Moosewood Falafel

By MaryEllen

These are great in homemade pita breads and served with the Moosewood Lemon Tahini Sauce.
You could bake them, but my sisters really like them fried best.

Ingredients

• 4 cups cooked chickpeas or 2 cans drained
• (I like to cook my own and just freeze them to have on hand)
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 1 tsp tumeric
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 3 TBS lemon juice
• 1/4 tsp cayenne
• 1/4 cup dried or fresh parsley
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/4 cup peanut oil
• Nutritional Info
• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 245.0
• Total Fat: 8.2 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 509.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 36.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.0 g
• Protein: 7.0 g

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from recipes.sparkpeople.com

Preparation

Step 1

Put everything except the flour and oil in the food processor and blend until creamy. Make into 32 small patties. Flour lightly, and cook in nonstick skillet with small amount of oil. Let get really brown before turning. Be careful, they are delicate. Brown on the other side. Place on a baking sheet, and just before serving, heat in oven. Serve two patties per half of pita bread and top with Moosewood Lemon Tahini Sauce.

Serving Size: Make 32 small patties

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SISSYFEB48.