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Falafel Collard Wraps

January 13, 2015 by Cara



Lunch is my toughest meal. If I don’t have leftovers from dinner I am usually at a loss and I have no idea why. I mean, it’s food. I love food. I have no troubles with breakfast or dinner but for some dang reason lunch totally trips me up. Before I started to eat clean and combat my Candida overgrowth, I would eat nachos every day for lunch. I’m not even exaggerating. Nachos. Matt would come home and ask me what I had to eat (yes, these are the bizarre questions we genuinely enjoy talking about) and he would disapprovingly shake his head when he’d hear my answer. I never understood why. I put flipping lettuce and various fresh vegetables on top of my chips. It’s not a big deal.

Falafel Collard Wraps, you won't even miss the pita bread.

 

Okay, so it wasn’t the healthiest choice for my body. So sue me. But I will say that my creativity has been awakened now that I am not able to rely on ol’ trusty nachos. Every day for lunch it’s something new and so far these Falafel Collard Wraps are one of my favorite meals, mainly because I can throw everything together quickly, wrap them up and dip them into a sauce created by plain yogurt, diced cucumbers, and dill. So tasty!

 Skip the pita bread and use collard greens with these Falafel Collard Wraps

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Falafel Collard Wraps

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Yield: 6 Falafel wraps

Serving Size: 1 Wrap

Calories per serving: 170 calories

Fat per serving: 5 g

Ingredients

    For Falafel:
  • 1 can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
  • 2 Tbsp. tahini
  • 1 Tbsp. chickpea flour
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • small handful fresh parsley
  • 1/4 tsp. cumin
  • 1/4 tsp. coriander
  • 1/2 tsp. sea salt
  • For the Yogurt Sauce:
  • 1/2 c. plain yogurt (dairy or nondairy but make sure nothing has been added)
  • 1/4 c. cucumber, diced
  • 1/2 tsp. dried dill
  • For the wraps:
  • 6 collard leaves, cleaned and stems trimmed
  • Suggested Toppings (but not limited to):
  • diced tomatoes
  • diced red onion

Directions

  1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a food processor, mix all the ingredients for the falafel together until smooth. If you don't have a food processor, use a medium bowl and mash the chickpeas with the back of a fork.
  3. Form 12 small patties with your hands and place on the baking sheet.
  4. Bake for 10-12 minutes on one side. Flip over. Bake another 10-12 minutes or until browned.
  5. To assemble, place two falafels, a heaping tablespoon of yogurt sauce, tomatoes, and diced red onion on top of the collard leaf and roll like a burrito. See video below for assembly.
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This recipe has been created by Cara Reed of Fork & Beans.

 For a video tutorial on how to fill up and wrap these bad boys, view here:

 

Pita-less Falafel Collard Wraps--a perfect clean-eating lunch!

Here’s to a cleaner year, a cleaner you, and to lunch. And the groundhog.

 Namastasty

 

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Filed Under: Anti-Candida Friendly, Dairy-Free, Dinner Ideas, Fresh Out of the Oven, Gluten-Free, Nut Free, Vegan

About Cara

Based in Chicago with her husband and son, Cara is the creator behind the site Fork and Beans: A place where kids can have fun with their food.

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Comments

  1. mip

    February 6, 2015 at 4:19 pm

    Made these the other day. OMG! super yummy! I was a little worried about it not being moist enough with just 2 tablespoons of tahini. The moisture was perfecto! They were also nice and crispy. My new go to falafel recipe. Thank you!!

  2. Bianca

    January 13, 2015 at 10:15 am

    Mmmm….nachos. But the wraps look just as tasty as nachos sound! I had tempeh bacon & hummus collard wraps yesterday, and they were delicious. I usually blanche the collard leaves for 5 seconds and then cool them in an ice bath before rolling because I find the leaves don’t break as easily that way. I’ll definitely have to try your falafel filling!

    • Cara

      January 15, 2015 at 10:36 am

      Nachos are so good, right??!! ha. And can we talk a little more about this tempeh wrap you mentioned. Holy collards, that sounds amazing!! You know what was crazy? Usually I have to blanch them too but these leaves were so pliable, I couldn’t believe 😉

  3. Strength and Sunshine

    January 13, 2015 at 10:12 am

    These look great Cara! I’ve only made a collard wrap once, but I need to do it again!

    • Cara

      January 15, 2015 at 10:34 am

      This was my second time making a collard wrap and I will say that they are definitely growing on me! Hope you like it 🙂

  4. Ashlee (@somedelightful)

    January 13, 2015 at 9:09 am

    Yum! These look SO DAMN GOOD>

    • Cara

      January 15, 2015 at 10:37 am

      YAY! You know it looks good when cursing is a must 🙂 xo

  5. Caitlin

    January 13, 2015 at 7:24 am

    what’s wrong with loaded nachos for lunch? i think it’s perfectly healthy- you ate vegetables! but, nothing can beat this falafel wrap. falafel is soooo good.

    • Cara

      January 15, 2015 at 10:35 am

      Definitely nothing wrong except when you eat them every dang day and I didn’t mention how many chips I would eat 😉

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