I made falafels!! I’ve been trying out some Mediterranean dishes lately and had to give these crispy little chickpea wafers a try. They are super easy with just a little prep.

I started off by soaking the chickpeas overnight (about 16 hours), then drained them.

I picked off the leaves of parsley and cilantro stems, roughly chopped part of a red onion and peeled a few garlic cloves. For seasoning I used: salt, pepper, cumin and cinnamon. I also added some extra virgin olive oil, which helps meld everything together.

I tossed everything in the food processor and blended away! About 1-2 minutes, with some stoppage and scraping down the sides.

I used a tablespoon to scoop out giant heaping spoonfuls into my hand, rolled them gently, then pressed them down on a baking sheet that I lined with olive oil.

Into the 375 degree F preheated oven they went! I baked them for 25 minutes, flipping them half way through.

I put them on top of spring lettuce, with green peppers, cherry tomatoes, red onion, cucumber, kalmata olives and feta cheese.