falafel “buddha bowl”.

A Buddha bowl can be made up of anything you want!  I made falafel for the first time successfully – YAY!  What is falafel you might ask?  Falafel is made of ground chickpeas and spices.  They could also contain any vegetable you like.  I used chickpeas and Wild Friends Honey Sunflower Butter to make these tiny patties.  They are typically fried, but I baked these!  Yummy and healthy.

Recipe: (makes 12 small patties)

• 1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 2 Tablespoons Wild Friends Honey Sunflower Butter OR tahini
• 2 Tablespoons ground flaxseed + 1/4 cup warm water
• 2 Tablespoons fresh cilantro
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• salt & pepper
• 2 Tablespoons whole wheat flour
• sesame seeds
• hemp seeds, for topping
• Anything you want to fill your bowl with: zucchini ribbons, kimchi, shredded carrots, ranch – I mixed mine with beet juice to make it pink!

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Let ground flaxseed and warm water soak in a bowl for about 5 minutes.
3. Place everything except sesame seeds and flour into a food processor and pulse until mixture forms a ball.
4. Remove mixture from the food processor and place into a bowl.
5. Mix in flour and form little patties.
6. Roll each patty lightly in sesame seeds.
7. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes, then flip and bake another 10 minutes until golden brown.
8. Make your Buddha bowl with anything you like 🙂 and top with falafel and hemp seeds!