Falafel bowls easy way to use canned beans

Shopping in the veggie section of your local supermarket or visiting a farmers' market isn't the only way to fill your belly with Canadian-grown produce.

Did you know that dry or canned beans labelled “Product of Canada” are from either Ontario, Manitoba or Alberta? There are approximately 1,000 farmers in Ontario alone growing dry beans on an average of 120,000 acres each year.

Use canned beans in this easy falafel bowl dish, which uses kidney beans as an alternative to chickpeas.

Protein-packed falafel is made with kidney beans as an alternative to chickpeas in this delightful falafel bowl dish that will serve four people. ONTARIO BEANS PHOTO