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Crispy Falafel Bites

Name: Crispy Falafel Bites
Prep time: 1800 s
Cook time: 180 s
Total time: 2280 s
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 Unit Cucumber with peel raw; 200 grams Nestle Milkpak Yogurt; 1 teaspoon Lemon peel raw; 2 tablespoons Lemon juice raw; 3 1/2 tablespoons Oil olive salad or cooking; 1/2 cup Dill weed fresh; 1/4 cup Spearmint fresh; 2 Units Garlic raw; 15 ounces Chickpeas (garbanzo beans bengal gram) mature seeds cooked boiled with salt; 1/2 cup Coriander (cilantro) leaves raw; 1/3 cup Onions raw; 5 grams Peppers serrano raw; 5 tablespoons Chickpea flour (besan); 2 tablespoons Seeds sesame butter tahini from raw and stone ground kernels; 3/4 teaspoon Spices cumin seed; 1/2 teaspoon Leavening agents baking powder double-acting straight phosphate

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A delicious recipe for crispy falafel bites served with a refreshing tzatziki sauce.

Not included in this recipe

Treenut

Peanuts

Fish

Egg

Crustaceans

Treenut-Free

Peanuts-Free

Fish-free

Ingredients

Servings

- 6 Portions +

Cucumber, with peel, raw

1 Unit Cucumber, with peel, raw

Nestle Milkpak Yogurt

200 grams Nestle Milkpak Yogurt

Lemon peel, raw

1 teaspoon Lemon peel, raw

Lemon juice, raw

2 tablespoons Lemon juice, raw

Oil, olive, salad or cooking

3 1/2 tablespoons Oil, olive, salad or cooking

Dill weed, fresh

1/2 cup Dill weed, fresh

Spearmint, fresh

1/4 cup Spearmint, fresh

Garlic, raw

2 Units Garlic, raw

Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt

15 ounces Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt

Coriander (cilantro) leaves, raw

1/2 cup Coriander (cilantro) leaves, raw

Onions, raw

1/3 cup Onions, raw

Peppers, serrano, raw

5 grams Peppers, serrano, raw

Chickpea flour (besan)

5 tablespoons Chickpea flour (besan)

Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, from raw and stone ground kernels

2 tablespoons Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, from raw and stone ground kernels

Spices, cumin seed

3/4 teaspoon Spices, cumin seed

Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, straight phosphate

1/2 teaspoon Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, straight phosphate

Crispy Falafel Bites

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Instructions

5 Steps

38'

Total

30'

Preparation

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1 of 5

10'

Prepare Tzatziki

Grate cucumber on largest holes of a box grater. Squeeze to remove excess liquid. Stir together yogurt, cucumber, lemon zest and juice, 1 tablespoon oil, 1 tablespoon dill, 1 tablespoon mint, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Grate 1 garlic clove directly into mixture in bowl; stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate tzatziki until ready to serve.

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2 of 5

10'

Prepare Chickpea Mixture

Pulse chickpeas in a food processor until finely chopped. Transfer to a large bowl. Place cilantro, onion, chile, 6 tablespoons dill, remaining 3 tablespoons mint, and remaining garlic clove in food processor. Pulse until finely chopped. Transfer mixture to bowl with chickpeas. Stir in flour, tahini, cumin, baking powder, and remaining 1 teaspoon salt.

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3 of 5

10'

Shape and Flatten Patties

Shape mixture into 24 balls and flatten into 1 1/2-inch-thick patties. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

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4 of 5

Cook Patties

Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium. Cook patties in batches, adding more oil if needed, until brown and crispy, about 3 minutes per side.

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5 of 5

Garnish Tzatziki and Falafel

Drizzle tzatziki with remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Sprinkle tzatziki and falafel with remaining 1 tablespoon dill and more mint.

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Serve Immediately

For the best texture, serve the falafel immediately after cooking while they're still crispy.