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Falafel Mezze Platter

The perfect Mezze Platter built with homemade Falafels, hummus, baba ganoush, fresh and roasted veggies and much more.

Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 746 kcal
Course: Main Course , Appetizer
Cuisine: Middle Eastern

Ingredients

Ingredients for Homemade Falafels
  • 2 cups dried chickpeas
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1 small onion finely chopped
  • 1 cup broccoli florets
  • ¾ cups fresh coriander chopped
  • ½ cup parsley chopped
  • 1 teaspoon coriander powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin powder
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt add more to taste
Mezze Platter Ingredients
  • 12 falafels
  • 2 potatoes
  • 2 carrots
  • 1 cup hummus
  • 1 cup baba ganoush
  • ½ cucumber
  • 7-8 cherry tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • A handful lettuce
  • 1 block halloumi
  • ½ aubergine
  • 1 small zucchini
  • Assortment roasted and grilled veggies
  • pita bread
Tahini Sauce
  • ¼ Cup Tahini
  • ⅓ Cup water
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • salt to taste

Instructions

Falafels
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  1. Leave the chickpeas soaking overnight, at least 12 hours before preparing your falafels.
  2. Once your chickpeas have been soaking for at least 12 hours, rinse them and remove the excess of water. Add them in a food processor and blend for a couple of seconds.
  3. Add to the food processor the onion, broccoli, fresh coriander, fresh parsley, coriander powder, cumin powder, black pepper and salt.
  4. Blend all the ingredients until you have a uniform dough. It doesn't have to be mushy as the balls will be too dense, but it needs to be blended enough for the dough to not fall apart when frying them.
  5. Using your hands or using a falafel press, form the dough into round shapes. Make sure the size is not too small or too big. It should be around the size of your palm.
  6. Heat up some neutral oil in a small frying pan so you don't have to use that much oil. Fry the falafels until they are brown and crispy on the outside. If the falafels are shaped correctly, not much oil will go inside. The inside part will still be really fresh and light.
Rest of the ingredients for the Mezze Platter
  1. Preheat the oven to 180Cº and add in a baking tray potato cut into chips and sliced carrots. Season with some olive oil and salt and bake for about 25-30 minutes.
  2. To prepare the hummus and baba ganoush from scratch, check our recipes listed above. You can as well use store-bought dips.
  3. Finely chop the cucumber and cherry tomatoes and combine with extra virgin olive oil and salt.
  4. Wash and chop the lettuce.
  5. Heat some oil in a griddle pan and grill the halloumi, sliced aubergine and sliced zucchini.
  6. Heat up some pita bread to serve with the mezze platter
Tahini Sauce
  1. To make the tahini sauce simple combine tahini, water and lemon juice. Mix all the ingredients properly until you have a creamy consistency.

Nutrition Information

Calories 746kcal (37%) Carbohydrates 108g (36%) Protein 32g (64%) Fat 25g (38%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Sodium 900mg (38%) Potassium 2178mg (62%) Fiber 29g (116%) Sugar 19g (38%) Vitamin A 6433IU (129%) Vitamin C 79mg (88%) Calcium 247mg (25%) Iron 12mg (67%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 746

% Daily Value*

Calories 746kcal 37%
Carbohydrates 108g 36%
Protein 32g 64%
Fat 25g 38%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Sodium 900mg 38%
Potassium 2178mg 46%
Fiber 29g 116%
Sugar 19g 38%
Vitamin A 6433IU 129%
Vitamin C 79mg 88%
Calcium 247mg 25%
Iron 12mg 67%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.