Raw falafel with garlic aoili

Raw falafel with garlic aoili

This is an awesome recipe that is great to have in the fridge at all times so you can throw in on the top of salads for lunch or pop it into wraps. It lasts well in the fridge and combined with the aoili i find it is irresistible!!!

Falafel ingredients:

* 2 cups of roughly chopped carrots

* 1 cup of dry sunflower seeds

* 1/4 cup of flax seeds, after grinding should equal 1/3 of a cup (grind your own using a coffee grinder)

* 1 cup of fresh parsley well chopped

* 3 tablespoons of diced onion

* 1 clove of garlic crushed or minced

* 1/4 teaspoon salt (you can add less or more to your desired taste)

* 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder

* 1/2 teaspoon curry powder

* 1/2 cup of sesame seeds (to be added after processing the above ingredients)

Method:

* Place carrots in food processor and blend until they are nearly a paste.

* Add sunflower seeds, garlic and spices and process until well mixed.

* Add onion and parsley and process well, scraping the sides if needed to get the mixture well mixed.

* Move the mixture to a large bowl and add sesame seeds, mix well by hand.

* Roll approx 1 tablespoon at a time and roll into balls, place the balls on the teflex dehydrator sheets.

* Dehydrate 2 - 12 hours depending on how moist you want the inside of the balls to be. Move balls to mesh sheets after an hour of dehydrating, flip them in the process. The more you dehydrate them the crispier they become.

Garlic aoili ingredients:

* 1/4 cup of dry cashews

* 2 cloves of garlic

* 1/8 teaspoon of salt

* 1 lemon juiced

Method:

*  Place nuts, garlic and salt in food processor and blend till no chunks

* Transfer the mixture into a bowl and add lemon juice, whisk, chill, enjoy!!