Falafel with Fresh Tomato and Yogurt Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp Lime juice
• 200 g yogurt
• 2 tbsp chopped mint
• 4 slices tomato
• onion ring
• parsley
• 2 small cans chickpeas (265 g drained weight)
• 1 onion
• 1 Garlic clove
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley
• 1 tsp cumin
• Sea salt
• Cayenne pepper
• 4 tbsp flour
• 2 tbsp sesame seeds
• oil for frying

Instructions

1. 1.

   Drain the chickpeas in a sieve and let them dry well. Peel and finely dice the onion, peel the garlic. Puree the chickpeas, add the diced onion, pressed garlic, and parsley; season with cumin, salt, and cayenne pepper. Knead in the flour, form walnut-sized balls with damp hands, rolling in some sesame seeds. Fry in hot oil for about 3 minutes until golden brown. Drain on kitchen paper.

2. 2.

   For the dip whisk yogurt with lime juice and mint. Arrange tomato slices on a plate, top with onion rings, and thread falafel onto wooden skewers through the tomatoes. Garnish with parsley leaves and serve with yogurt dip.