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Mexican Falafel

Black Bean Falafel

Dried/canned chickpeas
Dried/canned black beans
1/2 Onion
2 Garlic cloves
1 Handful of cilantro
1/2 Juice of a lime

- In a food processor pulse onion, garlic, cilantro lime juice, salt and pepper. Pulse until finely chopped, and can be clumped together. Heat frying oil in a large skillet or deep pot. Form falafel balls and drop into oil. Fry for 2-3 minutes, flip and fry again for 1 minute. Drain on paper towels and season with salt while hot.
**When frying falafels your oil has to be hot ideally 350 degrees. If you're oil isn't hot enough the falafel balls will break down in the oil.**

Baja Sauce

1 Red bell pepper
1/2 Onion
2 Garlic cloves
1 handful of cilantro
3 Tablespoons of sour cream
1/2 Juice of lime

- In a food processor blend bell pepper, onion, garlic, cilantro, salt and pepper for 2 minutes. Strain out liquid. In a bowl combine sour cream, lime juice, and bell pepper mixture.

Chipotle Hummus

1 Can of chickpeas
1 Tin of chipotles
1/2 Juice of lime

-Drain chickpeas but reserve some of the juice. Add chickpeas to a food processor a long with 1 chipotle pepper and a little chipotle sauce from the tin. Add half the juice of half of a lime a long with salt and pepper and then blend until smooth. Add in reserved chickpea juice until you get desired creaminess of hummus.

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