Dinner the Bevko way. As advocates of clean eating, we try to remove gluten, sugar, and other ingredients from our recipes. Give our Chickpea Falafel a try and let us know what you think!
Ingredients
2 cups dry chickpeas / garbanzo beans
1 small onion, roughly chopped
1 bunch cilantro, chopped
1 bunch parsley, chopped
3 cloves garlic
2 Tbsp gluten-free flour (quinoa, brown rice, millet)
1 Tbsp cumin
2 tsp ground coriander
pinch of ground cardamon
1 tsp sea salt
2 Tbsp coconut oil
For the Sauce:
½ cup tahini
1 tsp ground cumin
2 lemons, juiced
½ bunch cilantro, chopped
Season with sea salt to taste
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 400 F.
- In a large bowl, place dried chickpeas, and cover with water 3 inches above the chickpeas. Let the chickpeas soak overnight. Chickpeas will double in size after soaking overnight.
- Drain and rinse the chickpeas well. In a food processor, place all ingredients including the chickpeas, onion, parsley, garlic, flour, salt, cumin, coriander, cayenne pepper, cardamom, and coconut oil.
- Pulse all ingredients together until the a rough, coarse meal forms. Do not over-process or create a paste. The mixture should be coarse and granular, yet easy to shape without crumbling.
- Once mixture reaches desired consistency, pour into a medium bowl, and form into even size balls. Using a tablespoon, form about 2 tablespoons of mixture per falafel. If mixture seems to loose and falls apart, stir in a little bit of flour into the mixture.
- Once all falafel balls are formed, place on a lined baking sheet tray, and bake until crisp to the touch, approximately 20-30 minutes. To serve the falafel, place in kale wrap with vegetables such as chopped cucumber, tomato, parsley, and onions. Finally drizzle with creamy tahini sauce.
- To make the tahini sauce: Place all ingredients in a food processor, and blend until fully combined.
