John Torode and Lisa Faulkner served up tasty falafel wraps with smoky baba ganoush on John and Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen.
The ingredients for the falafel are: 250g dried chickpeas, soaked overnight in water, ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda, 1 ½ tsp cumin, Pinch of cayenne pepper, 2 cloves of garlic , 1 onion, 1 stick celery, 1 small green chilli, A bunch of fresh coriander, A bunch of fresh parsley, A bunch of fresh mint, leaves picked , 1 tsp cayenne pepper or sumac , salt and pepper , 100ml vegetable oil, for frying and Tahini, lemon juice etc, to serve.
For the Baba Ganoush: 2 aubergines, 2 garlic cloves, 4 tbsp tahini, Juice of 2 lemons, plus some zest, 2 tsp cumin, ground, 2 tbsp olive oil and 2 tbsp freshly chopped parsley.
See recipes by John in his book titled: My Kind of Food: Recipes I Love to Cook at Home available from Amazon now.