This easy Lebanese Falafel Wrap is packed with crispy falafel, crunchy salad, pickles, creamy Vegan Tahini Dressing, and a delicious spread. Wrapped in a soft flatbread, it's a filling vegan lunch that's ready in just 12 minutes.
Inspired by the fresh flavours of Middle Eastern street food, this vegan falafel wrap is easy to switch up with your favourite vegetables and dips, depending on what you have. It's particularly good when the falafel is warm and crisp and the salad is fresh and crunchy. If you have leftover falafel, make these Caramelised Onion Pies.lush!
🧾 At a glance - Lebanese falafel wrap
⏲️ Ready in: 12 minutes
👪 Serves: 1
🍽 Calories: 451
🧾 Main ingredients: flatbread, spiced paste, salad, falafel, vegan feta, dressing
👩🏻🍳 Suitable for: vegan, plant-based, dairy-free, egg-free, vegetarian
⭐ Why you'll love it: The crispy falafel, crunchy vegetables, and creamy dressing make this a seriously satisfying lunch that's quick to make, but rather special.
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🧾 Key Ingredients
Here are the simple ingredients for this hearty falafel wrap, which makes a hearty lunch or is perfect for dinner with a salad.
The full ingredient list and method are in the recipe card.
- Flatbread - these come in all shapes and size; you want them to be big enough to fill generously and soft, so they are easy to wrap
- Falafel - you can use shop-bought falafel (my tip is to crisp these up in the air fryer or oven; it really improves the texture) or homemade falafel; try my Oil-Free Air Fryer Falafel, White Bean Falafel or this Red Kidney Bean Falafel
- Pickled beetroot - if you don't like pickled beet your could add cooked beetroot that isn't pickled; most supermarkets sell vacuum-packed cooked beets
🥙 What Can I Use Instead of Flatbread?
Making these wraps with flatbread makes them a filling meal with a real taste of Lebanon, but if you can't get hold of big enough flatbread or some suitable for vegans, here are some other options.
- Large flour tortillas - wheat, white or flavoured tortillas
- Naan bread - just make sure it's vegan, they aren't always dairy-free
- Pitta bread - a falafel pita is a delicious option too
🥗 Pile on the salad
There's plenty of salad in this falafel wrapper, giving lots of flavour, texture and crunch.
Vary your wrap each time you make it for a taste sensation. Here are a few ideas:
| Roasted Vegetables | Salad Vegetables | Fresh Herbs |
|---|---|---|
| Aubergine (eggplant) | Grated carrot | Mint |
| Beetroot | Fresh spinach or kale | Parsley |
| Butternuts Squash | Sliced spring onion | Dill |
| Bell peppers | Shredded cabbage | Basil |
| Courgette | Finely sliced red onion | Chives |
Also, try it spread with hummus, and for zing, add some Homemade Pickled Cabbage. It's super easy to make and it has a good crunch and lots of flavour.
🥣 Middle Eastern dips
To give that authentic Middle Eastern flavour, I added a red pepper paste (tapenade works too) to the wrap before adding the salad and falafel. Here are a few other dips that would be gorgeous in this hearty sandwich.
- Baba Ghanoush - a dip made with roasted and mashed aubergine (eggplant), lemon, tahini and garlic
- Sundried tomato paste - try this easy Homemade Sundried Tomato Paste
- Hummus - try my Easy Hummus Recipe
- Labneh - strained vegan yoghurt with a little salt, which is like a soft cheese
- Mutabal - an aubergine dip made with tahini, yoghurt and lemon juice (try this vegan mutabal recipe)
- Tahini paste - comes ready to use in jars
- Toum - a garlic paste mixed with olive oil
- Yoghurt - vegan yoghurt mixed with mint or parsley
👩🏻🍳 How to Build your Wrap
- Warm the flatbread - to make it more flexible for filling and wrapping, but don't overheat it as it will become crispy and harder to fold
- Add the dip - spread the red pepper paste, hummus, or other dip across the flatbread generously
- Now add the salad - layer up your salad, be generous, it adds colour and crunch
- The falafel next - you can add the crisp falafel whole or half them
- Crumble over the feta - if you are adding it, but it does add a nice salty and creamy finish
- Drizzle over the dressing - this takes the wrap to another level, taste-wise, and shouldn't be skipped
- Wrap it - when using flatbread, you can roll, but turning it into a parcel wrap is difficult unless it's thin; you can also fold it around the filling like a taco
For more wrap ideas, check out my Vegan Wraps page, which has a selection of wraps, burritos, quesadillas and tacos,
💭 Lebanese Falafel FAQs
A falafel wrap is much better served hot or at the very least warm, which brings out the flavours and contrasts with the cold, crisp salad and dressing.
Make sure you add the dip and salad leaves first as a barrier, then when adding wet ingredients like pickled beetroot or other pickles, drain them well before adding and don't add too much dressing.
Yes, you can make it ahead, but add the dressing just before serving it.
Serve this wrap with a side salad or Potato Salad and corn on the cob or sweet potato fries to make this more of a meal.
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📖 Recipe
Lebanese Falafel Wrap with Tahini Dressing
Ingredients
- 1 flatbread (or flour tortilla or pitta bread)
- 1 ½ tablespoons red pepper paste
- 2 large baby gem lettuce leaves (or other salad leaves)
- ½ large tomato (sliced)
- 4 slices cucumber
- 4 baby beets (pickled or plain ) halved or sliced if large
- 3 falafel
- ½ slice vegan feta
- 3 teaspoons tahini dressing
Instructions
- Heat your flatbread in a dry pan (you can add a little oil) or in an air fryer, in a oven or under a grill (broiler). You just want to warm it, you don't want it too crispy. Soft is better. You can heat the falafel at the same time.
- Spread the flatbread with red pepper spread.
- Top with lettuce or salad leaves.
- Add the tomato slices, cucumber, slices, beets and falafel.
- Drizzle with tahini dressing.
- You can add some crumbled vegan feta, but this is optional. Optional but delicious)
- Have a napkin at the ready, hold tight and tuck in!
- Enjoy!
Notes
- You can replace the red pepper spread with
- olive tapenade
- pesto
- red pesto
- tomato puree
- hummus
- You can use homemade or shop-bought falafel
- Skip the feta to reduce calories
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Sammie says
I don't know how I missed this one Jacqueline. Thanks for sharing it again.
Jacqueline Meldrum says
This falafel wrap is so worth trying Sammie, such good flavours and it's something a bit special. I hope you enjoy it.
Tara says
Creamy tahini dressing tops these delicious wraps to perfection. Added garlic hummus on top of mine - yum!
Jacqueline Meldrum says
Oh yum that was an excellent idea. Love that!
Anjali says
My kids are huge fans of falafel, so I made this wrap for them for lunch and they devoured it! My husband and I loved it as well!
Jacqueline Meldrum says
Yay! I am so glad you all enjoyed it. It is a bit of a treat.
MacKenzie says
The perfect lunch. Love that it’s healthy and done in 15 minutes
Jacqueline Meldrum says
Yes quick and easy to make for big results. So, so good. I hope you try it MacKenzie.
nancy says
i always wonder how to make a juicy Lebanese falafel wrap at home. thanks for this easy recipe. pinned
Jacqueline Meldrum says
I hope you really enjoy it when you make it Nancy. We love this hearty wrap.
Jill says
I am going to see if I can find those flatbreads tomorrow. Thanks for the heads up. Jill x
Jacqueline Meldrum says
No probs. Hope you find them and try this wrap.
Sam says
Oh my god that looks amazing. Can you make my lunches too?
Jacqueline Meldrum says
Haha thanks. We don't eat this way every day. Just so you know! We came home late and had beans on toast tonight.
Sam says
Oh damn, I was hoping for a delivery. I guess I will make it myself then 🤔
Jacqueline Meldrum says
Haha I think you will have too. Enjoy your Lebanese wraps.