Savory Falafel Waffles with Artichoke Tzatziki - The Organic Dietitian (2024)

I just love mediterranean flavors. I find them to be so crisp, clean, and light so I don’t feel weighed down. I was eating out with a friend one night and I ordered a mediterranean panini that was so good. It had white bean hummus, artichokes, kalamata olives, and cucumbers on it and I knew immediately that I loved the combination. I wanted to use these ingredients in a homemade dish somehow without completely copying the sandwich. FALAFEL! So what if I used white beans instead of garbanzo beans and used artichokes instead of cucumber to make the tzatziki. And…hold on there is more…I will cook the falafel in my waffle iron to decrease the cooking time and make it even faster! (*if you don’t have a waffle iron you can cook these in a frying pan too). These savory falafel waffles with artichoke tzatziki is a quick and healthy recipe that the whole family will enjoy.

These cute savory waffles are really beneficial in many ways. The whole make the perfect little bowls for the delicious toppings and reheating the leftovers is a breeze by popping them into the toaster. You could even make a waffle sandwich with two patties and all of the condiments in the center for a hold in your hand lunch on the go.

Keeping it meatless even just a couple of days a week is really a great way to stretch the budget for healthy foods. Delicious food doesn’t have to be hard or expensive. The only possible out of the ordinary ingredient in this recipe is the tahini paste which can be found at most grocery stores now usually near the nut butters. If you don’t know what to do with tahini check out my salad dressing recipe or creamy hummus.

Im curious…what other uses do you find for your waffle iron other than for traditional waffles?