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Spinach Falafel With Tahini Dressing
[Vegan]

JW By: Josephine Watmore

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Spinach Falafel With Tahini Dressing [Vegan]

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Spinach Falafel With Tahini Dressing [Vegan]

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Vegan

This spinach falafel is a delicious take on a high-protein vegan staple. Eat it on its own (with the tahini dressing of course) or put them in pita. These are great for getting extra greens in. It's also easy to bring spinach falafel with you for lunch at school or... Read More

Ingredients You Need for Spinach Falafel With Tahini Dressing [Vegan]

Spinach Falafel:

2 1/2 cups cooked chickpeas
1 small onion, chopped
1 garlic clove
1 cup spinach, packed
1 1/2 tsp dried parsley
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp plain flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 Tbsp breadcrumbs
Pitas

Tahini:

1/4 cup tahini
1/2 cup water
1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1/4 tsp pink Himalayan salt

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How to Prepare Spinach Falafel With Tahini Dressing [Vegan]

For the Falafel:

Place the chickpeas, onion, garlic, spinach, and parsley in a food processor and pulse until pasty and combined (or use a stick blender if you don’t have a food processor like me)
Mix the cumin, coriander, salt, flour, baking powder and soda in a large bowl then add the mushed up chickpea and spinach mixture. Mix well with a wooden spoon, making sure there are no dry patches left
Stir in the breadcrumbs. If the mixture seems to dry add up to 2 more tablespoons of breadcrumbs and mix well. Use the falafel mixture immediately.
To make the falafel, heat 3 inches of oil in a pan. Take a walnut-sized lump of the falafel mixture, and using two spoons shape into balls and gently drop into the hot oil. Cook each falafel for about 5 minutes until browned. Keep going until all the falafel mixture is used up
Enjoy inside a salad-filled pita bread topped with tahini dressing.

For the Tahini Dressing:

Blend everything together until smooth and creamy

Notes

For gluten free falafel just replace flour and bread crumbs with gluten free versions

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