For the tahini sauce:
- 3 tbsp Waterwarm
- 2 tbsp Tahini
- 4 tsp Lemon juicefresh
- 1 tsp Honey
- 1/2 tsp Cuminground
- 1 clove Garlicminced
For the eggplant:
- 2 (about 12 ounces each) Eggplants
- 3/4 tsp Kosher Saltdivided
- 1/4 cup Onionchopped
- 1/4 cup Breadcrumbsfresh
- 1/4 cup Parsleychopped fresh flat-leaf
- 1 tbsp Tahini(roasted sesame seed paste)
- 2 tsp Olive oil
- 1 1/2 tsp Cuminground
- 1/2 tsp Ground coriander
- 1/4 tsp Black pepperfreshly ground
- 1/4 tsp Red pepperground
- 2 Large eggs
- 2 cloves Garlicminced
- 1 (15-ounce) can Chickpeasno-salt-added (garbanzo beans), rinsed and drained
For the relish:
- 1 cup Tomatoeschopped seeded
- 1/2 cup Cucumberchopped seeded peeled
- 1/2 cup Red onionvertically sliced
- 1/2 cup Parsleycoarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf
- 1 tbsp Lemon juicefresh
- 1 tbsp Olive oilextra-virgin
Vegetarian Falafel-Stuffed Eggplant
I adore falafel and I adore eggplant, so you can imagine how much I love this Falafel-Stuffed Eggplant recipe! In my book, you can’t beat Middle Eastern cuisine for freshness and flavor. Falafel usually comes as a deep fried ball or patty of chickpeas and herbs – crunchy on the outside and fluffy and warm within. In this recipe, rather than deep-frying I stuff the eggplant with the falafel mix and bake it in the oven for a healthier home cooked meal.
It’s quite simple to make these stuffed eggplants, despite the long list of ingredients. I start by whisking up a quick tahini sauce. Then I prepare the eggplant and the falafel mixture. I load that mixture onto eggplant halves and bake them for a delicious meat free meal, packed with Middle Eastern flavor!
To make my Falafel-Stuffed Eggplant, you will need the following ingredients:
So, how do you make Falafel-Stuffed Eggplant?
Steps to make Vegetarian Falafel-Stuffed Eggplant
1 | Heat the oven and prepare a baking sheet | 5 |
2 | Make the tahini sauce | 2 |
3 | Prepare the eggplant | 3 |
4 | Bake the eggplant | 10 |
5 | Make the falafel filling | 5 |
6 | Stuff the eggplant | 3 |
7 | Bake | 25 |
8 | Prepare the relish | 2 |
9 | Serve | |
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