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Falafel w/ Tahini Yogurt

One of the more deliciously healthy things i've made lately.  I was inspired by Yotam Ottolenghi's recipe in his cookbook, Jerusalem - which I find myself leafing through quite often, mesmerized by the pictures, my stomach growling by the end.  I chose not to fry the falafel really out of laziness. There is not much I hate more than frying, grease splattering everywhere (so right there I am already going to have to clean my stovetop as well) and it has to be done last minute.  I prefer recipes that allow me to get the kitchen in order before I put myself into a food coma.





Falafel w/ Tahini Yogurt

Serves:

12 falafel

Ingredients

For the Falafel:

3 cups cooked chickpeas (2 15oz cans), drained and rinsed

1 yellow onion, diced

2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped

¼ cup fresh parsley

¼ cup fresh cilantro

½ tsp cayenne pepper

1½ tsp ground cumin

1 tsp ground coriander

½ tsp ground cardamom

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp kosher salt

¼ cup flour (feel free to try chickpea flour here, especially if you want to keep it gluten free)


For the Tahini Yogurt:

¼ cup tahini paste

¾ cup plain greek yogurt

1 clove of garlic, minced

½ cup water

juice of 1 lemon

salt and pepper

Serve with pita or naan, pickled red onion, leafy greens

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Preparation

Preheat the oven to 400ËšF.

Combine all of the falafel ingredients in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped but not quite a paste.

Form into patties – use a ¼ cup measure and gently press into a patty.

Heat a few tablespoons of oil in a large non-stick pan and sauté falafel 3-4 minutes on either side, until golden brown – don’t crowd them in the pan, it will probably take two batches.

Place onto a cookie sheet and sauté the second batch if necessary.*

Finish cooking the falafel in the oven – about 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, make the tahini yogurt: combine all ingredients in a bowl and whisk together (be patient here and whisk slowly or you will end up with lemon juice all over the place).

 

Notes

*you can freeze the patties at this point – freeze in a single layer, not touching and once frozen place in a ziploc bag. Thaw in fridge or on counter and cook in 400˚F oven for 20 minutes.

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