Falafel Power Bowls
Spinach, Greek Vinaigrette & Garlicky Pita
- Milk
- Eggs
- Sesame
- Wheat
- Tree Nuts
Get ready for dinner in a flash! This Mediterranean-inspired, plant-based meal is full of flavor, simple to make, and will be on your table in 15 minutes or less. You’ll shallow-fry falafel—spiced chickpea croquettes—to a crispy finish and serve over a bed of spinach with juicy tomatoes, briny feta, fresh dill, and earthy hummus. Finish with a drizzle of Greek Vinaigrette and sprinkle with almonds for extra flavor and crunch. Fluffy, garlicky pita completes this speedy, savory meal.
Ingredients
2 tablespoon
Garlic Herb Butter
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit
Mini Cucumber
¼ ounce
Dill
1.5 ounce
Greek Vinaigrette
(Contains: Eggs, Milk)
10 unit
Falafel
(Contains: Sesame)
2 unit
Whole Wheat Pitas
(Contains: Sesame, Wheat)
5 ounce
Baby Spinach
4 ounce
Grape Tomatoes
½ cup
Feta Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
4 tablespoon
Hummus
(Contains: Sesame)
½ ounce
Sliced Almonds
(Contains: Tree Nuts)
Not included in your delivery
2 teaspoon
Cooking Oil
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Drop garlic herb butter (in packet) into a glass of warm water to soften. Wash and dry produce. • Thinly slice cucumber. Chop dill fronds.
• Halve falafel. Add a large drizzle of oil to a hot pan. Cook falafel until golden, 2-3 minutes per side. • Toast pitas. Spread with garlic herb butter. Cut into wedges.
• Toss spinach with vinaigrette. • Top spinach with cucumber, dill, falafel, tomatoes, cheese, hummus, and almonds in separate sections. Serve with garlicky pita.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Feb 2026- Flavor: Many loved the Mediterranean flavors, with fresh dill adding a delightful touch. Some found the falafel bland or dry.
- Ease of prep: Customers praised how quick and easy this meal was to assemble, perfect for busy evenings or hot summer days.
- Suggestions: Consider adding tzatziki or a creamy garlic sauce to boost moisture. Some recommend extra hummus or dressing for more flavor.
- Portions: Several felt the salad ingredients were sparse compared to the falafel amount. A few wished for more hummus or cucumber.
- Texture: Some noted the falafel was often crumbly or dry. Try pan-frying gently to maintain texture and moisture.
Reviews from our home cooks
Great meal, but you need some really large bowls to hold everything once assembled. We nearly didn't make it. A suggested alternate presentation: Serve the toasted pita and fried falafel on the side with the hummus for dipping. (Could even just halve the pita and stuff the finished falafel pieces inside and drizzle them with the garlic butter--basically four pita falafel sandwiches.) Have the remaining salad consist of the spinach, grape tomatoes (better halved), cucumber, feta, dill and dressing. You might also want to suggest if there are those who have difficulty chewing spinach leaves whole (as can be the case especially for those with dentures or dental bridges), the spinach could be chopped smaller after being washed.
Falafel tends to be a little dry, probably could use more hummus, and this order came without dressing (though I improvised and made my own), but this power bowl overall is a very good lunch meal. One of the few recipes we've grabbed twice happily
We're still fiddling with this one. For example, rather than all spinach, we mixed half of it with an equal amount of mixed greens we had on hand (the rest of the spinach will go in another salad). We also stuffed the pitas with the butter, hummus and falafels. Finally, we added more homemade vinaigrette dressing because the provided amount was low for our prefs. I think next time I might make a spiced lemony sour cream and dill drizzle to add to the pita 'sandwich'.
Delicious and quick to make. The falafel and pita make the calories and carbs skyrocket so for myself I would cut those servings in half.
The falafel power bowls are one of my top choices for HelloFresh! I love them. They're filling and delicious but you feel great after. The flavor is immaculate!
I always chop everything up and throw it in a salad bowl...and use the garlic sauce on the falafel lol. It's a solid recipe!
I love this falafel bowl, I've ordered it at least twice. Could use a little more hummus, but the flavors are so good, I enjoy every bite.
This Falafel power bowl was delicious. The fresh dill really gave it a great added fresh flavor. Perfect portion as well.
It was delicious, falafel was really good. The salad was easy to prep, skipped the feta and pita chips would be a nice addition.
I wish it had a yogurt dip or tzatziki with it. Falafel tasted good but a little dry without a creamier sauce.
