🥗 Mini Falafels with Chickpeas, Spinach & Black Sesame Seeds 🌿⚫
👨👩👧👦 Servings: 4 to 6 people (makes about 20 mini falafels)
⏱️ Prep Time: 25 minutes
⏱️ Cooking Time: 10 minutes
📜 Difficulty: Easy
💡 Perfect for: Healthy lunches, mezze platters, picnics, or light dinners
🛒 Ingredients (for 4–6 servings)
🌿 Fresh Spinach – 80 g (finely chopped)
🥣 Cooked Chickpeas – 400 g (about 1 large can)
🧄 Garlic – 2 cloves (crushed)
🧅 Onion – 1 small (about 80 g, finely chopped)
🌿 Fresh Coriander – ½ bunch
🌿 Flat-leaf Parsley – ½ bunch
🌾 Chickpea Flour – 2 tbsp
🌱 Ground Cumin – 1 tsp
🧂 Salt – ½ tsp
🌶️ Sweet Paprika – ½ tsp (optional)
🧴 Olive Oil – 2–3 tbsp (for frying)
⚫ Black Sesame Seeds – 1 tbsp (for coating)
(Optional for serving): Tahini sauce 🥄, pita bread 🫓, fresh salad 🥗
🔪 Step-by-Step Instructions
1️⃣ 🌿 Blend the Base
In a food processor, combine the chickpeas, chopped spinach, garlic, onion, coriander, and parsley. Pulse until you get a coarse but well-mixed paste — not too smooth, so the falafels keep some texture.
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