Green falafel balls with pomegranate and parsley salad recipe

1 cup of cooked grains of choice (burghul, freekeh, brown rice, quinoa, amaranth and cook as per packet instructions)

2 cups of parsley finely chopped

¼ cup of fresh mint finely chopped

4 tomatoes diced into small cubes

1 Lebanese cucumber sliced into small cubes

½ pomegranate with seeds removed and set aside to use as a salad topping

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon of lemon juice

1 tablespoon of pomegranate molasses (optional)

2 tablespoons of crushed pistachios 

In a large serving bowl, mix all the ingredients together excluding the salad toppings.

Add the olive oil, lemon juice and pomegranate molasses and stir through.

Finally, add the pomegranate seeds and crushed pistachios to serve.