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What do you serve with falafel?

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bigkidsdidit · 05/09/2013 10:15

I'm attempting the slow cooker falafel recipe today but don't know what to serve with them. Could you tell me what you serve, ideally toddler- and lunchbox-friendly?

Thanks :)

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PicnicPie · 05/09/2013 10:57

I always serve with flat bread, humous, roasted veg (peppers/ mushrooms/courgettes), halloumi cheese and salad. Topped with garlic mayo or chilli sauce. Prob not toddler friendly though?

When I give to my DD (8 months) I serve with cous cous and some roasted veg.

For lunchbox could you crush into half a pitta with some mayo and lettuce?

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NorbertDentressangle · 05/09/2013 11:02

We sometimes have them for lunch - cut up whilst still warm and put in a pitta bread with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, humous, mayo/garlic mayo etc

A toddler would probably enjoy dipping falafel, cucumber and carrot sticks, strips of pitta bread into a pot of humous.

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MarianForrester · 05/09/2013 11:02

Pittas, salad, hummus, greek yoghurt mixed with squeezed coriander/chilli/garlic.

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gaggiagirl · 05/09/2013 11:04

Flat bread, salad, yogurt and mint dressing or mango chutney.

My falafels are always dry as sticks

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bigkidsdidit · 05/09/2013 11:15

Thanks

Actually I think he would love that, he loves picky plates. A flatbread, falafel, red pepper strips and humus to dip would be perfect!

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bigkidsdidit · 05/09/2013 11:16

Oh lots more replies while I was typing! These sound perfect, thanks :)

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Liskey · 05/09/2013 11:26

Slow cooked falafel sound interesting - we love falafels. Where is the recipe from?

And we have them in pitas with salad, nat yoghurt and maybe houmous if we have any left.

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bigkidsdidit · 05/09/2013 11:33

I use this recipe

here

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WilsonFrickett · 05/09/2013 11:38

My DS likes them with baked beans Blush

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HormonalHousewife · 05/09/2013 11:57

I love falafel and that receipe looks fab. Thanks !

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bigkidsdidit · 05/09/2013 11:58

Lol at baked beans Grin mine would love that too

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NationMcKinley · 05/09/2013 12:02

Loooove falafals and so do our 2 older DSs. We have them with pitta / flatbreads, humous, tzatziki, peppers, grated carrot and salad. DS1 takes them to school in a whole meal pitta. Grin

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Liskey · 05/09/2013 12:13

Thanks for that recipe. I'll be trying that soon.

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NotGoodNotBad · 05/09/2013 12:21

Isn't falafel with hummus a bit weird too much of a good thing though? I mean, it's chickpeas with chickpeas.

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PavlovtheCat · 05/09/2013 12:22

Falafel, Greek yoghurt, salad (cucumber, tomatoes in particular) pitta, olives, couscous, sometimes I make a tahini sauce to pour over.

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bigkidsdidit · 05/09/2013 12:33

Ooh grated carrot, DS1 loves that, I'd forgotten :)

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MarianForrester · 05/09/2013 16:17

Too many chickpeas?! Never Grin

Though a friend of DH is convinced it's always chickpeas on the menu here....

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NationMcKinley · 06/09/2013 13:19

Mmmmmm. Chickpeas Grin

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thereistheball · 06/09/2013 14:51

I have mine in pita bread or lebanese flatbread spread with humous and stuffed with: salad (rocket or spinach are nicest), halved cherry tomatoes, slivers of red onion, crumbled feta cheese and lots of chilli sauce or harissa. Also delicious with leftover roast lamb instead of the falafel, or just with the spreads and stuffings (in which case it's nice to put some whole chick peas in for texture).

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