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🥗 Falafel Salad with Glazed Eggplants and Tahini Dressing
485 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- Eggplants 2 pcs.
- Olive oil 4 tbsp.
- Salt pinch
- Falafel 200 g
- Pomegranate nectar 4 tbsp.
- Honey 3 tbsp.
- Parsley, fresh 1 bunch
- Mint, fresh 15 g
- Lemons 1 pcs.
- Pomegranate 1 pcs.
- Salad mix 250 g
- Sesame paste Tahini 2 tbsp.
- Sesame, roasted 20 g
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius using top and bottom heat.
- 2. Wash the eggplants thoroughly.
- 3. Cut off the hard ends of the eggplants.
- 4. Split the eggplants lengthwise into eight equal pieces.
- 5. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
- 6. Place the eggplant pieces on the prepared tray.
- 7. Drizzle 4 tablespoons of olive oil over the eggplants.
- 8. Sprinkle some salt over them.
- 9. Gently massage the oil and salt into the eggplants.
- 10. Cook the eggplants in the oven for about 15 minutes.
- 11. Take them out when they are soft.
- 12. Line a second baking tray with baking paper as well.
- 13. Spread the falafel on this second tray.
- 14. Add the falafel to the oven with the eggplants after 10 minutes of baking time.
- 15. Get a bowl ready.
- 16. Mix pomegranate nectar with honey in the bowl.
- 17. Brush the eggplants with the pomegranate-honey mixture.
- 18. Bake the eggplants for another 5 minutes in the oven.
- 19. Wash the parsley and the mint.
- 20. Shake the herbs dry.
- 21. Pluck the leaves off the stems.
- 22. Chop the herbs finely.
- 23. Wash the lemon.
- 24. Grate about 1 teaspoon of lemon zest.
- 25. Cut the lemon in half.
- 26. Squeeze the juice out of the lemon.
- 27. Cut the pomegranate in half.
- 28. Tap the skin with a spoon to release the seeds.
- 29. Tear the salad greens into bite-sized pieces.
- 30. Wash the salad.
- 31. Spin the salad dry.
- 32. Get a new bowl for the dressing.
- 33. Whisk the lemon juice with 1 tablespoon of honey and tahini.
- 34. Season the dressing with salt and pepper to taste.
- 35. Mix the salad with the pomegranate seeds.
- 36. Add the chopped herbs to the salad.
- 37. Plate the salad.
- 38. Place the glazed eggplants on top.
- 39. Add the hot falafel.
- 40. Sprinkle toasted sesame seeds over it.
- 41. Serve the salad with the tahini dressing.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 485
- Protein: 12 g · Fett/Fat: 25 g · Carbs: 52 g