FALAFEL | DINNER IDEAS | VEGETARIAN | MIDDLE EASTERN FOOD

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound dried chickpeas
• 1/2 pound dried split fava beans
• water for soaking plus salt
• 1/2 bunch fresh parsley
• 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro
• 1/4 bunch fresh dill, optional
• 1/2 white onion, roughly chopped
• 4 cloves garlic
• kosher salt to taste throughout
• 1 to 2 Tablespoons cumin
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 Tablespoons almond flour
• oil for frying
• 1 cucumber, diced
• 1 tomato, quartered
• 1/4 red onion, sliced
• juice of one lemon
• 1 to 2 Tablespoons olive oil
• kosher salt, to taste
• black pepper, to taste
• pinch fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/2 Cup tahini
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• pinch of garlic powder
• pinch of cumin
• pinch of kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons fresh parsley or cilantro, chopped
• water for thinning