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Instructions:

Place all ingredients in a small pot on the stove, bring to a boil. Simmer 3 minutes, refrigerate.

Falafel burgers- makes 4
Ingredients:

• ¼ chopped onion
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 C Italian parsley, tender stems ok ( use part cilantro)
• 2 tsp cumin
• ½  tsp smoked paprika ( optional)
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 C dry garbanzo beans, soaked 12-36 hours, drained. Do not cook.

Optional Falafel Burger Garnishes:
Buns, Tzatziki, Pickled onions or peppers, sliced tomato, lettuce, crumbled feta
Directions:
In a food processor, pulse all the ingredients except garbanzo beans, until chopped and combined. Add garbanzo beans and pulse repeatedly, scraping down sides, until it sticks together, and forms a granular paste. (Do not blend until smooth.)
Form 4 patties and place on parchment lined baking dish and refrigerate for 15-20 minutes.
If baking, pre heat oven to 400F.
Make tzatziki and pickles.
Either bake falafels in a hot oven, for 30 minutes, turning over ½ way through-- or pan fry in a cast iron skillet with a generous amount of oil, until each side is golden, and finish heating through in a warm oven.

Assemble burgers on buns w/ tzatziki, sliced tomatoes, greens, pickled peppers or onions and feta crumbles.

Tzatziki Recipe
Ingredients:

• 1 Cup finely diced cucumber
• 1 Cup Greek style (thick) low fat plain yogurt -if using non-fat yogurt, you may need to add a T of olive oil
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• ½ tsp salt and pepper
• 2 tsp lemon juice or red wine vinegar
• ¼ C chopped fresh herbs- Italian parsley, fresh dill, mint or cilantro
• pinch cayenne

Instructions:
Fold all ingredients together in a medium bowl.  Refrigerate until  ready to use.

Falafel Burger Garnishes:
Pickled onions or peppers, sliced tomato, lettuce, crumbled feta, buns

Quick Pickled Peppers or Red Onions
Ingredients:

• ½  cup vinegar- red wine, apple cider, or white
• ½  cup water
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 red onion  or 8-10 little peppers - sliced
• 1 tsp coriander or cumin seeds (optional) 
• 1 tsp whole peppercorn ( optional)
• 2 cloves sliced garlic (optional)

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Falafel burgers- makes 4
Ingredients:

• ¼ chopped onion
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 C Italian parsley, tender stems ok ( use part cilantro)
• 2 tsp cumin
• ½  tsp smoked paprika ( optional)
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 C dry garbanzo beans, soaked 12-36 hours, drained. Do not cook.

Optional Falafel Burger Garnishes:
Buns, Tzatziki, Pickled onions or peppers, sliced tomato, lettuce, crumbled feta

Directions:
In a food processor, pulse all the ingredients except garbanzo beans, until chopped and combined. Add garbanzo beans and pulse repeatedly, scraping down sides, until it sticks together, and forms a granular paste. (Do not blend until smooth.)
Form 4 patties and place on parchment lined baking dish and refrigerate for 15-20 minutes.
If baking, pre heat oven to 400F.
Make tzatziki and pickles.
Either bake falafels in a hot oven, for 30 minutes, turning over ½ way through-- or pan fry in a cast iron skillet with a generous amount of oil, until each side is golden, and finish heating through in a warm oven.

Assemble burgers on buns w/ tzatziki, sliced tomatoes, greens, pickled peppers or onions and feta crumbles.

Tzatziki Recipe
Ingredients:

• 1 Cup finely diced cucumber
• 1 Cup Greek style (thick) low fat plain yogurt -if using non-fat yogurt, you may need to add a T of olive oil
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• ½ tsp salt and pepper
• 2 tsp lemon juice or red wine vinegar
• ¼ C chopped fresh herbs- Italian parsley, fresh dill, mint or cilantro
• pinch cayenne

Instructions:
Fold all ingredients together in a medium bowl.  Refrigerate until  ready to use.

Falafel Burger Garnishes:
Pickled onions or peppers, sliced tomato, lettuce, crumbled feta, buns

Quick Pickled Peppers or Red Onions
Ingredients:

• ½  cup vinegar- red wine, apple cider, or white
• ½  cup water
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 red onion  or 8-10 little peppers - sliced
• 1 tsp coriander or cumin seeds (optional) 
• 1 tsp whole peppercorn ( optional)
• 2 cloves sliced garlic (optional)

 

- See more at: http://www.feastingathome.com/2015/02/falafel-burger.html#sthash.58pI0eut.dpuf