Oven-Baked Falafel
YIELD
25 mins
PREP TIME
33 mins
BAKE TIME
58 mins
TOTAL TIME
Ingredients
Ingredients for the falafel: ● 2 1⁄4 cups Anthony’s Goods Dried Chickpeas ● 1⁄4 cup Anthony’s Goods Chickpea Flour ● 3⁄4 yellow onion, diced ● 2 large cloves garlic, minced ● 1 cup parsley, chopped ● 1⁄2 cup cilantro, chopped ● 1 tbsp cumin ● 1⁄4 tsp cayenne pepper ● 11⁄2tspsalt ● 2 tbsp lemon juice ● 2 1⁄2 tbsp tahini ● Pita bread, for making sandwiches ● Topping Options: diced tomatoes, shredded lettuce, fresh parsley, pickled turnips Ingredients for the tahini sauce: ● 1⁄2 cup tahini ● 1⁄2 cup water ● 3 tbsp lemon juice ● 1-2 cloves garlic, minced ● salt to taste ● 1⁄4 cup chopped parsley (optional)
Instructions
None of that boxed or fried stuff! Whip up a batch of tahini-coated falafel, baked right in the oven, from scratch. Use them as delicious salad toppers or fold them up in pita bread if you’re in the mood for a wrap. 1. Add the dried chickpeas to a large bowl with plenty of water. Let them soak for 24 hours. 2. Drain the chickpeas and add about half to the bowl of a food processor. Add the chopped onions and minced garlic. Process until you get a grainy mixture. 3. Pour the mixture into a new bowl and add the rest of the chickpeas to the food processor. Add the parsley, cilantro, cumin, cayenne, salt and lemon juice. Process again until you get a grainy mixture and add it to the bowl. 4. Mix everything together so that all the ingredients are evenly distributed. Then, add the tahini and chickpea flour. Mix again. 5. Using a cookie scoop, take 2 tbsp of the mixture and shape into balls, flattening them slightly at the end. Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. 6. Bake the falafels at 400F for 18 minutes, then flip them over and bake for another 15 minutes. 7. Meanwhile, make the tahini sauce by mixing the tahini and water together until you get a lighter, thinner liquid. Then, mix in the remaining sauce ingredients. 8. Serve the falafels as salad toppers or fill them into pita pockets, drenched in tahini sauce and topped with tomatoes, pickled turnips, fresh parsley or shredded lettuce.
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