Taiim Falafel Shack's Quinoa Salad Recipe

Taiim Falafel Shack's Quinoa Salad Recipe This quinoa salad looks and tastes like spring.
Taiim Falafel Shack

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New York City may be a renowned global food hub. But just north of the Tri-State Area lies the rich, verdant Hudson Valley — home to wonderful farms, cheese producers and craft distilleries (plus restaurants that use the local products to their full potential). A new cookbook, Hudson Valley Chef's Table, is a compilation of recipes from beloved restaurants from Westchester to Columbia counties. This quinoa salad recipe comes from chefs Sean Carmody and Florencio Salazar at Taiim Falafel Shack in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY. 

Falafel has had a hard time on these shores. What is (in Israel) a crunchy, satisfying, and juicy treat has become (in the United States) the dry and vaguely punitive fodder of broke college vegetarians who don't know enough about food to know what they are missing. Cue Taiim Falafel Shack, which hit Hastings-on-Hudson with a vengeance. Its mission: to bring authentic Israeli soul food to the banks of the Hudson River.

While this minuscule, cash-only "shack" is an actual bricks-and-mortar restaurant, Taiim offers no bathroom, no bar, and only twelve seats on-site. So what? None of this hinders Taiim's legion fans, who happily cram thigh-to-thigh for tangy, drippy falafel sandwiches, addictive hummus, and carnal shawarmas — all of which are paired with bright, clean salads like this one.

Reprinted with permission from Hudson Valley Chef's Table

Taiim Falafel Shack's Quinoa Salad Recipe

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Prep Time
45
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Cook Time
50
minutes
servings
4
Taiim Falafel Shack's Quinoa Salad Recipe
Total time: 1 hour, 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 teaspoons sumac
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup quinoa
  • red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 cup dried chickpeas
  • 1 small tomato
  • 2 - 3 scallions
  • 1/2 red bell pepper
  • 1/2 green bell pepper
  • Salt and pepper
  • 4 large romaine lettuce leaves

Directions

  1. Whisk the salt, pepper, sumac, lemon juice and olive oil together and reserve.
  2. Cook the quinoa according to package directions. If you’d like to use the red pepper flakes, add them to the boiling water in which you cook the quinoa.
  3. While the quinoa cooks, place the dried chickpeas in a small saucepan.
  4. Cover the chickpeas with water and bring to a boil.
  5. Reduce the heat to simmer and cook chickpeas for 30 minutes, or until tender.
  6. When the chickpeas and quinoa are fully cooked, drain and place in a large bowl.
  7. Add the tomato, scallions, peppers and the dressing and gently toss the salad together.
  8. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve on the romaine leaves.
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