Falafel

Ingredients

525 gr garbanzo beans
80 ml water
1 wheat bread
8 gr unbleached all-purpose flour
2 gr baking soda
3 garlic
1 egg
3 gr parsley
1 gr salt
1 gr black pepper
1 gr cumin
1 gr turmeric
1 gr basil
1 gr marjoram
14 gr tahini
1 flour

Instructions

Puree the garbanzos in a food processor or in a blender. Add the remaining ingredients, except the flour and mix well. The mixture will be soft. Form the mixture into 3 cm balls or patties and coat with flour. Bake in a preheated 180ºC oven for 15 to 20 minutes. To make a falafel sandwich, cut a piece of pita bread in half and put 2 to -20ºC alafel balls or patties into the open halves. Add lettuce, alfalfa sprouts, sliced tomatoes, green onions and low-fat Yogurt Dressing or Tahini Dressing.

Yield: 5 servings, 20 balls One Serving = 4 balls

Calories: 158 Protein: 7 g Fat: 5 g Carbohydrate: 23 g Fiber: 3.3 g Cholesterol: 0 mg Sodium: 341 mg Potassium: 237 mg Exchange: 1- half Starch/Bread half Medium-Fat Meat