Falafel Sandwiches

Name: Falafel Sandwiches
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: dried chickpeas; garlic; onion; fresh coriander; italian parsley; coarse salt; ground cumin; ground coriander; ground black pepper; baking soda; sesame seeds; vegetable oil; soft pita; tahini sauce; sesame paste; water; hot sauce; tomato; iceberg lettuce; shredded cucumber; red cabbage

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Anna and Michael Olson Cook at Home

By Anna Olson and Michael Olson

Published 2010

About

These Middle Eastern sandwiches are made with chickpea “meatballs,” for lack of a better term. Load them up with your favorite toppings.

Ingredients

For Falafels

1¼ cups

Americas
Canada
Sandwich
Vegan

Method

For falafels, soak chickpeas in water to cover in the fridge overnight. Drain and rinse well. Purée chickpeas in a food processor with remaining ingredients except vegetable oil and sesame seeds. Make meatball-sized balls of mixture and roll between your hands. Flatten falafels and press in some sesame seeds.

Heat 2 inches (5 cm) of oil in a high-sided pot to 350°F (180°C). Gently drop