Greek Falafel Melts with Green Tahini "Special Sauce".

Aside from the cheese, these Greek falafel melts are packed with goodness, full of yummy Greek flavors and baked instead of fried. 

⏱ 45 min 🔨 Prep 25min 🔥 Cook 20min 📊 Medium 🍽 4 servings 👁 9
Greek Falafel Melts with Green Tahini "Special Sauce".

Ingredients

4 servings

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Add the chickpeas, fresh herbs, garlic, pine nuts (or sesame seeds), lemon juice, flour, olive oil, jalapeno, cumin and a heavy pinch of salt to a food processor. Pulse until everything is minced but not pureed, stopping the machine and scraping down the sides as needed. Taste and adjust the seasoning, adding more salt and pepper if needed.
  3. Roll the mixture into 9-10 balls and place on the prepared greased baking sheet. Brush the tops of the balls with olive oil.
  4. Bake until crisp and golden brown, about 15-20 minutes. During the last 3 minutes, add the harvarti cheese. Remove from the oven and let sit on the baking sheet a few minutes before assembling your melts.
  5. To assemble, spread some hummus on a pita and then add 1-2 of the falafel balls. Drizzle the green tahini over (recipe below) and then stuff in some roasted red pepper, olives, micro greens, red onion and pepperoncini. EAT!
  6. In a blender or food processor, combine all the ingredients + 3 tablespoons water. Blend until completely smooth, adding water if needed to thin the sauce. Taste and adjust salt and pepper as needed. Store sauce in the fridge for up to 1 week.
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Nutrition per serving

599kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$9352.00
Per Serving
$2338.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$18704.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (73% ingredients detected)
IngredientAmountSubtotal
cooked chickpeas 2 cups -
fresh herbs 1 cup $469.00
garlic 2 cloves $395.00
toasted pine nuts or sesame seeds 2 tbsp $30.00
fresh lemon juice 2 tbsp $20.00
flour 2 tbsp $5.00
olive oil 2 tbsp $42.00
leave of a jalapeno 0.5 $54.00
cumin 0.5 tsp $18.00
salt - -
havarti cheese 4 oz $526.00
fresh 4 $4743.00
hummus 1 cup -
roasted red pepper - -
tahini 0.25 cup -
lemon juice 2 tbsp $20.00
parmesan 0.25 cup $65.00
toasted sesame oil 2 tbsp $30.00
fresh basil 1 cup $2810.00
leave jalapeno 1 $107.00
honey 1 tbsp $18.00
salt + pepper - -

*Estimated market prices, may vary by region

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Greek Falafel Melts with Green Tahini "Special Sauce".

Ingredients:
  • 2 cups cooked chickpeas (drained + rinsed)
  • 1 cup fresh herbs (I like using a combination of cilantro, mint, parsley and dill)
  • 2 cloves garlic (grated)
  • 2 tbsp toasted pine nuts or sesame seeds
  • 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp flour (a gluten free blend may be used)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 leave of a jalapeno (seeded ( the seeds in for more heat if desired))
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • salt (to taste)
  • 4 oz havarti cheese (sliced)
  • 4 fresh (warm pitas or naan)
  • 1 cup hummus
  • roasted red pepper (micro greens, baby kale, kalamata olives, sliced red onion and sliced pepperoncini, for serving)
  • 1/4 cup tahini
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup parmesan (or nutritional yeast if vegan)
  • 2 tbsp toasted sesame oil
  • 1 cup fresh basil
  • 1 leave jalapeno (seeded ( some seeds in for more heat!))
  • 1 tbsp honey (optional (depending on your taste))
  • salt + pepper (to taste)

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