We've all been there before. You're entertaining guests and want to cook a recipe that is healthy, delicious, and makes enough to feed a group.
Our June recipe checks all these boxes! This nourishing and delicious falafel with citrus tahini sauce is the perfect dish for a dinner party while providing valuable nutrients your body needs to maximize your health!
These crispy, bite-size snacks are warm and comforting with an added kick of fresh flavor from the sauce. You and your guests will love them!
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Falafel with Citrus Tahini Sauce
Makes roughly 42 falafel balls
Falafel Ingredients:
- Chickpeas, dried 4 cups
- Onion, roughly chopped 4 cups
- Parsley, chopped 1 1⁄2 cups
- Cilantro, chopped 1 1⁄2 cups
- Salt 4 tsp.
- Red chili flakes 4 tsp.
- Garlic cloves 16 ea.
- Cumin, ground 4 tsp.
- Baking powder 4 tsp.
- Chickpea flour 1-1 1⁄2 cups
- Canola oil, for frying as needed
- Garnish
- Lettuce head, shredded 2 ea.
- Citrus Tahini Sauce (recipe follows) as needed
- Micro Parsley as needed
Falafel Instructions:
- Place the chickpeas in a large bowl and add enough cold water to cover them by at least 2 inches; soak overnight
and then drain. - Place the drained, uncooked chickpeas and the onions in the bowl of a food processor. Add the parsley, cilantro,
salt, red chili flakes, garlic, and cumin. Process until blended but not puréed—it should look mealy. - Sprinkle in the baking powder and 1⁄2 cup of the chickpea flour, and pulse. Add enough so that the dough forms a
small ball and no longer sticks to your hands. Refrigerate, covered, for at least an hour or overnight. - Form the chickpea mixture into balls about the size of walnuts, using water to wet hands so the balls don’t stick.
- Heat 3 inches of oil to 375°F in a deep pot or wok and fry 1 ball to test. If it falls apart, mix a little flour into the falafel
batter. Fry the balls until golden brown; drain on paper towels. - Place a small mound of lettuce on a plate. Top with a falafel and drizzle of Tahini Citrus and garnish with micro
parsley.
Citrus Tahini Sauce Ingredients
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Orange juice 7 oz.
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Garlic, minced 2 large cloves
- Oranges, zested 2 ea.
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Tahini 10.5 ounces
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Serrano, finely minced 2 ounces (optional)
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Olive oil 10.5 ounces or 1 1/3 cups
- Salt as needed
Citrus Tahini Sauce Instructions
- Combine all ingredients except the olive oil in a blender. Blend until smooth.
- Turn the blender to low speed and slowly pour in the oils to emulsify.
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