Lentil Falafel
Lentils have a long history in Mediterranean food traditions, and Chef Rebecca Peizer from The Culinary Institute of America shows us how to make a classic Mediterranean dish, falafel. Instead of...
Keywords
- global street food
- main dish
- snack
- mediterranean
- deep-frying
- split (red
- yellow)
- whole green
- vegetarian
- english
Recipe Saint is a recipe index: we list the ingredients so you can search, save and plan. The full method, times and servings are on the publisher's page at www.lentils.org.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (250 mL) whole green lentils
- 1 cup (250 mL) split red lentils
- 2 cups (500 mL) onion, roughly chopped
- 3/4 cup (175 mL) parsley, chopped
- 3/4 cup (175 mL) cilantro, chopped
- 2 tsp (10 mL) salt
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) dried hot red pepper
- 6-8 garlic cloves
- 2 tsp (10 mL) cumin
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) all-purpose flour (if needed)
- 2 tsp (10 mL) baking powder
- canola oil, for frying as needed
- 2 tomatoes, diced
- 2 onions, diced
- 2 green bell pepper, diced
- 1 head lettuce, shredded
- lentil hummus
- whole wheat pita
