Falafel Sliders with Smoky Tomato Sauce - alive magazine

Ingredients

• 1 cup (250 g) dry green lentils
• 330 mL (11 oz) bottle regular or gluten-free lager beer
• 5 cups (1.2 L) water, divided
• 1 small head garlic
• 2 tsp (10 mL) avocado oil, divided
• 1 small cooking onion, coarsely chopped
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 Tbsp (30 mL) chickpea flour, plus extra if needed
• 1 tsp (5 mL) ground cumin
• 1 tsp (5 mL) coriander
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
• 1/4 tsp (1 mL) black pepper
• 1/8 tsp (0.5 mL) cayenne
• Smoky Tomato Sauce (<a href="https://www.alive.com/recipe/smoky-tomato-sauce/" target="_blank">recipe here</a>)
• Slider buns (optional)