Matt's working late tonight so I thought it would be a good time to make falafelfalafel for myself. And I'm glad I did. It is so good. I made a bit too much though. I'm comforted by the fact that most of what's on that plate is vegetables. I made 2 servings worth of mix because the package said one serving was 100 calories and I hadn't really eaten much all day. It occured to me, though, that the 100 calories (and 1.5g of fat) probably doesn't take into account that it's fried in oil.

I think I may have added a bit too much water to the mix because even after letting it sit for a while it was still too wet to form into balls. I tried adding a little flour, but I didn't want to add too much. I ended up using my small cookie scoop and dropping scoops of dough (batter?) into the hot oil. It worked out extremely well. They also puffed up quite a bit when they hit the oil. A third of the package (2 servings) made 7 balls. If I had leveled the scoop it probably would have made 8. I'll do that next time.

The tahini-yogurt dressing was delicious, especially with the feta and hot sauce. All the flavors play well off each other.

Adapted from Everybody Likes Sandwiches

1/2 cup plain yogurt
1 heaping tbsp tahini
1 clove garlic, minced
juice of half a lemon

Combine ingredients and mix well, adding water to thin it if necessary (I didn't add any and it was fine).

lettuce
cucumber, peeled and seeded
diced tomato, seeded
thinly sliced carrot
sliced green onions
crumbled feta
hot sauce