Falafel With a Twist Recipe

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Falafel With a Twist
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Directions:

  1. Boil two cups of olive oil in a large pot or deep fryer. This should take at least 10 minutes.
  2. In a food processer, blend the chickpeas until smooth and then put it in a medium sized bowl. Add chopped cilantro, dried parsley, green onions, breadcrumbs and salt, and mix well. Add a little more breadcrumbs if necassary (I say this as in my first attempt to create this I added another heaping tablespoon of breadcrumbs).
  3. Make falafel balls 3 inches in diameter out of the chickpea mixture, but do not put them immediately into the hot oil. Test the heat of the oil by dropping a 1/4 teaspoon of the mixture; if the oil sizzles then it is ready.
  4. Drop the balls carefully one by one into the large pot or deep fryer. DO NOT overcrowd the pot or deep fryer or else the temperature of the oil will drop and the falafel balls will not cook at an even rate. It is better to cook them in batches.
  5. Cook for 5 minutes, and then with a skimming spoon (the ones you use to skin the fat off the stock or soups that you make), take the falafel balls out and put them on a towel to drain off the oil. Let cool completely, as this is served at room temperature. This mixture can make 16 falafel balls.
  6. In each pita pocket, put three falafel balls. Top them with the hummus, broccoli slaw, diced tomato and roughly grated baby carrots, (this can be done in a food processer, where you pulse 2 or 3 times for 2 seconds each. They should not be finely minced as this is how I like my carrots grated for carrot cake.
  7. Serve when ready.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1031.4 Kcal (4318 kJ)
Calories from fat 835.61 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 92.85g 143%
Sodium 852.28mg 36%
Potassium 288.76mg 6%
Total Carbs 43.69g 15%
Sugars 4.26g 17%
Dietary Fiber 5.55g 22%
Protein 8.64g 17%
Vitamin C 42mg 70%
Vitamin A 0.6mg 20%
Iron 3.4mg 19%
Calcium 107.3mg 11%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 384.72 Kcal (1611 kJ)
Calories from fat 311.69 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 34.63g 143%
Sodium 317.9mg 36%
Potassium 107.71mg 6%
Total Carbs 16.3g 15%
Sugars 1.59g 17%
Dietary Fiber 2.07g 22%
Protein 3.22g 17%
Vitamin C 15.7mg 70%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 20%
Iron 1.3mg 19%
Calcium 40mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 27.6
    Points
  • 29
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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