Falafel Burger (patties) Recipe

I made these for dinner last night, delicious!! Recipe from the Rebar cookbook.

1/2 cup bulghur ( I used couscous)

2 tbsp. olive oil

1 red onion, finely minced

8 garlic cloves, minced

1 tsp. ground cumin

2 tsp. ground coriander

1/2 tsp. turmeric

1/4 tsp. ground fennel seed

1 1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. cayenne

1 tsp. chile flakes

2 cups fresh bread crumbs

6 cups canned chick peas

1/4 cup tahini

1/2 bunch parsley chopped

Spread bulghur out on a baking sheet and roast for 5 minutes or until golden brown. Cool and grind throughly in a spice grinder or coffee grinder. Set aside.

Heat olive oil in a skillet. Add onion and 1/2 tsp. salt and cook until translucent. Add garlic and spices and saute 5 more minutes.

If you have a food processor, combine all ingredients and pulse them together to blend in  2 or more batches. Otherwise, mash the chick peas in a large bowl and mix ingredients in thoroughly with clean hands. Season to taste, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour or overnight.

Shape the mixture into patties. Saute in olive oil until golden brown. Serve on wholegrain buns. ( I used pitas.)

Serve with cucumber, tomato, onion, red pepper slices, and taratour sauce.

Taratour Sauce

1/4 cup tahini

1/4 cup water

1 tbsp. olive oil

juice of 1 lemon

1 tbsp. light miso

1 garlic clove, minced

1 1/2 tsp. honey

1 tsp. chilpotle puree

Combine all of the ingredients in a small bowl. Season to taste.