Southwestern Falafel Zoodle Salad

  I got a new spiralizer for Christmas that I love! It makes my zucchini into long curly spiralized noodles! This is one of my favorite salads I ever created with this creamy dressing! Even my brother's loved it! Who don't usually like falafel. 

  The falafel patties are packed with southwestern flavor and they're high in protein. You will be making this salad all summer long with you're garden zucchini. 

Southwestern Falafel Zoodle Salad

Servings: 2 large or 4 small salads 

Ingredients:

Falafel:

1 3/4 cups or 1 can crockpot pinto beans 

1/4 cup cilantro, chopped

1/4 cup corn

2 Tbs. canned green chilies

3/4 tsp. cumin

1/2 tsp. pepper

1 garlic clove, minced

2 Tbs. bobsredmill flaxseed meal

2 Tbs. water

1 Tbs. lime juice

Salad:

1 large zucchini, spiralized

1/4 cup corn

1 tomato, sliced 

2 Tbs. cilantro, chopped

Dressing:

2 Tbs. avocado cilantro lime dressing

Directions:

1. In a high powered blender (blendtec) pulse all falafel ingredients until combined and slightly creamy.

2. Using an 1/8 cup make 9 falafel patties. Cook the falafel on high in a medium skillet until crisp and golden. Put falafel in the fridge to cool down. 

3. In a large serving bowl place zoodles. Top with corn, tomato, cilantro, falafel patties, and dressing. Enjoy! 

Notes:

Recipe source: ahappyharvest