Falafel

Crispy outsides, moist and fluffy insides, this Falafel recipe is astonishingly straightforward. Freshly made falafels is one of those foods everyone should experience, at least once!

Homemade Falafel

Here's a recipe for falafel that's crisp on the outside and light and fluffy on the inside, while still very moist and packed with herb and spice flavor.

King of Falafel & Shawarma's Falafel from 'New York a la Cart'

I eat a lot of falafel. It can come from a cart, a restaurant, or even a deli case--I don't really discriminate. But I probably should be more picky because most of the falafel out there isn't great. So much of the falafel I find is either greasy and falling apart or dense and dry. But after making King of Falafel & Shawarma's falafel recipe in Alexandra Penfold and Siobhan Wallace's new cookbook, New York a la Cart, I may stop buying my falafel pre-made (unless of course I happen to be in Astor...

Middle Eastern Falafel Crisps with Spicy Red Lentil Dip

These falafel-inspired chickpea crisps are a delicious and creative appetizer or snack to serve guests! The accompanying spicy red lentil dip is the perfect complement.

Falafel With Black Olives and Harissa

When I first completed my recipe for falafel, my first thought was "That's great—now how do we make it hotter?" That thought was immediately followed by some digging through the refrigerator for condiments, mixing them into batches of my raw falafel dough to see how they'd taste. I settled on harissa, the North African spice paste.

Crabby Falafel 'Sliders'

These crab and chickpea "sliders"* start with a slightly streamlined, miniaturized version of Mantuano's Falafel Crab Cakes (I use canned chickpeas, tweak the spice blend to make it more sandwich-friendly, and add a tiny bit of flour to help the patties hold together more easily during the frying stage), which he describes as from "southern Spain, which owes many culinary inspirations to the Moors of Northern Africa."

Middle Eastern Chickpea Salad

This may very well be the best chickpea salad you ever have in your life. Yotam Ottolenghi - I salute you. Worthy of a meal in itself - and good for you!

Sexy Lentil Salad

Secret to a great lentil salad - cook lentils in a simple flavoured broth or marinate canned lentils. Sprinkle with feta, drizzle with lemon salad dressing!

Crispy Fried Chickpea Cake and Slaw Sandwiches

Hearty and crispy vegan chickpea patties flavored with cumin and coriander, topped with a bright tahini-based slaw.

Middle Eastern Roasted Vegetables with Tahini Drizzle

Middle Eastern Roasted Vegetables with Tahini Drizzle {vegan} - perfect minimal effort dish to use up all those left over veggies you have in the fridge at the end of the week!