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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Falafel: sort and wash chickpeas, and place in a large bowl. Cover with water to 2 inches above beans; cover and let stand 8 hours or overnight. Drain. | 2. Preheat oven to 350º. | 3. Combine chickpeas and next 11 ingredients (through 2 chopped garlic cloves) in a food processor; pulse 8 to 10 times or until finely chopped. Spoon mixture into a bowl. Add egg whites to chickpea mixture, and stir well. Let stand 15 minutes. Divide mixture into 16 equal portions, shaping each into a 1/2-inch-thick patty. Place patties on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350º for 10 minutes or until lightly browned. | 4. Relish: combine tomato and next 5 ingredients (through chile). | 5. Sauce: combine yogurt, goat cheese, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and 1 minced garlic clove, stirring with a whisk until smooth. | 6. Place 2 falafel patties in each pita half; spoon about 1/3 cup relish and 2 1/2 tablespoons sauce into each pita half. Serve immediately. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
wheat pita bread	4	halved		-	-	-	-
garbanzo bean	1	cup	dried	756.0	125.9	40.94	12.08
green onion	1/2	cup	chopped	9.585	2.0377	0.3444	0.1668
parsley	1/2	cup	chopped	10.8	1.899	0.8909999999999999	0.237
baking powder	1	teaspoon		2.438	1.2742	0.0	0.0
coriander	1	teaspoon	ground	5.364	0.9898	0.2227	0.3199
cumin	1	teaspoon	ground	7.875	0.929	0.374	0.4677
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
baking soda	1/4	teaspoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
black pepper	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
red pepper	1/4	teaspoon	ground	0.3125	0.0688	0.0146	0.0034
wheat pita bread	1			-	-	-	-
garlic clove	2		chopped	-	-	-	-
egg white	3			51.48	0.7227	10.790999999999999	0.1683
cooking spray				-	-	-	-
plum tomato	2	cups	chopped seeded	-	-	-	-
english cucumber	1	cup	chopped seeded	-	-	-	-
green onion	1/4	cup	chopped	9.585	2.0377	0.3444	0.1668
parsley	1	tablespoon	chopped	10.8	1.899	0.8909999999999999	0.237
lemon juice	1	tablespoon		3.355	1.0523	0.0534	0.0366
serrano chili	1		minced	-	-	-	-
plain yogurt	1	cup	low-fat	-	-	-	-
goat cheese	1/4	cup	soft	-	-	-	-
salt	1/8	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
garlic clove	1		minced	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.