Steps to Prepare Mario Batali Falafel Salad

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Falafel Salad is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Falafel Salad is something that I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have falafel salad using 26 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Falafel Salad:

1. Prepare For the Falafel:
2. Get 1/2 cup dry (uncooked) chickpeas
3. Take 1/2 cup dry (uncooked) fava beans
4. Take 1 teaspoon kosher salt
5. Take 1/4 cup mint leaves
6. Get 3/4 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves
7. Prepare 1 small jalapeño, ribs and seeds removed and coarsely chopped
8. Prepare 2 garlic clove, minced
9. Get 1/2 cup chopped yellow onion
10. Take 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
11. Take 1 teaspoon baking soda
12. Take Vegetable oil, for frying (about 3 cups)
13. Get For the salad:
14. Prepare 1 head red leaf lettuce, torn
15. Get 1 head green leaf lettuce, torn
16. Get 1/4 head large red cabbage, shredded
17. Make ready 2-3 cucumber, sliced
18. Make ready Baby strawberries (optional)
19. Make ready Fresh mint, cilantro and parsley
20. Get For Tahini dressing:
21. Prepare 1/2 cup raw tahini
22. Prepare 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
23. Get 1 clove garlic
24. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
25. Take 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
26. Make ready 1/4 cup water, or more for desired consistency

Instructions to make Falafel Salad:

1. In a medium bowl, cover the chickpeas and fava beans with water and soak them overnight.
2. After soaking, drain the chickpeas and fava beans and pat them dry. Place them into a food processor, with a teaspoon of salt and process until they resemble a coarse crumb. Add the mint, parsley, cilantro, jalapeño, garlic, onion, and sesame seeds and pulse until everything is finely ground and the mixture is a fine, web crumb. Transfer the mixture to a bowl, stir in the baking soda, and chill for at least 30 minutes.
3. Heat the oil in a heavy bottom saucepan. Using a small ice cream scoop, pack the falafel mixture tightly into the scoop and form balls, slightly smaller than a golf ball. Carefully drop the balls into the hot oil, and fry a few at a time until golden brown, making sure to flip them over as soon as they are brown on one side. Using a slotted spoon, remove the falafel from the oil to a paper towel-lined plate and let cool and excess oil drip off. Repeat process with the remaining falafels.
4. In a large bowl, combine the lettuces, cabbage, cucumber, tomatoes and fresh herbs. Add the falafel on top and serve with the dressing on the side.
5. To make the Tahini dressing combine all of the ingredients in a blender, and blend until smooth and creamy. Add more water to thin, if desired. It will thicken up when it's chilled!

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