RECIPE: REC: Falafel from epicurious. I've posted this before but it's worth repeating

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joe

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The recipe is so simple as long as you allow time to soak the garbanzos and make the mixture ahead.

I tried these out at my community garden yesterday for one of our work party potlucks. We're planning a summer solstice festival in June where we plan to sell food, so this was a trial run.

They got eaten as fast as I could fry them and they were especially appreciated by the vegetarians in the group. Except for the fact that they're fried, everything that goes into them and onto them is so healthy that it's an almost virtous meal.

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/My-Favorite-Falafel-231755

 
I've always wanted to get involved in a community garden, did so once in

college, for about a week :eek:(

Did you end up making the tahini the consistency that you wanted? How did it turn out? What did you add? I remember having tahini dressing when I used to order a falafel sandwich a few years ago at a local middle eastern deli, but I'm not sure that it wasn't just the thinned out tahini as you were talking about last week.

 
Dawn, I thinned the tahini with water, and it got thicker, like adding liquid to a hot roux....

I guess the starch in the sesame paste absorbs the liquid and plumps up. I added more water, lemon and salt until it was the consistency I wanted, but by the next day it had thickened some more, so I could have added more water.

It's a very economical sauce!

When I couldn't find pure tahini I once spent several bucks on a can of tahina sauce, which I now know is mostly water. I won't make that mistake again.

I brought the tahina sauce, onions, tomatoes and peppers. Someone else brought halved pita bread. We didn't try the pickled turnips or other authentic touches. Next time we'll add lettuce or cucumber for crunch, and maybe a sprig of cilantro.

Our garden is thriving while the rest of the country is struggling. A few years ago we had to give away plots just to keep them filled; now we have a 45-person waiting list. The chance to grow local food in an urban setting, save money, and do something green are all very popular right now.

 
Hey Joe! Did you get ahold of Diane? She's dying to see your community garden. smileys/smile.gif

 
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