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    Vegan Falafel Burgers for Easy Plant-Based Weeknight Meals

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    By Alisa Fleming on September 25, 2014 Dairy-Free Recipes, Entrees, Sandwiches

    A couple cans, a few fresh ingredients, and some dairy-free tzatziki, and you’ve got healthy vegan falafel burgers for a quick weeknight meal. The recipe can even be doubled, making extra patties for a second dinner or for a unique lunch box sandwich.

    According to Cans Get You Cooking, most Americans throw away spoiled fresh fruits and vegetables two times a week on average, wasting 15 to 20 percent of fresh produce each year. As they note, by keeping your pantry stocked with essential canned ingredients, you can create meals like these vegan falafel burgers using both canned and fresh ingredients to help avoid buying excess produce.

    Weeknight Vegan Falafel Burgers Recipe (a healthy, vegan, meatless and dairy-free meal)

    Special Diet Notes: Vegan Falafel Burgers

    By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, optionally gluten-free, nut-free, peanut-free, optionally soy-free, vegan, and vegetarian. Just be sure to choose your bread wisely (I make speedy wheat buns or these gluten-free skinny buns) and use a dairy-free tzatziki recipe.

    Weeknight Vegan Falafel Burgers
     
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    Prep time
    20 mins
    Cook time
    12 mins
    Total time
    32 mins
     
    Note that the patties for these vegan falafel burgers will be soft, so they are best pan-fried or baked. They won't work well on the grill.
    Author: Cans Get You Cooking
    Recipe type: Entree
    Cuisine: Middle Eastern
    Serves: 4 servings
    Ingredients
    • 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
    • 1 small red onion, finely chopped
    • 1 large garlic clove, minced
    • 1 (16-ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
    • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ cup dry dairy-free bread crumbs (gluten-free, if needed)
    • 1 (7.75-ounce) can spinach, well drained
    • 4 dairy-free hamburger buns (homemade or store-bought; gluten-free, if needed)
    • Sliced tomato
    • Sliced red onion
    • Dairy-free tzatziki sauce (this recipe with mint or this recipe with dill)
    Instructions
    1. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Add the red onion and garlic and cook for about 5 minutes, until tender-crisp. Remove the vegetables to the bowl of a food processor.
    2. Add ¼ of the garbanzo beans to the food processor, along with the lemon juice and salt. Pulse to create a smooth paste. Add the remaining garbanzo beans, bread crumbs and spinach. Pulse until coarsely chopped.
    3. Shape the mixture into 4 (4-inch) patties. If desired, refrigerate until ready to cook.
    4. Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Add the falafel patties and cook until golden and crisp, turning once.
    5. Serve the falafels on buns and top with tomato, onion and dairy-free tzatziki sauce, as desired.
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    Alisa is the founder of GoDairyFree.org, Food Editor for Allergic Living magazine, and author of the best-selling dairy-free book, Go Dairy Free: The Guide and Cookbook for Milk Allergies, Lactose Intolerance, and Casein-Free Living, and the new cookbook, Eat Dairy Free: Your Essential Cookbook for Everyday Meals, Snacks, and Sweets. Alisa is also a professional recipe creator and product ambassador for the natural food industry.

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