Spinach Power Salad!

Okay, after a beer and chocolate post I thought it would be appropriate to post a healthy vitamin packed recipe. It isn't quite salad season, but who cares? It's the Chinese New Year and temple food (as Ms. Lawson likes to call it) is called for. Here goes:

Super Spinach Power Salad
serves one

Baby Spinach - 1-2 cups
Napa Cabbage - 1/2 cup cupped
Romaine - 1/2 cup chopped
Roma Tomato -1 chopped
Onion- 1/4 small red diced
Olive oil/brown rice vinegar (just a teaspoon or so of each) with salt and pepper to taste

Chickpea Fritters (Mark Bittman's falafel recipe again!- chickpeas, onion, garlic, parsley, cumin, coriander, salt, pepper, lemon juice, baking powder)


Take that Dr. Oz!

I had this with a yummy soy-blueberry-banana smoothie. I'm on vitamin overload right now. Ready to do anything :)

The Best Falafel Salad, Ever!

It is snowing outside.

But inside it is as warm as an Israeli summer.

This was a delicious lunch and perfect on a snow-day like today. I have tried three different falafel recipes in the last month or so and this one was by far the best.

I followed Mark Bittmann's recipe from his New York Times' podcast : Chickpeas in Love: The Minimalist Makes Falafel

They came out perfectly: Light, crunchy and filling. We had them on top of a basic Greek salad.

Delish!

This is my new favorite vegetarian salad. The falafels are packed with protein and plenty of flavor. They were so much easier to make than the other recipes I have tried . There is no flour or oil or egg. So they are good for you too! Just chickpeas, onion, garlic, herbs and spices.

Writing about them is making me hungry again. They're THAT good.

Friday Night Falafel Night!

I made some whole wheat naan and some falafels tonight. It was a hit!

Add some yogurt, peppers, tomaotoes, red onions and parsley and we're golden.