Saturday, January 26, 2008 Our first vegetarian meal Posted in Home Made With Love felafel & Salsa with pitta bread. Abbey is getting interested in vegetarian cooking -my friend who she babysits for is a vegetarian - yoga lifestyle gal. And she has lent Abbey some cookbooks. Abbey made the above last night & it was really nice. Very filling!!! James didn't like it at all - give him meat any day nor did it fill him up he said so he cooked up some baked beans for him also. Brent, Abbey & I liked it very much! Felafel. 2 cups chickpeas soaked overnight in 3 cups of water. Next day drain and place in food processor with 1 onion 4 cloves garlic (we like garlic so you may only want 2 cloves) 2 tablespoons parsley - in my terms a good half handful 1 Tablespoon fresh coriander 2 teaspoons ground cumin 1 Tablespoon water 1/2 teaspoon baking powder. Pulse in food processor until a rough paste. Leave for 30 minutes. Make Salsa while waiting 2 med tomatoes peeled & finely chopped 1/4 cucumber finely chopped 1/2 green pepper (was fresh from our garden) finely chopped 2 Tablespoons fresh parsley 1 teaspoon sugar 2 teaspoons chilli sauce 1/2 teaspoon black pepper grated rind & juice of one lemon. Mix all in a bowl & set aside. Back to Felafel mix. Shape heaped tablespoons of mix into balls. Squeeze out excess liquid. Heat a mod hot deep pan & cook 3 - 4 minutes until browned. Serve with salsa & pitta bread - a balanced vegetarian meal as pulses (chickpeas) are eaten at the same time as grains (pitta bread) provides complete protein as Abbey has informed me. Budget wise a very economical meal. • Post A Comment! • Send to a Friend! Comments