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Yum Alert: Baked Sweet Potato Falafel

sweetpotato_falafel_recipe
Written by emilyc

sweetpotato_falafel_recipe

This is the non-fried, more nutrient-rich version of one of the best foods ever. Sweet potatoes give it a little something special. Recipe and image via 101 Cookbooks.

Ingredients:

2 medium sweet potatoes (orange inside), around 700g or 1 1/2 pounds in total
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 small cloves of garlic, chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons ground coriander
2 big handfuls of fresh cilantro/coriander, chopped
Juice of half a lemon
a scant cup (120g) chickpea flour
a splash of olive oil
a sprinkling of sesame seeds
salt and pepper

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emilyc

Emily is a New Yorker trapped in a Floridian's body and loves every minute of her big city life. With a major in international business and years of being surrounded by ill-fitting suits and all the wrong shoes, she learned that the importance of fashion needs to be communicated to the world. To her, fashion is on the same level as charity work and feeding hungry children. Emily can be found frolicking the streets of her gayborhood enjoying the off-color humor of the gays.