Baked Falafel Sandwiches with Yogurt-Tahini Sauce

Name: Baked Falafel Sandwiches with Yogurt-Tahini Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 59 milliliters uncooked bulgur; 710 milliliters cooked chickpeas (garbanzo beans); 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters chopped fresh cilantro; 3 garlic cloves; 118 milliliters chopped green onions; 1 Tbsp ground cumin; 0 teaspoons ground red pepper; 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 1 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters plain whole-milk Greek yogurt (such as Fage Total Classic); 1 Tbsp tahini (sesame-seed paste); 3 inches 12 -thick) slices tomato; 79 milliliters water; 177 milliliters water; 476 grams Mediterranean Style white flatbreads (such as Toufayan)

Baked Falafel Sandwiches with Yogurt-Tahini Sauce is a vegetarian recipe with 6 servings. This recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 20g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 420 calories. It works well as a main course. Head to the store and pick up green onions, ground cumin, flour, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the ground cumin you could follow this main course with the Moroccan Chocolate Mousse as a dessert. This recipe is typical of middl eastern cuisine.

Instructions

To prepare sauce, combine the first 3 ingredients, stirring with a whisk until blended. Cover and chill until ready to serve.

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Sauce

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Whisk

To prepare falafel, bring 3/4 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan; add bulgur to pan.

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Bulgur

Water

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Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

Remove from heat; cover and let stand 30 minutes or until tender.

Drain and set aside.

Preheat oven to 42

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Oven

Combine chickpeas and the next 9 ingredients (through garlic) in a food processor; pulse 10 times or until well blended and smooth (mixture will be wet). Spoon chickpea mixture into a large bowl; stir in bulgur.

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Chickpeas

Bulgur

Garlic

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Food Processor

Bowl

Divide mixture into 12 equal portions (about 1/4 cup each); shape each portion into a 1/4-inch-thick patty.

Place patties on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Baking Sheet

Bake at 425 for 10 minutes on each side or until browned.

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Oven

Spread about 2 1/2 tablespoons sauce onto each flatbread. Top each flatbread with 2 falafel patties, 2 tomato slices, and chopped cilantro, if desired.

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Tomato Slices