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Falafel Waffles with Tahini Salad

Crisp, flavorful falafels without frying. Serve it with the Tahini Salad for an easy, delicious meal.
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time30 mins
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Side Dish
Keyword: chickpeas, cucumber, falafel, garbanzo beans, middle eastern, tahini, tomato, waffle
Servings: 5 4-5" waffles

Equipment

  • waffle iron

Ingredients

Falafels

  • 1 15 oz can Chickpeas/Garbanzo Beans drained and rinsed
  • ½ cup cilantro stems removed
  • ½ cup parsley stems removed
  • ½ small onion cut into chunks
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • 2 tablespoons oil avocado or olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons white whole wheat flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper

Tahini Salad

  • 1 large tomato or 2 Roma tomatoes (about 1 cup) diced
  • ½ cucumber (about 1 cup) diced
  • 2 tablespoons tahini
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon water optional
  • 1 clove of garlic minced or pressed
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to the “warm setting” or 200 F to keep the cooked falafels warm.

Tahini Salad

  • In a medium bowl, combine the tahini, lemon juice, water (just to help thin out the sauce, if needed), garlic, salt, and pepper until it is smooth and fully combined. Stir in the tomatoes and cucumbers. Set aside.

Falafel Waffles

  • Add all of the falafel ingredients into a food processor. Pulse until everything is combined and smooth, about 1-2 minutes.
  • Preheat waffle iron to medium heat. Grease the waffle maker according to your waffle iron direction. I use an avocado cooking spray.
  • When the waffle iron is hot, fill the waffle iron with about 1/3 cup of the falafel mixture (there should be some free space as the falafel will expand while it is cooking). Close the lid gently and cook until the falafel is golden and crisp, about 5 to 7 minutes. Keep the cooked falafels warm in the preheated oven or covered with foil on a plate while you make the remaining falafels.
  • Serve falafels warm with the tahini salad inside a pita bread or your favorite sides.

Notes

Refrigerate extra waffles and/or tahini salad for up to 7 days.