Yield: 1 Servings
Measure | Ingredient |
---|---|
½ pounds | Dried fava beans; soaked overnight |
½ cup | Minced scallions |
¼ cup | Minced fresh parsley leaves |
2 \N | Garlic cloves; minced |
1½ teaspoon | Salt |
1 teaspoon | Ground cumin |
¾ teaspoon | Ground coriander |
¼ teaspoon | Double acting baking powder |
⅛ teaspoon | Cayenne |
\N \N | Vegetable shortening for deep frying |
6 \N | Pita pockets |
\N \N | Chopped vegetable salad; recipe follows |
\N \N | Sesame Dressing; recipe follows |
1½ pounds | Tomatoes; peeled, seeded, and chopped |
1 \N | Green bell pepper; chopped |
1 \N | Cucumber; peeled, seeded, and chopped |
4 \N | Radishes; chopped fine |
3 \N | Scallions; sliced thin crosswise |
2 tablespoons | Minced fresh parsley |
2 tablespoons | Minced fresh mint |
3 tablespoons | Fresh lemon juice |
1 \N | Garlic clove; mashed to a paste |
3 tablespoons | Olive oil |
2 \N | Garlic cloves |
½ teaspoon | Salt |
½ teaspoon | Ground cumin |
½ cup | Tahini |
½ cup | Fresh lemon juice |
GARNISH
CHOPPED VEGETABLE SALAD
SESAME DRESSING
COOKING LIVE SHOW #CL9047
Recipe courtesy of Gourmet Magazine Discard any brown skin from each soaked bean if necessary and in a food processor fitted with a steel blade puree the beans until fine. Add the scallions, parsley, garlic, salt, cumin, coriander, baking powder, and cayenne and blend the mixture to as smooth a paste as possible. The mixture will remain grainy. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and let it stand, covered, for 30 minutes.
Form the fava bean mixture into eighteen 1½-inch round patties and arrange them in one layer on waxed paper. In a deep fryer heat 2 ½-inches vegetable shortening to 375 degrees and fry the falafel in batches for 1 to 2 minutes, or until it is golden brown, transferring it with a slotted spoon to a paper towel lined plate to drain. Heat the pita pockets in foil in a preheated 350 degree oven for 10 minutes. Fill each pita with 3 of the falafel, top with a heaping spoonful of the chopped vegetable salad and the sesame dressing on the side.
Yield: 6 sandwiches
CHOPPED VEGETABLE SALAD:
Recipe courtesy of Gourmet Magazine In glass bowl combine the tomatoes, green pepper, cucumber, radishes, scallions, parsley, and mint. In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste, add the oil in a slow stream, whisking, until the dressing is emulsified. Drizzle the dressing over the vegetables and toss the salad until combined well.
Yield: 3 ½ cups
SESAME DRESSING:
Recipe courtesy of Gourmet Magazine Using a pestle, mash the garlic and salt to a paste and stir in the cumin.
Add the tahini, combine the mixture well and add ½ cup of the lemon juice in a slow stream, whisking. Beat in 1 or 2 tablespoons of water, or enough to make a thick creamy sauce, and season if necessary with additional salt and lemon juice.
Yield: 1 cup
Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 576 by jecraig@... on Jan 22, 98