Falafel and Loaded Guacamole

I made guac for lunch and falafel for dinner. Maddy says she wants to guest post on our food blog just so she can tell people she is a food blogger.

Loaded Guacamole

Mind you, I only made this for me. You would need to double or triple for you and Ronaldo and Will.

Ingredients:

• 1 Avocado
• 1/2 Tbsp. lemon juice
• 2 Tbsp. sliced tomatoes
• 2 Tbsp. finely diced cucumber
• 1/4 finely chopped red onion
• 2 Tbsp. olives
• 2 Tbsp. green onion
• 1/2 tsp garlic salt
• 1/2 tsp chopped oregano

Directions:

1. Mash avocado. 

2. Stir in lemon juice. 

3. Fold in remaining ingredients.

Falafel!

Ingredients:

• 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 can chickpeas, washed and drained
• 1 tsp. ground cumin
• 1 tsp. chili powder
• 1 Tbsp. chopped cucumber
• 1 egg, beaten

Directions:

1. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large pan. Fry the onion and garlic over a low heat for 5 minutes until softened. 

2. Mash up chickpeas with a fork or in a food processer.

3. Stir in spices, onions, garlic, cucumber, and egg. 

4. Mix into 6 balls, then flatten into patties. 

5. Heat remaining oil in the pan and fry falafels on medium heat for 3 minutes on each side. 

I put this on a hamburger bun, but I feel like it would have been better in pita. 

Today Merete and I "exercised", meaning we did 15 minutes of Insanity, then had a pushup contest. I think I am going to get real buff.