Miso Tahini Noodles

Long overdue post! I’ve been so busy with work that I actually haven’t cooked in a while, but I have a little breathing room for the next week, whew. I have a lot of tahini to use up, so I was looking for a recipe using tahini as an ingredient. I stumbled across this, and it sounded good. I enjoyed the dish. It’s easy to whip up and it’s half raw-ish, so I would make this again.

 

Recipe adapted from The CopyCat Cook

Makes 2 servings

4 tbsp of tahini
2 tsp miso paste
less than 1/2 cup hot water
Handful of broccoli, lightly cooked
1 cup cooked noodles (I used 100% buckwheat noodles)

Mix the miso and hot water together. Add in tahini and stir until well combined. Toss the dressing with the noodles and broccoli.

 

Falafel with Tahini Sauce

Last weekend at Farmers’ Market, my hubby and I had a great falafel sandwich, which made me crave making one on my own.The falafel turned out wonderful. I baked them so it was healthier, it was still crispy enough on the outside and soft on the inside. My hubby usually doesn’t like falafels but he said he really liked these ones, and even thought it was better than the ones we had at the Farmers’ Market. Aww =)

Baked Falafel
(adapted from Allrecipes)

makes ~30 falafel balls

1 can organic garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 tbs chopped fresh organic cilantro
1 tsp dried parsley
2 tsp ground cumin
1/8 tsp ground turmeric
1/2 tsp baking powder/soda
1 cup fine dry bread crumbs (I used 2 pieces of Ezekiel 4:9 breads processed to crumbs)
3/4 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1 organic omega-3 egg

1. Mash the garbanzo beans in a large bowl. Stir in the onion, garlic, cilantro, parsley cumin, turmeric, baking powder, bread crumbs, salt. pepper, and egg. Shape the mixture into 1 1/2 inch balls.
2. Place falafel balls onto baking sheet. Bake for ~25 min at 350 degrees.

 

Fresh Tahini Sauce

1/2 cup organic raw tahini
3 gloves garlic, crushed
1/2 tsp sea salt
2 tbs olive oil
1 lemon, juiced
1/4 cup hot water
1 tsp parsley, finely chopped (optional)

Combine all ingredients, with the last ingredient added being hot water, and mix until desired consistency.