Description
These Falafel-Spiced Cucumber Bites are a fresh and flavorful appetizer featuring a creamy chickpea purée seasoned with warm falafel spices, served atop crisp cucumber slices, and garnished with herbs and optional spicy and tangy toppings.
Ingredients
Scale
For Cucumber Bites:
- 1 (15.5 ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons Stonyfield Double Cream Plain (or plain Greek yogurt)
- 2 tablespoons tahini
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander
- ½ teaspoon ground paprika
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ⅛ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro, divided
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley, divided
- 1 English cucumber
For Garnish (optional, but encouraged):
- Ground paprika
- Grape tomatoes, quartered
- Thinly sliced shallot
- Sriracha
Instructions
- Prepare the falafel purée: In the bowl of a food processor, place chickpeas, Stonyfield Double Cream, tahini, lemon juice, cumin, coriander, paprika, salt, black pepper, and 1 tablespoon each of the parsley and cilantro. Process until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
- Slice the cucumber: Cut the English cucumber into ½-inch thick coins to serve as the base for the bites.
- Assemble the bites: Scoop or pipe the chickpea purée on top of each cucumber slice evenly.
- Add garnish: Sprinkle the remaining chopped herbs, a pinch of ground paprika, grape tomato quarters, thinly sliced shallot, and a drizzle of Sriracha on top of the purée for added flavor and presentation, if desired.
Notes
- The chickpea purée can be prepared in advance and stored in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
- If the purée is not smooth enough after processing, continue blending longer; if it remains too thick, add an additional tablespoon of Double Cream to achieve desired consistency.
- For a decorative striped look on the cucumber slices, peel off a few strips of skin down the length of the cucumber with a vegetable peeler before slicing.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 45 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 110 mg
- Fat: 2.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 5 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
