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If there’s one thing I love, it’s taking one of my favorite dishes, taking those same flavors, and making them into something new. Pizza quesadillas. Breakfast pizza. Blueberry Muffin Smoothie.
This is also the best way to get myself out of a cooking rut – by taking my favorite flavors and just using them in a different way than I normally do.
I don’t know about you, but I get into cooking ruts every few months it seems. It tends to happen near the end of each season, when I’m ready for some new foods and produce. Which basically means I’m in a bit of a rut right now. I’m so ready for spring, and it’s just not happening fast enough for me! I want asparagus and radishes and strawberries, and our market is still just full of apples and potatoes. All in good time, I guess.
So when Sabra asked me to cook up some recipes for them, I knew I had to try something different. I’ve done quiche. I’ve made pasta. But rice has been my side dish of choice lately. I just can’t get enough! And for this dish, I decided to take all my favorite things from falafels and mix them into some brown rice for a kickin’ new side dish.
You can find all kinds of falafel recipes around, so I just picked the flavors that I like the best: garlic, red onion, parsley, cumin, olive oil, and – my absolute favorite – Sabra’s Luscious Lemon Hummus. I also threw in some chickpeas for a little more of that classic falafel flavor.
We had this rice with some chicken that I seasoned with garlic, onion, and cumin, and a cucumber salad. If dishes like this don’t get me out of my funk and ready for Spring, I’m not sure what will!
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Want the flavor of falafel without the hassle of deep-frying? This is an easy way to use all the great flavors you normally find in falafel, without most of the work!