Falafel with Tahini Sauce

by Hana Novak

48 patties · about 2.1 kg · 12 servings

Falafel

• 4 cupsdried chickpeas (not canned or cooked)
• 1 tspbaking soda
• 2 cupsfresh parsley leaves, stems removed
• 1 ½ cupsfresh cilantro leaves, stems removed
• 1 cupfresh dill, stems removed
• 2small onion
• 14 to 16 clovesgarlic, peeled
• salt
• 2 tbspground black pepper
• 2 tbspground cumin
• 2 tbspground coriander
• 2 tspcayenne pepper
• 2 tspbaking powder
• ¼ cuptoasted sesame seeds

Tahini Sauce

• 2 to 4 clovesgarlic, peeled
• 1 tspsalt
• 1 ½ cupstahini paste
• 1 cupfresh lemon or lime juice
• ½ cupcold water
• 2 cupsfresh parsley

To Serve

• pita pockets, warmed
• English cucumber, diced
• tomatoes, diced
• baby arugula
• pickles