Falafels With Tahini Sauce

Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Health score
44%
Falafels With Tahini Sauce
45 min.
4
360kcal
9.22%sweetness
13.35%saltiness
100%sourness
75.84%bitterness
7.64%savoriness
52.22%fattiness
0%spiciness

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Ingredients

  • cup turtle beans (soaked overnight)
  • medium onion chopped
  • cloves garlic minced
  • tablespoons cilantro leaves chopped
  • tablespoons parsley chopped
  • teaspoon cumin 
  • teaspoon sea salt 
  • teaspoon pepper dried red
  • teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
  • tablespoons flour 
  • servings tahini 
  • 0.5 cup tahini 
  • 0.5 cup water 
  •  optional: lemon 
  • cloves garlic 
  • 0.1 teaspoon sea salt 

Equipment

  • food processor
  • bowl

Directions

  1. Soak the garbanzo beans overnight -drain.
  2. In a food processor add all the other ingredients except the flour and process until crumbly.
  3. Pour into a large bowl, add the flour a a tablespoon at the time and mix well.
  4. Keep adding flour until you can easily form the mixture into balls or patties without them falling apart.
  5. Place in the refridgerator and allow to chill while you make the Tahini Sauce.
  6. For the Tahini Sauce
  7. Place all the ingredients for the tahini sauce in the food processor and process until smooth, it should be a thin sauce.
  8. If it becomes too thick add more water or if you really like the tang add more lemon juice.

Nutrition Facts

Calories360kcal
Protein11.73%
Fat56.48%
Carbs31.79%

Properties

Glycemic Index
93.13
Glycemic Load
8.14
Inflammation Score
-8
Nutrition Score
20.39%

Flavonoids

Eriodictyol
11.53mg
Hesperetin
15.07mg
Naringenin
0.3mg
Apigenin
4.31mg
Luteolin
1.05mg
Isorhamnetin
1.38mg
Kaempferol
0.24mg
Myricetin
0.65mg
Quercetin
6.39mg

Taste

Sweetness:
9.22%
Saltiness:
13.35%
Sourness:
100%
Bitterness:
75.84%
Savoriness:
7.64%
Fattiness:
52.22%
Spiciness:
0%

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:359.76kcal
17.99%
Fat:24.48g
37.66%
Saturated Fat:3.41g
21.34%
Carbohydrates:31g
10.33%
Net Carbohydrates:25.37g
9.23%
Sugar:2.65g
2.95%
Cholesterol:0mg
0%
Sodium:794.2mg
34.53%
Protein:11.44g
22.89%
Vitamin C:49.13mg
59.55%
Vitamin B1:0.84mg
55.91%
Phosphorus:438.76mg
43.88%
Copper:0.84mg
42.08%
Folate:135.06µg
33.76%
Vitamin K:34.19µg
32.56%
Selenium:19.79µg
28.27%
Iron:4.19mg
23.3%
Fiber:5.63g
22.52%
Calcium:189.23mg
18.92%
Magnesium:73.19mg
18.3%
Zinc:2.59mg
17.23%
Vitamin B3:3.32mg
16.59%
Potassium:504.06mg
14.4%
Manganese:0.22mg
11.09%
Vitamin B6:0.22mg
10.92%
Vitamin B2:0.13mg
7.77%
Vitamin A:379.56IU
7.59%
Vitamin B5:0.22mg
2.18%
Vitamin E:0.32mg
2.15%
Source:Foodista