Creative Culinary Solutions
Baked Chickpea Fritters with Tahini Sauce
Flavors of Morocco are highlighted in these one bite delights.
Difficulty: | 15/20 |
Yield serving: | 10 |
Preparation time: | 15 minutes |
Cooking time: | 15 minutes |
Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Add the chickpeas to the food processor along with the Moroccan Booster, tahini, parsley, cilantro, chives, onion, lemon zest, lemon juice, olive oil and let it blend for 2-3 minutes.
- Slowly add water if the mixture is too thick or not blending easily.
- Once mixture is properly blended, roll the mixture into small balls.
- In a frying pan heat up vegetable oil and fry fritters for about a minute, making sure to move them around so they do not burn.
- Put the fritters on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and bake in the oven for about 10 minutes.
TAHINI SAUCE
- Mix the 200 mL of tahini with lemon juice, lemon zest, olive oil and water.
- Whisk all the ingredients together until smooth and add salt as needed.
- Spoon the sauce over chickpea fritters while they are still hot, and serve.
Arrange fritters on a platter, drizzle the sauce over top and sprinkle fresh cilantro before serving for a beautiful look.
Ingredients
- 60 mL (1/4 cup) of
- 500 mL (2 cups) of chick peas, drained and rinsed 1 Onion, chopped
- 45 mL (3 tbsp) of tahini
- 250 mL (1 cup) of parsley
- 60 mL (1/4 cup) of chives, chopped
- 250 mL (1 cup) of cilantro
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 lemon zest
- 45 mL (3 tbsp) of olive oil
- 45 mL (3 tbsp) of vegetable oil
- 150 mL (2/3 cup) of water
- 200 mL (7/8 cup) of tahini (for tahini sauce)
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 lemon zest
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 30 mL (2 tbsp) of olive oil
- 75 mL (1/3 cup) of water
- Salt, to taste
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