Falafel Patties

Recipe:
Serves 8
Ingredients:
15 oz. garbanzo beans or 1 can
1/2 red or yellow onion
1 bundle of cilantro
4 cloves of garlic
1 large lime
1/2 cup almonds or walnuts
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp sage
1/2 tsp Himalayan salt
1/2 tsp black pepper

Instructions:
1. First, take out a blender or food processor and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Squeeze fresh lime juice into the mixture.
3. Then, add all the ingredients into the blender, and lightly pulse until texture is achieved.
4. Next, use the lid of a peanut butter jar to shape the patties. First, fill in the shape, then portion to desired thickness, and last slap onto a baking sheet. You should be able to portion  about 6-10 patties depending on thickness.

Tips:

• Make patties about 2 1/2 inches in thickness and use a spoon to even them out once on the baking sheet.
  
• You can always take or add more to a patty so it's safer to portion small, and then fill in with left over mixture.
  
• Use collard greens or red leaf lettuce cups as a bun.
  
• We top them off with Black Bean Garlic Hummus, avocado, tomato, Fiesta Salsa, and Miyoko's Kitchen vegan cheese wonderfully with these patties.
• This is our choice in hot sauce! I give the Habanero Pepper Sauce or if you like a more mild flavor try the Jalapeño Pepper Sauce.