one of our favorite ethnic foods lately has been greek. we cannot get enough of it! we used to be avid garden patch falafel buyers but recently when at the store we saw a "make your own" falafel balls. jordan of course was as giddy as a school boy so we tried it and man was it ever easy and so fun!
sadly i have no pictures of our actual process making them but i do have a photo of the outcome and the recipes! so enough chatter and enjoy!!
roasted garlic hummus:
2-15 oz. cans of chickpeas, drained & rinsed
1/3 cup tahini
1 lemon, juiced
1/3 cup water
3 T olive oil
1/4 t cumin
1/8 t black pepper
3/4 t salt
10 cloves roasted garlic (or 2 cloves fresh garlic)
combine ingredients in a food processor and plus until smooth. we add in our oil and water slowly as i find it help it mix better. this saves for about a week and half in an air tight container in the fridge! the thing we love about making our own hummus is you can really put anything you want into it, roasted garlic, sun dried tomato, peppers, cilantro, avocado...you get the idea!
tzatziki dip:
7 oz plain Greek yogurt
1/2 large English cucumber grated coarsely
1 tbsp minced fresh dill or mint
1 clove minced garlic
after cucumbers have been grated squeeze out as much extra water from them as possible. in a medium bowl add the rest of the ingredients to the cucumber. combine and stir. this will save for about a week in an air tight container in the fridge.
here's a photo of my falafel lettuce wrap complete with hummus, tzatziki, cucumber, avocado, and spinach!
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