Vegan 1st: Falafel

Burger or that new falafel recipe?! Oh the choices...I want both!

 

Warning: falafel food porn commencing

 

So falafel burger and chips it is.

I was feeling the mood for a good Diner style burger and fries and this really hit the spot.

 

 

I got this recipe from a girl at work; she got it from the slimming world website, so it must be low fat. I like it, because it’s all natural ingredients and spices gluten free. The original recipe calls for an egg, which I omitted, also the recipe is to serve 6-8 people; so I reduced the Chickpeas by half and cut some other ingredients down too.

· Grate the 1 carrot in the food processor, removing any chunky bits - chefs perks.

· Add half a chopped onion, 2 cloves grated garlic.

· Freshly ground spices; coriander, cumin, ground ginger and chilli powder

· Tin of drained chickpeas or flageolet beans

· Handful of fresh coriander

The recipe suggests you leave it for a few hours for the flavours to mix, so I made it last night and left time for the flavours to develop in a bowl in the fridge over night.

Make into falafel burgers or balls.

Grill on the George foreman, in the oven, or fry.

 

 

I found the nix really crumbly and really needed a nice big dollop of humous! I used low fat humous and mixed in some fresh coriander and served this with some sweet chilli sauce and a side of french fries.

 

 

Maoz Falafel London

We recently spent two days in London showing our Chilean friends around and seeing a lot of tourist sights for ourselves for the first time, like Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge.

We decided to head to Soho for some lunch, near the Tottenahm Court Road Metro.

 I used to hit this area of London a lot, mostly for some delicious Red Veg, but sadly that place is closed now.

 

Dont fear, Falafels here!

 

Mmmm roast Cauliflower

I was already a massive falafel fan, and this place has a huge salad bar, hummus and aubergine. They do pitas and salad boxes, and a lot of their menu is vegan.

They have branches all over Europe and know it’s a safe bet for tasty food!