…That’s all I gotta say. Oh, and that I love Russell James. Seriously, I love you (I’m going to pretend that he, I mean you, read my blog).
A while back I came across a post on Russell’s blog that had a recipe for falafels. I dog eared the recipe, but never gave it much thought. That is, until I decided to make two batches of homemade tahini this weekend. That tahini, was begging for some falafel action.
The only problem with Russell’s original recipe though, is that it called for dehydrated falafels and a dehydrated wrap. As a general rule of thumb, I like to keep it to one dehydrated item per meal. Dishes such as the above, are just too much work for a week night meal (and for a girl who seriously sucks at sufficient planning). The good news though, is that with very little modification, I usually can take these extravagant gourmet dishes and break them down into simpler meals- Just like I did in this awesomely delicious falafel salad.
Russell’s Falafels (I modified these, so please visit his blog to see the original recipe)
.75 C almond flour (milled almonds)
.75 C walnut flour (milled walnuts)
.25 C fresh dill, finely chopped
1t ground coriander
2t cumin
8 sun-dried tomato halves, soaked for 1 to 2 hours and then chopped
.25 C fresh cilantro
1 clove garlic
2 shallots
.25 C olives, stones removed
2t oregano
Pinch cayenne
Pinch pepper
1/2t salt
1T lemon juice
Process all ingredients in a food processor until smooth. Shape 1″ diameter balls and place on teflex dehydrator sheet. Dehydrate at 105 degrees for about 8-12 hours.
Tahini dressing
2 T tahini
1 T lemon juice
pinch of cayenne and cumin
pinch of stevia (or agave)
1 t olive oil
pinch of salt
Whisk all ingredients together. Be sure to adjust ingredients according to taste – can’t really go wrong.
Assembly
1 head of romaine lettuce (washed and chopped)
1 tomato (seeded and chopped)
1 cucumber (seeded and chopped)
1 handful of cilantro (chopped)
Layer all ingredients in a large bowl. Place 4 falafels on top of the salad and drizzle with the lemon-tahini dressing.
Alright, I’m off to pack, as I leave for Vegas super early tomorrow morning. I’m going solo and I’ve got a meeting, but that won’t stop this girl from having fun (never does). I’m staying at the Paris and so far have mapped out a few things I want to do – Like visit M&M’s World 
I know, I know – M&M’s aren’t vegan and they sure aren’t raw, but really, giant bins filled with rainbow’ed candies – Ummm, Hello!? Eye candy heaven. Other than that, I also plan on doing some shopping (imagine that) and maybe a little slot action. However, I once lost $30 dollars at a black jack table and I thought it was the end of the world… Let’s just say, I DON’T like losing money.
For all my ‘living vicariously’ friends – Don’t worry, I’ll snap pics and post images.
Laters alligators!
