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Can we make “Bowl Food” Monday a thing?
Cause really, isn’t everything better when eaten out of a bowl…
Okay, don’t answer that one. I’m sure we can all come up with some pretty gross “bowl foods”…aka the store bought alfredo soup my brother Malachi ate over the weekend. He said it was maybe the grossest thing he’d ever had, but right now soup is about all he can eat. He had is tonsils removed on Friday and well, apparently having your tonsils removed is even worse than getting wisdom teeth pulled. His mouth looks nasty, and there are basically two giant holes in there now.
Eeeew.
Anyway, all he can eat is soup and even that hurts. I feel SOO bad for him. I did make him mashed potatoes though. Luckily he said he loved them and that they were the best thing he’s has eaten in a while. Yeah!! Last week I was all about soft foods and now it’s Kai’s turn. Normally I’d be like haha, but I feel pretty bad for him. Not going to lie, just looking at his mouth looks painful. Evidently, getting your tonsils out as kid his way less of a big deal than getting tonsils out as an adult, where it is a much more painful process. UGH.
OKAY, but maybe we should change topics here and chat about some pretty and delicious things.
YESS, for sure!
First though, how was everyone’s weekend?!? I really hope you guys are having some nice spring weather! It was actually beautiful here all weekend. Sunny and not freezing!! I spent all Saturday working on a project and basically hit my pillow at eleven PM and was out cold. Sunday I took it a little easier, hung with Kai a bit, he leaves to go back to school on Sunday, and worked a little…never not working, right? 🙂
Oh, and I was maybe convinced by a woman I work with to get an Alaskan Malamute. She has the cutest one and was sending photos in between our work texts, I was basically dying, so cool looking! Like I need a Malamute though.
MUST HAVE…
Just need more time in my life. Ahhh.
OK ok.
Let’s try this again, Mediterranean Falafel Bowls. Time to chat about them!!
I mean, how fun and pretty are these? The perfect Monday meal!! Healthy, light and fairly simple to make (don’t let the ingredient list freak you out!!). Let me run you through it all. K? Cool.
…first, start out by making some homemade falafel. Oh falafel, I love that word, it’s so fun to say. I kept the recipe pretty basic and simple, almonds, herbs and chickpeas, but then I added sun-dried tomatoes for a nice Mediterranean kick, they’re perfect! I am giving you two cooking options here, fry or bake. I have to be honest, I prefer fried over baked. Typically I love baked versions of fried food, but falafel is really not one of them. That said, the falafel is still pretty awesome baked, just BETTER fried, if that makes sense. Either way is YUM though. 🙂
…second, toss cooked quinoa with some veggies and  herbs.
….third, throw everything together and add some KILLER bowl toppings which can include, beet hummus (or your favorite hummus) tomatoes, cucumbers, kalamata olives, avocados (of course), roasted red peppers, feta cheese (duh) and a mix of toasted pine nuts, sunflower and or sesame seeds.
…fourth, drizzle with some lemon tahini.
…fifth, EAT and EAT. 🙂
Pretty easy, right? I know it looks like a lot, but it comes together faster than you’d think, AND trust me, any effort spent making this is sooo worth it. These healthy bowls are kind of everything.
They have everything a vegetarian bowl should have, plus some feta cheese… cause it’s the best, and Monday needs cheese.
Man how many Mondays do you think I’ve said that? Yep, well all Mondays need cheese!!! FACT.
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Now, let’s all eat bowl food today… and then have the best week!! ?
I am completely on board for Bowl Food Mondays! These look delicious.
Thank you!! (:
Just made falafel last night — love how you made it into a bowl. Looks delicious Tieghan!! xo
YAY How was it!!?
Hope your brother Kai feels better and recovers soon! <3
Thanks!! He’s finally starting to feel better after 9 days!!
I love what nuts do to add some great texture to falafel. This is a gorgeous bowl… one that I’m craving right now (since I haven’t had breakfast and it’s snowing and all I want to do is curl up with food… any food… and go to town).
Thank you Brian!! (:
I’ve been on a falafel kick (and bowl kick…) lately – adding these into my rotation. Pinned and cannot wait to make!
Hope you loved them!! Let me know how they are!
Wow, I loved the sound of this recipe. Though in my house I think we might just replace the Quinoa with rice and try this out.
That would work perfectly! Hope you guys love it!!
Oh my goodness, this looks completely delicious. Food TOTALLY does taste better when it’s in a bowl – how does that work?! Haha. Totally pinning this recipe!!
Theres just something about it!! Thanks Lucia! (:
Really think this would be great down at the beachut with pitta breads. Perfect grab and go food for our teens. Elinor x
Perfect!! Thanks Elinor!!
this is one of the easier falafel recipes I’ve seen, and I am SO digging it! def pinning to remake x
YAY!! Hope you love it Christine! Thanks!
Your falafel sounds wonderful!! Definitely saving this recipe! Bowl Monday can totally be a thing 🙂
THanks Katrina!!
I don’t know how everything is just so much BETTER in a bowl, but it IS! Omg Tieghan, I’m dying to eat this and imagine I’m really adventuring on the Mediterranean coast!
Thanks Tori!! I hope you got to have it!! if only we were all enjoying on the coast !!
Yes! I vote for “Food Bowl Mondays”! This looks delicious!
The sundried tomato sounds like a great addition to falafel! Also I feel like if I would make this I’d make a huge batch and have some for lunch the next day, yum!
It worked perfectly as leftovers for me!! Thanks!!
You always manage to ge me hungry for lunch early in the morning…
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haha, oopsy!! Thanks Miranda!
oooh, i love the sound of almonds in the falafels! i haven’t heard of pudding them into falafels, but it seems like they’d give the falafels a toastier, richer flavor. and yay, happy that you finally get to have more texture in your diet! (i remember just missing being able to chew things when i got my wisdom teeth out).
Thanks Heather!! it was pretty rough!! so glad to be done with it!