Diabetic Vegetarian Recipes
Falafel (Basic Recipe) Recipe
Ingredients:
2 cup Garbanzo Beans, cooked
2 tbsp Parsley, freshly chopped
and rinsed 1/2
1/2 tsp Salt
1/3 cup Water
1/4 tsp Black Pepper, freshly ground
1 slice Wheat Bread, crustless firm
1/4 tsp Cumin, torn into pieces
1 tbsp Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
1/4 tsp Basil
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1/4 tsp Marjoram
3 Garlic Cloves, finely
1 tbsp Tahini (Sesame Seed Paste), chopped
1 Egg White
Preparation:
Cayenne Pepper, to taste Flour, for coating the falafel
Puree the garbanzos in a food processor or in a blender.
Add the remaining ingredients, except the flour and mix well. The mixture
will be soft.
Form the mixture into 1-inch balls or patties and coat with flour.
Bake in a preheated 350 F oven for 15 to 20 minutes.
To make a falafel sandwich, cut a piece of pita bread in half and put 2 to
3 falafel balls or patties into the open halves. Add lettuce, alfalfa
sprouts, sliced tomatoes, green onions and low-fat Yogurt Dressing or
Tahini Dressing.
Yield: 5 servings, 20 balls
One Serving = 4 balls Calories: 158 Protein: 7 g Fat: 5 g Carbohydrate: 23
g Fiber: 3.3 g Cholesterol: 0 mg Sodium: 341 mg Potassium: 237 mg
Exchange: 1-1/2 Starch/Bread 1/2 Medium-Fat Meat
Source: "The U.C.S.D. Healthy Diet for Diabetes, a Comprehensive
Nutritional Guide and Cookbook," by Susan Algert, M.S., R.D.; Barbara
Grasse, R.D., C.D.E.; and Annie Durning, M.S., R.D.
Shared by: Norman R. Brown
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Preparation Time: 0:00
Serves: 5
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