Ingredients

  • 1 cup dried chickpeas, soaked for 24 hours and drained
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1/4 cup fresh bread crumbs (from 1 slice fresh bread)
  • Vegetable oil for frying
  • 3/4 cup cold water, or more if necessary
  • 1/4 cup pure tahini paste
  • 1/2 preserved lemon, pits removed
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 small clove garlic
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 2 heads butter lettuce, torn
  • 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 4 Persian cucumbers, sliced
  • 4 radishes, very thinly sliced
  • Salt and pepper

Method

  • Combine all of the ingredients in a food processor until very fine, pulsing and scraping down the sides of the bowl occasionally if necessary, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
  • Let the falafel mixture rest in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour and up to 24 hours.