{"id":2210,"date":"2014-08-11T14:35:03","date_gmt":"2014-08-11T21:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aysontespli.ca\/?p=2210"},"modified":"2014-08-11T14:44:16","modified_gmt":"2014-08-11T21:44:16","slug":"grilled-falafel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/aysontespli.ca\/?p=2210","title":{"rendered":"Grilled Falafel"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have a falafel recipe somewhere but it seems to have gotten lost in all the moving around we have done over the years. I googled “falafel recipes” and\u00a0ended up at Food.com where I found this recipe by justcallmetoni<\/a><\/p>\n

I read a few of the reviews and admittedly, the first time I made these I didn’t have any cilantro or parsley in the house! I subbed in a bit of dried parsley and a bit of coriander; they were amazing! Second go around, I had cilantro but no parsley…I really need to get my act together! I had my doubts about the green falafel. I thought my boys might not like it but they proved me wrong. The next time I make this it is my goal to have both fresh parsley and fresh cilantro on hand!<\/p>\n

Sometimes I make falafel and serve it with Bombay Rice<\/a> and a green Vegetable; sometimes I make it and serve it in a wrap. You can make this recipe and use the resulting falafels quite successfully, either way!<\/p>\n

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Falafel Wrap<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1 Tbsp (15ml) Olive Oil
\n1 small Onion, finely\u00a0diced
\n1 clove Garlic, minced
\n1 – 14 oz (398ml) \u00a0can Chick Peas
\n1 cup (250 ml) loosely packed Cilantro
\n1 cup (250 ml) loosely packed Parsley
\n1 cup (250ml) cooked Brown Rice*
\n1 teaspoon (5 ml) Curry Powder
\n1\/4 teaspoon (1 ml) Cayenne Pepper
\n1 Tablespoon (15 ml) Fresh Lemon Juice
\n3\/4 cup (175ml) Breadcrumbs<\/p>\n

Serve alongside Rice and Veg for a complete Meal
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\nServe in a Wrap or Pita with Lettuce, Tomato, Cucumber, Tzatziki<\/p>\n

Method:<\/strong>
\nHeat oil in a skillet over med-high heat.
\nSaute onion for a minute or two; add garlic and continue saut\u00e9ing until onion is soft and garlic is golden, about 4 minutes, total.
\nLet cool.
\nPlace sauteed onion in food processor; add chickpeas and pulse to coarsely chop the beans.
\nAdd cilantro, parsley, rice, curry and cayenne; pulse until all ingredients are finely chopped and evenly distributed.
\nTurn the mixture into a bowl.
\nStir in lemon juice and 1\/4 cup (50 ml) of the breadcrumbs.
\nPour remaining breadcrumbs onto a plate.
\nWith your hands, mix chickpea mixture until it is like a moist dough.
\nScooping up 1\/4 cup (50ml) at a time, form the chickpea mixture into patties.
\nCoat lightly in the remaining breadcrumbs.
\nRepeat, making 8 – 3 inch (7.5cm) patties.
\nHeat \u00a0cast iron skillet.
\nBrush lightly with oil.
\nPlace the patties in the skillet, about an inch (2.5 cm) apart.
\nCook 4 minutes, until lightly browned.
\nTurn and cook another 4 minutes, until second side is lightly browned.<\/p>\n

Serve immediately alongside Bombay Rice and a Green Vegetable of your choice or in a Wrap or a Pita with thinly sliced Tomatoes, Cucumber, Shredded Lettuce and Tzatziki.<\/p>\n

Serves 4 – 6<\/p>\n

*I \u00a0have used plain white rice because it is what I had\u00a0on hand.<\/p>\n

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Falafel and Bombay Rice with Wilted Spinach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Or you can just throw ’em on top of some Salad! Oh, Falafel, you are so versatile!<\/p>\n

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Falafel on Salad with Tzatziki<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I have a falafel recipe somewhere but it seems to have gotten lost in all the moving around we have done over the years. I googled “falafel recipes” and\u00a0ended up at Food.com where I found this recipe by justcallmetoni I read a few of the reviews and admittedly, the first time I made these I … Continue reading Grilled Falafel<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bread-sandwich-filling-of-choice","category-vegetarian-friendly"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/aysontespli.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/aysontespli.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/aysontespli.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/aysontespli.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/aysontespli.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2210"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/aysontespli.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2216,"href":"http:\/\/aysontespli.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2210\/revisions\/2216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/aysontespli.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/aysontespli.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/aysontespli.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}