Falafel 2 2 2
Main Ingredient: Beans Tomatoes

Cuisine: Various Middle Eastern

Dietary: Various vegetarian

Special food: Arabic

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Falafel 2 2 2 ingredients

  • 2 c Garbanzo beans, cooked
  • -drained and rinsed
  • c water
  • 1 sli Wheat Bread, crustless firm
  • -torn into pieces
  • 1 T unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 2483527⁄624973141 t Baking soda
  • 3 garlic cloves, finely
  • -chopped
  • 1 Egg whites
  • 2 T parsley, fresh, chopped
  • 2483527⁄624973141 t Salt
  • 2483527⁄624973141 t Black pepper, freshly ground
  • 2483527⁄624973141 t Cumin
  • 2483527⁄624973141 t Turmeric
  • 2483527⁄624973141 t basil
  • 2483527⁄624973141 t Marjoram
  • 1 T tahini (sesame seed paste)
  • --or- olive oil

Cooking Falafel 2 2 2

1. Cayennei pepper, to taste flour, for coating the falafel puree the garbanzos in a food processor or in a blender.
2. Add the remaining ingredients, except the flour and mix well.
3. The mixture will be soft.
4. Form the mixture into 1-inch balls or patties and coat with flour.
5. Bakei in a preheated 350°F oven for 15 to 20 minutes.
6. To make a falafel sandwich, cut a piece of pita bread in half and put 2 to 3 falafel balls or patties into the open halves.
7. Add lettuce, alfalfa sprouts, sliced tomatoes, green onions and low-fat yogurt dressing or tahini dressing.
8. Yield: 5 servings, 20 balls one serving = 4 balls calories: 158 protein: 7 g fat: 5 g carbohydrate: 23 g fiber: 3.
9. 3 g cholesterol: 0 mg sodium: 341 mg potassium: 237 mg exchange: 1-½ starch/bread ½ medium-fat meat.