Broad Bean Falafels With Tzatziki and Tahini Sauce

Name: Broad Bean Falafels With Tzatziki and Tahini Sauce
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: FALAFELS; 1 200g packet OddPods Chickpeas or 200g Tinned Chickpeas; 250g Shelled Broad beans – about 1kg of whole pods; Small handful parsley chopped; Small handful coriander chopped with stems; 6 cloves garlic crushed; 1 Onion; 6 Spring onions; 1 tsp Dried mint; 1 tsp Cumin powder; 2 tsps Coriander powder; 2 tbsp Gram flour, possibly more; Chilli flakes to taste; 2 tsps Sea salt; Pepper; TZATZIKI; 250g yoghurt; 2 Small cucumbers, seeds removed, cut into small squares; 6 Mint leaves, rolled into a cigar shape, cut fine; 1 Clove garlic minced; ½ Lemon juiced; Salt, pepper; TAHINI DRIZZLE; 3 tbsp Tahini; 3 tbsp Lemon juice; 1 Garlic clove crushed; ½ tsp Salt; Pepper; Splash of water; ACCOMPANIMENTS – OPTIONAL

by Zarina February 21, 2021

February 21, 2021

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Broad beans are in season right now, so if you get some, why not try making these falafels? They are the perfect mid-week dinner! Beautifully crisp on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside, just bursting with flavor. The broad beans give the falafels a creamy texture, and the chickpeas have a nutty flavor which combined is just gorgeous.

The kids devoured them in flatbreads with homemade tzatziki, tahini sauce, and salad. My daughter said they were the yummiest meatballs ever 🤦🏽‍♀️… little did she know they were packed full of green goodness… ha.

Broad Bean Falafels With Tzatziki and Tahini Sauce

Serves: 6 Prep Time: 1 Hour Cooking Time: 15 Minutes 15 Minutes

Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Rating: 5.0/5
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Ingredients

FALAFELS

1 200g packet OddPods Chickpeas or 200g Tinned Chickpeas

250g Shelled Broad beans – about 1kg of whole pods

Small handful parsley chopped

Small handful coriander chopped with stems

6 cloves garlic crushed

1 Onion

6 Spring onions

1 tsp Dried mint

1 tsp Cumin powder

2 tsps Coriander powder

2 tbsp Gram flour, possibly more

Chilli flakes to taste

2 tsps Sea salt

Pepper

TZATZIKI

250g yoghurt

2 Small cucumbers, seeds removed, cut into small squares

6 Mint leaves, rolled into a cigar shape, cut fine

1 Clove garlic minced

½ Lemon juiced

Salt, pepper

TAHINI DRIZZLE

3 tbsp Tahini

3 tbsp Lemon juice

1 Garlic clove crushed

½ tsp Salt

Pepper

Splash of water

ACCOMPANIMENTS – OPTIONAL

Flatbreads

Sliced tomatoes

Sliced cucumber

Gherkins or Lebanese pickles

Pickled green chillis

Micro herbs or bay leaves

Radish

Chilli Sauce

Broad Bean Falafels

Broad Bean Falafels

With Tzatziki and Tahini Sauce

Instructions

Remove pods from broad beans.

Boil in salted water for 5 minutes, drain, set aside to cool

Peel the pods by squeezing the ends until the bean pops out the end

In a food processor, blitz together broad beans and chickpeas until smooth, remove into a large bowl, and set aside

Now blitz all remaining ingredients for falafels in the food processor until paste forms and add to chickpea and broad beans. Give it all a good mix with your hands

If the mixture feels a bit dry, add a little water. If it feels too wet, you can add some more gram flour

Taste the mix to check if you would like to add salt, pepper, chilli flakes and adjust to your liking

Roll the mixture into desired size balls and lay onto a tray ready for frying, set aside

Mix all ingredients for tzatziki in a bowl, set aside

Mix all ingredients for tahini sauce in a bowl, add water to desired consistency, set aside

Heat oil in a pan to shallow fry the falafels

Fry the falafel balls in batches, setting the cooked falafels to drain on kitchen paper towels

Serve warm falafels in flatbread with tzatziki, drizzled with tahini sauce, and topped with accompaniments of your choice.

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broad bean falafel tahini tzatziki

Broad Bean Falafels With Tzatziki and Tahini Sauce

Broad Bean Falafels With Tzatziki and Tahini Sauce

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