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Falafel Waffles
5 min
Prep Time15 min
Cook Time20 min
Total TimeA fun twist on a classic! All the flavours you know and love from a falafel in the form of waffle, perfectly crispy with no deep-frying involved. Served with cucumber tomato salad and cilantro yogurt sauce for a light and refreshing brunch dish.
Ingredients (6 servings)
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Falafel waffles
250g chickpeas
50g garbanzo flour
1 tbsp coriander
1 tbsp tahini
1 tsp lemon juice
1/8 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
1/4 tsp salt
60ml water
Toppings
1 Lebanese cucumber
100g grape tomatoes
100g Greek yogurt
1/2 cup fresh cilantro
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp cumin
1 tbsp za’atar
-Salt, to taste
-Pepper, to taste
Make waffles
- Place all ingredients for the waffles in a food processor or high speed blender. Process until you get a smooth batter.
- Lightly grease and preheat waffle maker. Add one big spoonful of the batter to each slot of your waffle maker. Cook following manufacturer’s instructions. It should take around 4-6 minutes for each batch but cooking time may vary depending on your machine.
- Repeat for the rest of the batter.
- While the waffles are cooking, prepare your toppings.
Prepare toppings and assemble
- Chop cucumber and slice grape tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
- Chop cilantro.
- In a small mixing bowl, mix together Greek yogurt, chopped cilantro, lemon juice, garlic powder and cumin until smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- If you want, you can mix the seasoned Greek yogurt with the cucumber and tomatoes and it will become like a dressed salad to go with your waffles. Or you can leave them separate if you prefer.
- Serve waffles with toppings. Garnish with extra coriander and some za’atar. Enjoy!
Notes
- I used 1 can 400g chickpeas which yields about 250g of chickpeas after draining.
- Cooking time can vary depending on your waffle maker and depending on how brown/ crispy you like your waffles. Use the first batch as a test to figure out the precise cooking time for your machine.
- These waffles are delicate when hot but will firm up a bit as they cool down.
- If you don’t have garbanzo flour, you may substitute with plain all-purpose flour (if not gluten-intolerant) or almond flour.
- For vegan or dairy-free, substitute Greek yogurt with a plant-based yogurt (unflavored, unsweetened) or sour cream.
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