Falafel is one of my all time favorite foods. I've tried many recipes and have decided that you really can't mess it up. I make it so often now that I just kind of throw stuff together without measuring. Below are some "off the top of my head" directions for what I do. Hope you enjoy it!
Ingredients:
1- 16oz can Garbanzo Beans (aka Chick Peas)
1 medium yellow onion (chopped)
1 TBSP minced garlic
Drizzle of Olive Oil
Drizzle of Lemon Juice
1 TBSP dried parsley
A shake or two of Corriander, Cumin, and Sea Salt
About 1/4 cup of flour
Olive Oil (for frying)
Ingredients for Sauce:
Greek Yogurt with Honey
1/2 cucumber (diced)
Handful of fresh mint leaves (finely chopped)
2 TBSP chopped red onion
Feta Cheese
Directions:
1) Place Garbanzo beans, onion, and garlic in food processor. Drizzle with the olive oil and lemon juice. Blend until smooth.
2) Stir in parsley, corriander, cumin, and sea salt until blended.
3) Add flour slowly and stir until you reach a pasty substance. The amount of flour needed depends on how runny your mixture is.
4) Heat olive oil in a skillet.
5) Form dough into small balls or patties and drop them into pan. I found that using a small cookie scoop works great for this. I drop them into a pan and gently flatten them as they brown on each side. You can fry these as balls or make them into little patties. I prefer the patties because it requires less oil to fry and they fit nicely into pita pockets.
6) Cook in pan of olive oil until the outside is golden brown (about 5 minutes per side).
7) Serve as individual patties or in pita pockets. Our favorite toppings are a yogurt sauce and feta cheese.
Falafel with Yogurt sauce and Feta cheese
Gyro style Falafel
I love this meal because it's a great vegetarian option and is still very filling. There are so many different sauce options that you can use to give the Falafel a different flavor. Best of all it's pretty healthy and my kids love it!
