
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 3
Ingredients: 10-12 ready-made falafels; 1 medium cucumber; 1 echalion or 2 round, thinly sliced shallots; ½ avocado; to serve pittas warmed; 150ml kefir; 2 limes juiced; ½ a clove, crushed garlic; 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; ¼ tsp caster sugar; chopped to make 1 tbsp, plus extra to serve dil; ½ a small bunch, leaves picked and chopped, plus extra to serve mint

Sarah Cook

Published: January 14, 2020 at 11:00 AM

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Serves 3

Easy

Total time: 20 mins

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Drizzle falafel, avocado and cucumber salad with a kefir, lime, garlic, dill and mint dressing. It's a great way to use up any leftover homemade kefir!

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Ingredients

Nutrition

10-12 ready-made falafels
1 medium cucumber
1 echalion or 2 round, thinly sliced shallots
½ avocado
to serve pittas

warmed

DRESSING

150ml kefir
2 limes

juiced
½ a clove, crushed garlic
2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
¼ tsp caster sugar
chopped to make 1 tbsp, plus extra to serve dil
½ a small bunch, leaves picked and chopped, plus extra to serve mint

Nutrition: per serving

kcal360
fat24.4g
saturates4.4g
carbs23g
sugars3.9g
fibre2.1g
protein11.1g
salt0.5g

Method

step 1

Cook the falafels following pack instructions. While they bake, whisk together all the dressing ingredients with some seasoning in a large bowl. Halve the cucumber lengthways, then use a small teaspoon to scrape out the watery seeds from the middle. Discard – or they’re good as a garnish for cold water. Slice both halves into moon-shaped slices and tip into the dressing with the sliced shallot. Toss together.
step 2

When the falafels are ready, divide the salad between plates and scatter over a little more mint and dill. Stone and dice the avocado and scatter over, followed by some black pepper and the falafels. Eat with warm pittas, if you like.

How about making your own falafels instead?

Vegan Falafel Recipe with Carrot

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Sarah Cook

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