Pan-Fried Falafel Patties with Tzatziki and Tomato-Cucumber Salad

Ingredients

• Organic Garbanzo Beans

  Trader Joe's

  60 oz or 1.7kg

• Italian Parsley

  Flat Leaf Parsley - Freshdirect

  3 tablespoon or 12g

• Garlic

  Raw

  9 cloves, minced or 27g

• Lemon juice

  Raw

  3 tbsp or 45g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  7 tbsp or 95g

• Wheat flour

  Whole-grain

  6 tbsp or 45g

• Spices Ground Coriander

  Compliments

  4 tsp or 16g

• Cumin

  Spices, cumin seed

  4 tsp, ground or 12g

• Salt

  Table

  3 ½ tsp or 21g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 ¾ tsp or 4g

• Grape Tomatoes

  Freshdirect

  24 oz or 680g

• Hothouse Cucumber

  English Cucumber - Freshdirect

  2 medium or 600g

• Greek yogurt

  Plain, whole fat

  1 cup or 240g

• Red wine vinegar

  1 tbsp or 15g

Directions

1. Drain and rinse the chickpeas. Mash them into a paste in a large bowl. Set aside.
2. Mince the fresh parsley leaves. Put 2 Tbsp in the chickpea bowl, along with 6 cloves minced garlic, and 2 Tbsp lemon juice.
3. Put the remaining garlic and lemon juice in a small bowl. Set aside.
4. Add 4 Tbsp olive oil, 6 Tbsp flour, 4 tsp coriander, 4 tsp cumin, 2 tsp salt, and 1 tsp pepper to the chickpea bowl. Stir until well combined. Form the mixture into 12 patties and set aside.
5. Heat 1 Tbsp olive oil to a nonstick skillet and heat over medium-high. Once heated, add half of the patties and cook until golden brown and crispy; approx. 3-5 mins per side. Repeat with the remaining patties and transfer the patties to a plate.
6. Halve the tomatoes and chop 1 and a half cucumbers and add them to the salad bowl with the parsley. Coarsely grate the remaining half cucumber and add it to the small with the garlic and lemon juice.
7. Add the yogurt to the small bowl, season with 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper, and mix it all together to make the Tzatziki.
8. To the salad bowl, add the remaining 2 Tbsp of olive oil, 1 Tbsp vinegar, 1 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp pepper; toss to combine.
9. To serve add 3 patties to a plate and 1/4 of the salad and Tzatziki sauce on the side. Enjoy!