{"id":357,"date":"2009-04-28T08:22:13","date_gmt":"2009-04-28T15:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baconwrappedlife.com\/?p=357"},"modified":"2009-04-28T08:24:13","modified_gmt":"2009-04-28T15:24:13","slug":"baked-falafel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pink.jemts.com\/?p=357","title":{"rendered":"Baked Falafel!"},"content":{"rendered":"

To make up for our super-heavy comfort food <\/a>dinner last night, we went a bit healthier after work on Monday!\u00c2\u00a0(We also followed it up with some Cherry Garcia ice cream…so it wasn’t completely<\/em> healthy)<\/p>\n

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Falafel Pita Sandwiches<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(adapted from this recipe<\/a>)<\/p>\n

What You Need<\/p>\n

  • 3\/4\u00c2\u00a0 cup\u00c2\u00a0 water<\/li>\n
  • 1\/4\u00c2\u00a0 cup\u00c2\u00a0 uncooked bulgur<\/li>\n
  • 3\u00c2\u00a0 cups\u00c2\u00a0 cooked chickpeas (garbanzo beans)<\/li>\n
  • 1\/2\u00c2\u00a0 cup\u00c2\u00a0 chopped green onions<\/li>\n
  • 1\/3\u00c2\u00a0 to 1\/2 cup water<\/li>\n
  • 2\u00c2\u00a0 tablespoons\u00c2\u00a0 all-purpose flour<\/li>\n
  • 1\u00c2\u00a0 tablespoon\u00c2\u00a0 ground cumin<\/li>\n
  • 1\u00c2\u00a0 teaspoon\u00c2\u00a0 baking powder<\/li>\n
  • 3\/4\u00c2\u00a0 teaspoon\u00c2\u00a0 salt<\/li>\n
  • 1\/4\u00c2\u00a0 to 1\/2 teaspoon ground red pepper<\/li>\n
  • 1 tablespoon dried parsley<\/li>\n
  • 3\u00c2\u00a0 garlic cloves<\/li>\n
  • Cooking spray<\/li>\n
  • Pitas<\/li>\n
  • Tzatziki or Tahini sauces (I made a quick tzatziki with plain greek yogurt, a ton of diced cucumber, a splash of lemon juice, ground black pepper and a tiny bit of garlic powder)<\/li>\n
  • Sandwich toppings (we used more cucumber, the gorgeous heirloom tomato pictured above, thin sliced onion and parmesan cheese)<\/li>\n

    What You Do<\/p>\n