Falafel with Vegetables & Tahini
Best & easy tahini dressing recipe
This easy-to-make Mediterranean meal recipe of crispy baked falafel, loaded with spices and fresh herbs, is incredibly flavorful. Enjoy it by packing it with all the ingredients inside a pita wrap! The one thing constant is the best tahini dressing by Teta Foods.
But What is Falafel & Where Does it Come From?
Herbs, spices, and ground chickpeas or fava beans are used to make traditional falafel. The mixture is then shaped into patties or balls and deep-fried to produce a texture akin to a fritter—crisp on the outside and soft on the inside.
This traditional Middle Eastern & Mediterranean dish is great for eating on the go and is frequently served with mezze, a collection of mini-meals.
Special insider secrets:
The Teta Foods’ Tahini Dressing & Dip is straightforward to put together and more versatile than the traditional kind. It’s a refreshing and delicious addition to salads and falafel.
Ingredients Needed:
- Dried chickpeas, soaked overnight (yields two cups) – 1 cup
- Red onion – ½, chopped
- Garlic cloves – 3-5, chopped
- Parsley (half bunch) – ¾ cup, chopped
- Salt – 2 ½ Tbsp
- Cumin Powder – 1 Tbsp
- Ground Coriander, Black Pepper Powder – 1 tsp
- Cayenne Powder – ¼ tsp
- Baking soda – ⅛ tsp
- Vegetable oil – 6 cups (fill the pot ¾ full)
- Teta Foods Tahini Dressing & Dip – add as per preference
- Pita Bread/ Loaf
- Tomato – ½ cup
- Radish – ½ cup
Preparation/Method
- Soak your dried chickpeas. Overnight or for at least 8 to 12 hours. Remember the chickpeas will triple in size, so cover them with plenty of water. Then drain and rinse them properly.
- Add the chickpeas, chopped garlic and onion, parsley, baking soda, spice blend, and salt to a food processor.
- Pulse the food processor but do not blend completely. The final mixture should resemble coarse sand.
- Transfer the mixture to a bowl, stir it together until it’s fully combined and cover with plastic wrap or a lid. Place the bowl in the fridge. Chill the falafel mixture for 30 minutes to 1 – 2 hours.
- Form the falafel mixture into balls by hand or with a cookie scoop to about the size of a large marble, firmly packed, and put aside.
- Fry the falafel: Fill a deep pan halfway with vegetable oil, then place it over medium heat.
- Make sure the saucepan isn’t packed, too full of falafel before dropping the falafel balls into the boiling oil one at a time.
- Cook for one to two minutes, or until the falafel is golden brown and most of the bubbles have vanished.
- Place the pita piece on a plate and split it into 2. Add the falafels and break them apart.
- Add tomato, radish and parsley and pour some Teta Foods Tahini Dressing over them, generously.
- To serve, roll the pita pieces tightly and cut in half.
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Nutrition Rating - 4.4 stars
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