I love falafel but I haven’t had it in SO long because of the garlic factor that is in almost all recipes or store bought versions. Now that I have been able to introduce chickpeas successfully back into my diet, I came up with a super delicious and easy falafel recipe. (Please remember that chickpeas are a moderate fodmap food due to the Oligos. A 1/4 cup serving is safe and can be tolerated by most).
When I think of falafel it brings me back to my Birthright Israel trip in college where we ate a ton of delicious street food. One day for lunch we ordered falafel from this particular street vendor and noticed a big cut exposed on his hand but at the time thought of nothing of it. On the bus back to our hotel, the other travelers commented how they saw his cut and avoided his stall. My best friend and I were freaking out that were probably got some contaminated disease but you know what they say, “what doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger.” ;/
