Falafel Rainbow Spinach Wrap With Mango Drizzle
Team: Action Ready
Host School: Essex Middle School
Age Group: Middle School
Ingredients
Ingredients for Falafel
1 c. sweet potato
2 c. roughly chopped onion
4 tsp. roughly chopped garlic
2 tbsp. roughly chopped ginger
2 c. cooked chickpeas, drained & rinsed
1 c. lightly packed parsley leaves
1 c. lightly packed cilantro leaves
1 tsp. salt
¼ tsp. pepper
¼ tsp. chili powder
2 tsp. cumin
1 tbsp. sesame seeds
¾ c. white flour plus more for rolling out
Canola oil for sautéing
Ingredients for Rainbow Topping
2 c. chopped kale
¾ c. purple cabbage, grated
¾ c. green cabbage, grated
½ c. purple carrots, scrubbed, skin left on, grated
½ c. Chioggia beets, peeled, grated
½ c. kohlrabi, peeled, grated
½ c. delicate squash, skin on, grated
¼ c. celeriac, peeled, grated
¼ c. sunchoke, grated
½ c. thinly sliced scallions
Ingredients for Rainbow Topping Dressing
2 tsp. minced garlic
1 tsp. minced ginger
1 tbsp. soy sauce
4 ½ tsp. lime juice
4 ½ tsp. cider vinegar
1 tbsp. brown sugar
1 tsp. sesame oil
2 tsp. olive oil
2 pinches salt
2 pinches pepper
Ingredients for Spinach Wrap
½ c. thawed frozen spinach, drained & chopped
1 ½ c. whole wheat flour
1 ½ c. white flour
½ tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
5 tbsp. coconut oil
2/3 to 1 c. water
Ingredients for Mango Drizzle
2 mangoes, peeled and cut into chunks
1 lime, zested and juiced
1 c. rice wine vinegar
1 c. chopped cilantro leaves
1 c. chopped mint leaves
1 tsp. Sambal
¼ c. sugar
1 tbsp. salt
Preparation Instructions
Procedure for Falafel
1. Grate sweet potato. Place in bowl.
2. Add the onion, garlic and ginger to the food processor and pulse until just mixed. Place mixture in bowl with sweet potato from step 1 and set aside.
3. Add the chickpeas, parsley, cilantro, salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin and sesame seeds to the food processor and pulse until roughly blended.
4. Place all ingredients from steps 1-3 together in a large mixing bowl. Fold in flour by hand starting with ¼ c. and adding more as needed.
5. With floured hands, form mixture into 10 balls and then each ball into a patty. Dust patties with flour and place on parchment paper.
6. Place a non-stick fry pan on the stove and coat bottom with canola oil. Let pan preheat for about 3 minutes before adding falafel. Brown on both sides.
7. Place cooked falafel on plate, cover with foil to keep warm.
8. To serve, place falafel on Spinach Wrap, add Vegetable Rainbow Topping & Mango Drizzle.
Procedure for Rainbow Topping
1. Tear large kale leaves from heavy vein and wash in salad spinner. Layer and roll 4 to 5 kale leaves and cut into thin strips (chiffonade), set aside.
2. Grate all vegetables except scallions in food processor.
3. Thinly slice scallions.
4. Place the grated veggies, scallions and kale in a medium bowl. Gently toss.
Procedure for Rainbow Topping Dressing
1. Mince garlic and ginger and place in medium bowl.
2. Add the rest of the dressing ingredients to the bowl and whisk to blend.
3. Gently mix dressing into the bowl of grated vegetable topping.
Procedure for Spinach Wrap
1. Squeeze water out of spinach and finely chop. Measure ½ c. and place in small bowl.
2. In a medium bowl, add the whole wheat flour, white flour, baking powder, salt and coconut oil. Beat with a hand mixer.
3. Add spinach to flour mixture and mix well with mixer.
4. Add 2/3 c. water in a steady stream as you are using beater. Add more water if needed.
5. Knead dough with floured hands and roll into 10 balls. Cover with dishcloth.
6. Let rest 10 minutes.
7. Heat a fry pan on medium. Spray with cooking spray.
8. Roll out each dough ball into a thin circle using a small amount of flour.
9. Cook in fry pan about 20 seconds on each side.
10. Place each tortilla on a plate and cover with damp dishcloth.
Procedure For Mango Drizzle
1. Carefully prepare the mango discarding the large seed. Place in blender.
2. Zest and juice the lime, place both in blender.
3. Add rice wine vinegar to blender, puree.
4. Wash the cilantro, mint and coarsely chop, then add to blender.
5. Add the Sambal, sugar and salt and puree until smooth and fairly thick.