Look at these cute little guys! Falafel was a thing of the past for me. But, I couldn’t settle for that anymore, it was time for me to get creative. Falafel is a traditional Middle Eastern food, usually a deep-fried ball or patty made from ground chickpeas, fava beans, or both. The older I get, I try to avoid beans. I am NOT embarrassed to admit that! Haha! One common source of digestion-produced gas is beans, which contain the complex carbohydrates raffinose and stachyose. The human intestine is unable to absorb these carbohydrates on its own because humans do not produce the enzymes necessary for their digestion. They will leave me with an uncomfortable internal gas feeling for at least two days. I wanted to create a paleo falafel recipe that I am able to enjoy without the beans. Therefore, I can go crazy and eat as many as I want! Haha! However, I think Aaron was a little more obsessed with this recipe than me! Haha! He downed them so fast! I promise they will not disappoint. Do you have a famous no-bean recipe to share? I would love to hear it!
Ingredients
Falafel
- 4 tbsp Organic White Sesame Seeds Spicely Organics
- 1 cup Chopped Walnuts Mariani Nut
- 1 cup Almonds Mariani Nut
- 2 tbsp Nut Crumbs Original Appel Foods
- 1/2 cup Fresh Organic Parsley Melissa's Produce
- 1 tbsp Organic Ground Cumin Spicely Organics
- 1/4 cup Organic Olive Oil Garcia Del La Cruz
- 1 tsp Nutrional Yeast
- 1 tbsp Fresh Organic Oregano Melissa's Produce
- 4 Organic Garlic Cloves Melissa's Produce
- 1/2 tsp Pink Himalyan Salt San Franciso Salt Company
- 1/2 tsp Organic Peppercorn Ground Spicely Organics
- 2 tbsp Organic Lemon Juice Melissa's Produce
Tzatzki Sauce
- 1/2 Hot House Cucumber, Diced Melissa's Produce
- 5 Organic Garlic Cloves Melissa's Produce
- 2 tbsp Organic Olive Oil Garcia Del La Cruz
- 2 cups Organic Greek Yogurt
- 1/2 tsp Organic Peppercorn Ground Spicely Organics
- 1/2 tsp Himalyan Pink Salt San Francisco Salt Company
- 1 tsp Organic Lemon Juice Melissa's Produce
- 2 tbsp Fresh Organic Dill Melissa's Produce
Instructions
- Add sesame seends, walnuts, and almonds to a large glass bowl. Fill with water, cover and refrigerate over night. Once complete, strain and rinse.
- Add parsley, olive oil, lemon juice, cumin, nutritional yeast, oregano, garlic, salt and ground pepper to a food prossesor.
- Pulse mixture until smooth.
- Then add soaked nut and seed mixture and nut crumbs. Pulse mixture until nuts are the size of sesame seeds.
- Roll the dough; 2 tablespoons at a time, into balls. Press and rotate as you go to allow the mixture to stick. Repeat with remaining dough, creating 16 balls in total.
- Place on baking sheet with rack.
- Bake at the lowest temperature your oven will go (180F) for 3 hours, rotating halfway through. Enjoy!
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