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Butternut Squash Falafel with Homemade Tahini Sauce

butternut squash falafal
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  • Author: Sammi
  • Total Time: 45 min
  • Yield: 24 falafals 1x
  • Category: dinner
  • Method: baked
  • Cuisine: mediterranean
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Ingredients

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Falafel:

  • 1 can chickpeas, (drained)
  • 1 cup cooked butternut squash, (cubed)
  • 1 cup cooked lentils
  • 1 1/2 cups rout chopped sweet onion
  • 6 garlic cloves
  • 2 cups lightly packed parsley leaves
  • 2 cups lightly packed cilantro leaves
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 cup cornmeal (could use flour)

Tahini Sauce

  • 1/2 cup tahini
  • 1/2 – 3/4 cup water (as needed for consistency-may need to add more)
  • 3 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 3/4 tsp sea salt
  • Black pepper to taste
  • cayenne pepper to taste (optional)

Instructions

BUTTERNUT SQUASH FALAFAL

  1. Saute onion and garlic in small amount of olive oil until fragrant
  2. Place herbs, salt, chili powder, baking powder in food processor and process:)
  3. Add in chickpeas, soft butternut squash and lentils to food processor and process:)
  4. Add onion garlic mix to the food processor until well blended
  5. Slowly add cornmeal until the mixture can be formed into balls. (and is not so wet)
  6. Refrigerate for about 1 hour
  7. Grill or bake until golden brown

 TAHINI SAUCE

Mix everything together in a blender. SOOO yummy.

Notes

**can use any variation of chickpea, butternut squash, lentils you wish. Just so long as it equals approx 4 cups total.

Find it online: https://www.thegoldenbeets.com/butternut-squash-falafel-with-homemade-tahini-sauce/