Falafel Burgers with Tahini and Tzatziki

Falafel. Sweet, sweet falafel. Need I say more?

As you know, I have always had a love for Middle Eastern fare (excuse some of the pre- me knowing about the white balance button on my camera! Can we say… yellow photos! haha). Anyhow, you may remember me telling you that I have a Lebanese Uncle (which is how my love for Middle Eastern/Mediterranean food started at a young age)? And let me tell you… I love it all: hummus, kefta, kibbeh, ma’anik, baba ganoush, hashwey… BIG FAN of those.

One of my all time favorites, though, is Falafel. Crispy, delicious, and savory falafel! It’s the one treat that I HAVE to find when visiting big cities (the Falafel joints in South Florida are extremely limited, people!)! While visiting Washington D.C., we may have dragged my sister in-law on the public transit to a semi-seedy part of town… then we might have forced her to walk a couple of miles in flip flops (ouch)… just to get to this well known Falafel joint to try their amazing falafels (True story. And yes, it was totally worth the trip)! We also MAY have dragged her back there a second time that trip. haha

It was D.C. that changed hubby’s mind about Falafel. He used to gag at the sound of it, but after one bite of those glorious falafels, he was sold.

Thankfully convincing him that Falafel burgers were a great dinner idea this week was pretty darn easy! These burgers were DELICIOUS (and super filling… I could only eat a half!)! The mix of the Tahini and Tzatziki was a perfect compliment! Add whatever toppings you would like: Tomatoes, Red Onion, Lettuce, Cucumber, Kalamata olives, Feta… etc! We kept it super simple with fresh tomato and cucumber.