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Recipe - Falafel Waffle

by Erica Green

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I must admit that I have never been a huge fan of waffles, the sweet ones that is.  I have always said that I like my fat with salt rather than sugar.  So I guess it is no surprise that, since owning a waffle iron, I have done quite a bit of experimenting with the less traditional savoury versions.  The following recipe is one of the results of that experimentation.  I hope that you like this, less than traditional, version of both waffles and falafels.  

 
Ingredients

Serves 2

• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh coriander
• 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
• 2 Tbsp.  plain flour
• 1 Tsp. baking powder
• 1 Tsp. ground cumin
• 1/2 Tsp. ground coriander
• 1/2 Tsp. salt
• 1/4 Tsp.  cayenne pepper
• 1 large egg
• 2 cloves garlic, halved
• 1 x 400g tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• Rice bran oil spray

Method

• Place all ingredients, except the oil spray, in a food processor and blitz until smooth.
• Preheat an electric waffle iron on medium heat and spray the surface with a little rice bran oil.
• Spread 1/2 (approx 1 cup) of the mixture over the hot waffle iron, close the lid and cook until golden and crisp.

Alternate serving suggestions

• Serve quarters of falafel accompanied with a chopped salad and hummus.
• Place a whole waffle on the base of a plate, spread roughly with hummus, pile up with chopped salad and drizzle with a creamy dressing.

About the Recipe

• This recipe is suitable for vegetarians but not for vegans as it has an egg in the mixture.
• This recipe will serve 2 as a main or 4 as a starter
• If you don't like fresh coriander, and I know that there are some of you out there who don't, just substitute flat leaf parsley.
• If you are making a few of these, put them aside in a preheated oven (100C) to keep them warm while you are cooking the rest of the batch.
• You may need to adjust the amount of mix per waffle iron depending on the size of your machine.  I used a Breville Stainless Steel No Mess Waffle Maker.  It is a good size for a couple rather than a family.  I like the wrap around moat which catches and cooks any overflow, which is great for easy clean-up.

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