Baked Falafels with Spirulina Green Sauce
Author: Kerry
Recipe type: vegetarian
Cuisine: Mediterranean
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Serves: 16
- ¼ cup quinoa
- 1 ½ cups fresh parsley
- ½ cup fresh cilantro
- 2 Tablespoons ground flaxseed
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 3 large garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 (15 oz) can unsalted garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 Tablespoons minced yellow onion
- Spirulina Sauce
- ¼ cup tahini
- 2 lemons juiced to yield 6 Tablespoons
- ¾ teaspoons spirulina powder (I used my green vegetable powder that I add to my smoothies)
- 3 cloves garlic
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup fresh parsley
- ½ cup fresh cilantro
- ¼ cup water
- Red cabbage
- Pita bread
- Hummus
- Tabouleh
- In a small saucepan, cook quinoa in ½ cup water. Bring to a boil, turn to simmer and cook for 15 minutes or until water is absorbed. Let cool.
- In a food processor place cooked quinoa, parsley, flax seed, oil, garlic, cumin, turmeric and salt. Process until mixed slightly.
- Add garbanzo beans and onion and pulse to grind coarsely.
- Do not blend. Leave a bit of texture in the mix.
- Drop the mixture by rounded tablespoons onto parchment or foil that you spray with nonstick spray. Fresh balls down a bit into 16 small patties.
- Place under preheated broiler (rack on the second-to-top notch) and broil 9-10 minutes.
- Flip each patty over with spatula and broil another 4-5 minutes. Watch carefully.
- While falafels cook, you can prepare sauce.
- In food processor puree tahini, lemon juice, spirulina or green powder, parsley, cilantro, salt, garlic and water.
- Blend until smooth.
- Serve with red cabbage, warm pita bread, hummus, sliced cucumbers and tomatoes.
- Drizzle green sauce over falafels or into your falafel pita sandwich.
Recipe by Growing Weisser at https://www.growingweisser.com/baked-falafels-with-spirulina-green-sauce
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