Falafel meze platter
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
25 minutes
Total Time
30 minutes
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This falafel meze platter is perfect for a summer garden-party. You can cook the components ahead, just leave the grilling part to the last minute. Also, you can use home-made or shop-bought hummus and falafels, even roasted peppers from a jar. For a spicy and authentic version use Turkish sivri biber, the long green peppers. I made it with pedro peppers, which is suitable for children too. Homemade falafel recipe>>
Ingredients
- 12 falafels (preferably home-made)
- Hummus (preferably home-made)
- 200g padron peppers
- 1 red and 1 yellow bell pepper
- 100g mushrooms
- 1 onion
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
- Olive oil
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 2 ripe tomatoes
- 1 Tbsp parsley
- 6 Pita bread
Instructions
- Make the falafels and humus set aside. (This can be prepared well ahead or use ready-made ones).
- Chop the tomatoes and put them in a bowl. Drizzle with some red wine vinegar and olive oil, season with salt and pepper and add a pinch of sugar (if the tomatoes are not ripe). Set aside.
- Cut the mushrooms and onion into thin slices, then finely chop the garlic. Heat some oil in a pan then add the mushroom and onion and gently sauté them, under cover, for 5 minutes. Add the oregano, garlic and lemon juice. Sauté for another 5-8 minutes until soft. Set aside.
- Meanwhile, cut the bell peppers in half and remove the seeds and stems. Rub the bell peppers and padron peppers with olive oil, then grill them until lightly charred.
- Cut the bell pepper slices into thin slices and put them in a bowl. You can remove their skin if preferred. Add some oregano and red wine vinegar.
- Lightly toast or grill the pitas, then cut them in half.
- Put the falafels in the middle of a large platter. Put the mushrooms, Padron pepper, t5omato salad, hummus and grilled peppers around it.
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Categories
- Meal Type: - Appetizer - Everyday - Leftovers - Lunch - Quick & Easy - Snacks - Starter
- Cuisines: - Greek
- Occasions: - Barbecue - Dinner Party - Parties - Picnic
- Health and Diet: - Dairy Free - Egg Free - High Fibre - Vegan
- Skill Levels: - Easy
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