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Falafel (Version 2)

Legumes - Chickpea - -

INGREDIENTS

1 medium potato
1 large bunch parsley or coriander
2 small onions
3 T oil
3 cups cooked, ground garbanzo beans
1/4 cup sesame seed meal
1 T soy yogurt
1/8 t garlic powder
1 T salt
Dash cayenne
1/8 t pepper
1 t paprika
Juice of 1 lemon

METHOD

Cook and mash potato and set aside. Mince leaves of parsley.

Preheat oven to 350F/180C.

Chop onions fine and saute in oil until soft. Stir in parsley and cook briefly. Add to ground beans. Mix well with remaining ingredients. Form into balls or shape into patties, using about 2 T mixture for each one. Place on greased cookie sheets and bake for 10 minutes on each side.

NOTES

Makes about 24.

Traditionally, falafel (garbanzo balls) are served as a filling for Arab Bread with fresh vegetables and soy yogurt. The result is somewhat like a taco, but with its own distinctive savour.

"Found these recipes in an old book of my mum's from the 70's (her vegetarian phase as she calls it...) - 'Laurel's Kitchen - A Handbook for Vegetarian Cookery and Nutrition'. Lots of good, simple, interesting food!"

posted by ingrid

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