Gluten Free Vegan Falafel with a Garlic Dill Tahini Drizzle

Falafel was a recipe I’ve been wanting to try for a while and when I finally made it, it didn’t dissapoint. It’s crispy yet soft, packed with flavor and the garlic dill tahini drizzle is a perfect finish for this dish.

Ingredients for Falafel

• 1 can of chickpeas
• 1/2 cup of cilantro
• 1 tbsp chopped white onion
• 3 tsps garlic powder
• 1 1/2 tsp salt & pepper
• 1 tbsp ground cumin
• pinch of cayenne pepper
• 3 tbsp corn flour or any gluten free flour

Ingredients for Garlic Dill Tahini Sauce

• 1/2 cup Tahini Sauce (I use the one from Trader Joes )
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp dill
• Water

Appliances 

• Food Processor
• Oven

Directions

1. Set Oven to 400 degrees.
2. Empty chickpeas from the can, drain and rinse them. Pat dry.
3. In a food processor, add in 1/2 cup of cilantro and 1 tbsp of chopped white onion, mix til they are both finely chopped together.
4. Then add in 3 tsps garlic powder, 1 tbsp ground cumin, pinch of cayenne pepper,  1 1/2 tsp salt and pepper, 3 tbsp corn flour and slowly add in the chickpeas. When you mix, be patient, try not to add water; only add a pinch if you need to but you want a ground up texture and you want it to be mostly dry!
5. Put in the fridge for an hour. You wantthe batter mix to harden a little. If you don’t have time for this step you can skip but I reccomend you do it, if you have time!
6. After an hour take the falafel out of the fridge and roll them into small balls, I use the Tbsp scoop for this. Perfect size! This receipe makes about 12 medium size falafel balls.
7. Put the balls on a non stick baking sheet or line it with parchment paper.
8. Put them in the oven for 10 – 15 minutes until golden.
9. (You also can pan fry them in a cast iron skillet with some oil after baking them for a crispier finish, I like to do this time from time.
10. Take your falafel out of the oven and plate them, I chose to eat them with baby spinach wrapped around it and dip it in my Garlic Dill Tahini Sauce!
11. Enjoy! They last up to 4 days in the fridge, well wrapped!

 

Garlic Dill Tahini Sauce

1. In a bowl add 1/2 cup of Tahini Sauce, 1 tsp Dill and 1 tsp garlic powder.
2. Slowly add in a little water to make a thinner consistency.
3. Drizzle on top of your falafel or use as a dip!

 

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