Baked Falafel

Falafel is a popular Middle Eastern dish that has been enjoyed for centuries. Traditionally it is made with spiced fava beans and/or garbanzo beans, formed into balls or patties, and fried.

We have transformed the traditional recipe into a healthy, delicious recipe suited for your detox. The subtle exotic flavors of the Middle Eastern spices and the nourishment of the ground garbanzos beans will make a satisfying meal for your detox. This recipe is a favorite for special occasions or regular meals. Extra patties can be frozen and reheated for quick meals.

The preparation for this recipe is very easy, but it does require some extra time for chilling. Be sure to plan for enough time to let the dough chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.

These falafel patties can be served with tahini miso dressing, hummus, hot sauce, lettuce, cucumber, red onion, tomato, etc. on a lettuce wrap, tortilla or a bed of lettuce. Be creative and enjoy!

Ingredients:

(use organic whenever possible)

4 cups cooked or canned garbanzo beans

1 small potato

1/2 red onions

2 large cloves garlic

½ cups tahini

4 tablespoons lemon juice

1/4 cups fresh parsley

1 tablespoon cumin

1 tablespoon coriander

salt, black pepper and garlic powder to taste

Directions:

1. Cube and boil the potato.
2. Chop the onion, garlic and fresh parsley.
3. Combine all ingredients in a food processor and blend until mostly smooth.
4. Adjust spices according to taste (make sure it's flavorful enough).
5. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
6. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
7. Form little patties 1/4" thick and place on a well oiled cookie sheet.
8. Bake about 15 minutes then flip gently and bake another 10 minutes on other side until they are well browned on both sides and hold together well.

Serves 4-6

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