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A delicious dish alone, atop field greens or in a pita pocket stuffed with veggies!
Falafel is a Middle Eastern specialty consisting of croquettes or balls that are made of spiced ground chickpeas. Traditionally, it’s deep-fried, but you can pan-fry in a small amount of canola oil.
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Serve as an appetizer dipped in the yogurt sauce, atop a fresh greens salad or with a warm pita pocket filled with fresh greens, tomatoes, scallions and cucumbers, topped with the yogurt sauce. Enjoy!
Yogurt sauce ingredients:
Falafel ingredients:
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1 serving = 2 falafels
Calories: 170 (16% of calories from fat)
Total fat: 3 g
Saturated fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 840 mg
Carbohydrates: 27 g
Dietary fiber: 8 g
Protein: 15 g
2 tablespoons yogurt sauce contains:
Calories: 20
Total fat: 0 g
Saturated fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 20 mg
Carbohydrate: 4 g
Dietary fiber: 0 g
Protein: 1 g
— Recipe provided by Melissa Stevens, MS, RD, LD, Nutrition Program Coordinator, Preventive Cardiology and Rehabilitative Services.
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