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Falafel

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FalafelEniko Perhacs

These falafels can be prepared as crusts for use in the Middle Eastern Plate, or they can be made into more traditional falafel balls. To make these balls, just follow the instructions below but roll the mixture into 1-inch balls, then dehydrate them for only 8 to 10 hours.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes four 8-inch crusts or eight 4-inch crusts

Ingredients

6 cups sprouted garbanzo beans
1 cup loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
1 cup raw tahini
1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 onion, minced
2 tablespoons ground cumin
6 tablespoons Bragg Liquid Aminos, or 2 tablespoons sun-dried sea salt
1 cup sesame seeds

Preparation

  1. Using a homogenizing juicer with the blank plate in place, homogenize the garbanzo beans and parsley and place in a large bowl. Place the tahini, lemon juice, onion, cumin, and Braggs in a blender and blend. Stir the tahini mixture into the garbanzo paste. In a spice grinder, grind the sesame seeds into a fine powder. Mix into the garbanzo paste. Press into 1/4-inch-thick crusts, each 4 or 8 inches in diameter. Dehydrate for 12 to 14 hours, flipping at least once during the drying time.

Reprinted with permission from The Raw Truth: Recipes and Resources for the Living Foods Lifestyle by Jeremy A. Safron. Copyright © 2003, 2011 by Jeremy A. Safron; interior photographs copyright © 2011 by Eniko Perhacs; front cover photograph copyright © 2011 by Leo Gong. Published by Celestial Arts, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc. Jeremy Safron is the founder of Loving Foods, a raw foods educational resource company. He opened and operated one of the earliest living foods restaurants, The Raw Experience, on Maui from 1996—1999. Safron works as a consultant and adviser to several raw restaurants around the United States.
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