FALAFEL SANDWICH

INGREDIENTS (SERVES 2 PEOPLE)

For the falafel

◙  400g of chickpeas
◙  2 garlic gloves
◙  1 red onion
◙  a few stems of coriander
◙  a few stems of parsley
◙  pepper, salt and chili flakes to taste
◙  lemon juice
◙  sunflower oil (for frying)

To finish the sandwich

◙  2 slices of (glutenfree) bread
◙  rocket or mixed green leaves
◙  1 tomato
◙  1 sweet red pepper
◙  a cucumber
◙  (dairy free) yoghurt
◙  lemon juice
◙  pepper, salt and chili flakes to taste

◙  a food processor
◙  a frying pan

{TIP: You can use the "chickpea water", called aqua faba for a lot of different recipes} 

Now it is time to cook!
Drain the chickpeas from the can. Add all the ingredients (apart from the sunflower oil) into your foodprocessor, or into a bowl and blend them well. Not too well though; make sure there are still little granules and it has not turned into a pasta. Don't worry if this happened, just add a little bit of flour to the mixture and all will be good and well again. Roll the dough into small balls and flatten them a little.

Heat about a centimeter of sunflower oil in a pan and make sure it's really hot before you add the falafel balls to it. Fry them for about 6 to 7 minutes, until they are golden and crispy. Flip them over a couple times so that all sides brown evenly. Once the falafel are done, let them cool and dry for a bit.

Take the yoghurt, lemon juice, salt, pepper and if you want chili flakes and create a mixture thick enough to stay on the bread. Slice the vegetables in bitesize pieces. Build your sandwich now with the dressing and vegetables and top it off with your beautiful home made falafel. 

Enjoy!