Falafel pita sandwiches
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | pounds | Dried fava beans; soaked overnight |
| ½ | cup | Minced scallions |
| ¼ | cup | Minced fresh parsley leaves |
| 2 | Garlic cloves; minced | |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | teaspoon | Ground cumin |
| ¾ | teaspoon | Ground coriander |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Double acting baking powder |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Cayenne |
| Vegetable shortening for deep frying | ||
| 6 | Pita pockets | |
| Chopped vegetable salad; recipe follows | ||
| Sesame Dressing; recipe follows | ||
| 1½ | pounds | Tomatoes; peeled, seeded, and chopped |
| 1 | Green bell pepper; chopped | |
| 1 | Cucumber; peeled, seeded, and chopped | |
| 4 | Radishes; chopped fine | |
| 3 | Scallions; sliced thin crosswise | |
| 2 | tablespoons | Minced fresh parsley |
| 2 | tablespoons | Minced fresh mint |
| 3 | tablespoons | Fresh lemon juice |
| 1 | Garlic clove; mashed to a paste | |
| 3 | tablespoons | Olive oil |
| 2 | Garlic cloves | |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | teaspoon | Ground cumin |
| ½ | cup | Tahini |
| ½ | cup | Fresh lemon juice |
Directions
GARNISH
CHOPPED VEGETABLE SALAD
SESAME DRESSING
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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