Okay, honestly, who doesn’t love falafel? Meditarannean food is very close to my heart. Greek, Turkish, Italian, Spanish….yes please! Not only do I love falafel, but clearly the idea of having multiple sauces to accompany these little chickpea balls is even that much more alluring! Although, I do find it funny that hummus goes with falafel. Chick peas with chick peas??? Sure! Why not?
I have been wanting to do a something a little bit different with the typical falafel for quite some time. I am very surprised stuffed falafel has not really been done yet! What a great idea, right?
Olive tapenade seemed to be a perfect pairing with falafel, so why not stuff it in the middle?? You get a little surprise when you take a bite into each ball.
I look forward to coming up with more ideas/variations of the ever so amazing falafel!
You can either buy olive tapenade or make your own. If you have olives laying around, it is really the easiest thing to make. Just throw a mix of pitted olives in the blender, add in a touch of evoo and blend away. I added some cherry tomatoes to brighten it up.
If you don’t feel like making it, I know that Trader Joe’s carries a great tapenade!
Lastly, I love the versatility of falafel! You can eat it as an appetizer, throw it in a salad, or bundle it up inside a pita.