My healthy version of #Falafel

For this recipe you need:

• Cooked chickpeas 500gr
• Garlic 1 clove
• Chopped cilantro 30gr
• Olive oil 1/2 cup
• Cumin to taste
• Mustard 1 tsp.
• Hot sauce 1 tsp.
• Salt & pepper

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400˚F or 200˚C.
2. Grease a baking tray and set aside.
3. Mash the cooked chickpeas and garlic in a mixing bowl. *
4. Add the rest of the ingredients to the paste and mix well.
5. Use ice cream scoops to form the paste in small balls and arrange them in the tray. **
6. Spray or brush them with oil.
7. Cook in the preheated oven for 10 min, then switch to broil at 500˚F (260˚C) and cook for another 10min.
8. Let them cool down before removing from the tray.

*If you cook the chickpeas at home, let them cool down before mashing.
**Keep your hands moist If you are using them to shape the balls.

For the sauce you need:
• Plain yogurt 6tbs
• Tahini 2tbs
• Finely chopped parsley 2tbs
• Lemon juice 3tbs
• Water 1tsp.
• Salt & Pepper

Mix all the above ingredients together well and pour over the cooked falafel.