Butternut Squash Falafel
Butternut Squash Falafel

Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, butternut squash falafel. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Butternut Squash Falafel is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Butternut Squash Falafel is something which I have loved my whole life.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have butternut squash falafel using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Butternut Squash Falafel:
  1. Prepare 200 g butternut or kabocha squash, grated
  2. Make ready 100 g dry chickpeas soaked overnight (200 g after soaking). Do not used cooked or canned!
  3. Take 2 cloves garlic, sliced
  4. Make ready 1 tsp ground cumin
  5. Take 1/2 tsp ground coriander
  6. Prepare 1/2 tsp salt
  7. Take handful fresh cilantro/coriander
  8. Take to taste black pepper
  9. Prepare 2 Tbsp flour
  10. Get Oil for frying

Add the butternut squash, spices, apple cider vinegar, sea salt, turmeric and black pepper. This homemade butternut squash falafel is a lunchbox winner. And it's made even tastier with a spicy zhoug sauce, a green chilli sauce originating in Yemen - think of it as a Middle Eastern pesto! Peel butternut squash, cut in half, lengthwise, remove seeds and chop into bite size pieces.

Steps to make Butternut Squash Falafel:
  1. Peel the skin from the squash and finely grate it with a grater. (You could probably slice it thin and process it in a mixer or food processor as well.)
  2. Put soaked chickpeas, garlic, spices, cilantro and flour into a food processor/mixer. Process until it turns into a grainy meal.
  3. Mix the chickpea mix and the grated squash together in a bowl. If necessary, add a tablespoon of flour at a time, until the mixture can be formed into balls without falling apart.
  4. Form the mixture into about 10 round balls (about 2 Tbsp of the mix for each one). Set on to a plate or pan.
  5. Prepare about 1 inch (3 cm) of hot oil for frying the falafel. One hot, fry the the falafel in batches. Fry the first side until golden brown (it usually takes 2-3 minutes for me but depends on how how you have your oil).
  6. When the first side is golden brown, turn over with tongs and fry the other side.
  7. Remove finished falafel onto a plate or rack lined with paper towels. Fry the rest of the falafel until all are finished.
  8. Serve in pitas or with your favorite dipping sauce. I like making a sauce with strained/greek yogurt, a pinch of salt, and olive oil (sometime mix in diced cucumber or fresh cilantro).

Who does not love crunchy falafel with many different treats. They are super easy to make, gluten and dairy free, and packed with protein and fiber! The first time I had falafel was from a food truck in Hoboken, right across the river from New York City. Falafel has always been one of my favorite vegetarian meals, and since I was vegan and vegetarian for some time, it's become one of my go-to's. As I said above, I love butternut squash!

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