Crispy Chickpea Waffles With Herby Israeli Salad & Harissa Tahini Sauce

Ingredients

Herby Israeli salad and harissa tahini sauce

• 1/4 cup tahini
  
• 1 1/2 teaspoons harissa
  
• 1 pinch kosher salt, plus more to taste
  
• 5 tablespoons cold water
  
• 1 seedless English cucumber, diced
  
• 3 small (or 2 medium) tomatoes, diced
  
• 1/2 cup parsley leaves, finely chopped
  
• 1/3 cup mint leaves, finely chopped
  
• 1/3 cup cilantro leaves, finely chopped
  
• 1 lemon, juiced
  
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
  

Chickpea waffles

• 1/2 small yellow onion, peeled and roughly chopped
  
• 1 large garlic clove, smashed and peeled
  
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  
• 1/2 pound dried chickpeas, soaked in water overnight, then drained
  
• 3 large eggs
  
• 4 tablespoons vegetable or coconut oil
  

Directions

Herby Israeli salad and harissa tahini sauce

1. Make the tahini sauce. Combine the tahini, harissa, and salt in a small bowl. Stir with a fork until smooth. Add the water and stir again until totally smooth. Season with salt to taste.
2. Make the Israeli salad. Combine the cucumber, tomato, and herbs in a big bowl. Gently toss. Add the lemon juice, olive oil, and a pinch of salt. Gently toss again and taste. Adjust the salt as needed.

Chickpea waffles

1. Heat the waffle iron. Heat the oven to 200° F and stick a sheet pan inside.
2. Combine the onion and garlic in a food processor. Pulse until finely minced. Scrape down with a rubber spatula. Add the baking powder, salt, and cumin. Pulse again to incorporate. Add the chickpeas. Pulse until very finely chopped, scraping down a couple times as needed. Add the eggs and pulse again to combine. The mixture should be cohesive and the chickpeas, finely minced.
3. Grease the waffle iron with oil (or cooking spray). Add 1/4 of the chickpea mixture to the hot iron. Cook according to the manufacturer’s instructions, or until browned and crispy. Repeat with the remaining batter, re-greasing as needed, and keeping the finished waffles in the oven to stay warm.
4. Serve the waffles right away with Israeli salad and tahini sauce.