{"id":2854,"date":"2021-12-09T03:54:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T03:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjmezza.com.au\/?post_type=recipes&#038;p=2854"},"modified":"2024-01-28T23:45:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T23:45:07","slug":"the-ultimate-falafel-bowl","status":"publish","type":"recipes","link":"https:\/\/mjmezza.com.au\/recipes\/the-ultimate-falafel-bowl\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Falafel Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mjmezza.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MM-Falafel-Bowl-copy-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2855\" src=\"https:\/\/mjmezza.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MM-Falafel-Bowl-copy-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mjmezza.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MM-Falafel-Bowl-copy-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mjmezza.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MM-Falafel-Bowl-copy-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mjmezza.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MM-Falafel-Bowl-copy-1024x525.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mjmezza.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MM-Falafel-Bowl-copy-768x393.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mjmezza.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MM-Falafel-Bowl-copy-1536x787.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mjmezza.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MM-Falafel-Bowl-copy-2048x1049.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mjmezza.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/MM-Falafel-Bowl-copy-100x50.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"quick-links\">\n<ul class=\"inline\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 600;\"><i class=\"fa fa-users\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> SERVES: 4<\/li>\n<li style=\"float: right; font-weight: 600;\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> COOK TIME: 20-25 mins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>We would never encourage anyone to remove meat from their diet, but without the Christian Copts of Egypt doing just that thousands of years ago, we wouldn\u2019t have the humble yet sensational falafel. With these little mushed patties of legumes as a centrepiece, you can make the most mouth-watering and satisfying vegetarian dishes.<\/p>\n<p>In Jerusalem, they\u2019re commonly served on a bed of hummus with a scattering of pickles and a drizzle of chilli sauce, or, as introduced by the Yemeni Jews in the 1950s, in pockets of pita bread. We\u2019ve elected to further demonstrate their versatility with the ultimate falafel bowl, in which they sit alongside another famous and divisive dish \u2013 tabbouleh.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to tabbouleh, there\u2019s really only one rule to remember \u2013 it\u2019s a parsley salad, not a bulgar salad. Parsley is the diva to which the other ingredients provide harmonious back-up singing. So don\u2019t skimp on the parsley, and don\u2019t overload with bulgar.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s not a time of day when a falafel bowl isn\u2019t appropriate fodder. Dinner is a no-brainer, even breakfast \u2013 when it\u2019s often served in Jerusalem. But it really comes to the fore as a work lunch; it can be eaten cold, nothing included will go limp, and you can even Marie Kondo it and take all the components in separate containers then throw it all together at your desk.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cooked-recipe-ingredients\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cooked-single-ingredient cooked-heading\" style=\"text-transform: capitalize;\">Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>80g fine bulgar wheat<\/li>\n<li>4 ripe tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>2 medium shallots (or a small red onion)<\/li>\n<li>Monjay&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/mjmezza.com.au\/finger-food\/falafel\/\">Falafel<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Monjay&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/mjmezza.com.au\/gourmet-dips\/hummos-dip\/\">Hummos Dip<\/a><\/li>\n<li>150g flat leaf parsley<\/li>\n<li>20g fresh mint<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp ground allspice<\/li>\n<li>3 tbsp lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>100ml good olive oil<\/li>\n<li>Kalamata or green olives, pitted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"cooked-recipe-ingredients\">\n<h2 style=\"text-transform: capitalize;\">Method<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cooked-recipe-directions\">\n<div class=\"cooked-single-direction cooked-direction cooked-direction-has-number\" data-step=\"Step 1\">\n<div class=\"cooked-dir-content\">\n<p>For the tabbouleh, place the bulgar in a fine sieve and wash under the cold tap until the water runs clear. Transfer to a serving bowl (that\u2019s right \u2013 we\u2019re not cooking it; fine bulgar is so fine it needn\u2019t be cooked).<\/p>\n<p>Chop the tomatoes into a small dice and add to the bulgar, along with the shallots or onions that you\u2019ve finely diced.<\/p>\n<p>Chop the stalks and the leaves of the parsley as finely as you can. Go over them several times with a sharp knife \u2013 we\u2019re looking for pieces around a millimetre thick. Can\u2019t I just use the food processor? I hear you ask. If no one is looking, go for it. But food processors tend to bruise and mush more than chop, so that you\u2019re likely to end up with clumps of destroyed parsley rather than the dry, crunchy texture that a knife can achieve.<\/p>\n<p>Stack the mint leaves and roll like a Cuban, then chop as finely as the parsley. Add the herbs to the bowl, then stir in the allspice, lemon juice and olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.<\/p>\n<p>To prepare Monjay\u2019s falafels, simply heat in a moderate oven until hot. Divide the falafels among bowls \u2013 four or five per person \u2013 with generous mounds of tabbouleh alongside. Fill any remaining space with our famous hummos and top with the olives.<\/p>\n<p>Optional \u2013 and recommended \u2013 accoutrements include a drizzle of chilli sauce, dollops of Monjay\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/mjmezza.com.au\/gourmet-dips\/tahini-dip\/\">Tahini Dip<\/a>, and extra lemon wedges. Needless to say, our famous <a href=\"https:\/\/mjmezza.com.au\/gourmet-dips\/garlic-dip\/\">garlic dip<\/a> wouldn\u2019t go astray here either.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s not a time of day when a falafel bowl isn\u2019t appropriate fodder. Dinner is a no-brainer, even breakfast \u2013 when it\u2019s often served in Jerusalem. 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