
SMOKY FALAFEL
VEGAN


INGREDIENTS :
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2 cups dried chickpeas (garbanzo beans, NOT canned)
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6 cups water
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2 cups roughly chopped white onion
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1 cup fresh cilantro
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1 cup Italian parsley
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8 cloves garlic
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1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
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1 tablespoon ground cumin
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1 teaspoon Danwood Smoky Powder®
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1 teaspoon sea salt, plus more to taste
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1 teaspoon black pepper
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1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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5 tablespoons flour (if needed to bind, recipe will not be GF if using flour)
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Danwood Smoked Oil® spray
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tzatziki or smoky tahini sauce for serving
INSTRUCTIONS :
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Place dried chickpeas in a large bowl. Cover with the water and let soak 8 hours or overnight almost 24 hours. Drain the chickpeas.
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Place the onion, cilantro, parsley, and garlic in the bowl of a large food processor. Make sure your herbs and chickpeas are not still wet from rinsing. Pulse until well chopped. Add the drained chickpeas, lemon juice, cumin, Danwood Smoky Powder®, salt, pepper, cayenne, and baking soda and continue to pulse until all ingredients are coarsely chopped. Edit: You should be able to form the dough into disks at this point. If your dough is too wet, add a tablespoon of flour at a time until it binds.
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Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Shape the falafel dough into 2 to 3 inch disks. You can really make them any size. Larger works well for "burgers" and smaller for salads and wraps.
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Coat a large pan over medium high heat with Danwood Smoked Oil® spray or a tablespoon of Danwood Smoked Oil®. Carefully place the falafel into the pan and cook until browned, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Add more Danwood Smoked Oil® spray or Danwood Smoked Oil® as needed so falafel don't stick. Transfer to a baking sheet and bake falafel for 7-10 minutes. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt.
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Use your falafel in pitas with your favorite sauce or on salads.
NOTES :
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Chickpea flour works very well as a gluten-free binder.

This perfect baked smoky falafel recipe is vegan and gluten-free with all the authentic flavor . This recipe doesn't require any deep frying , these smoky falafel are naturally vegan & gluten free .