Falafel Sauce

Three recipes for best Falafel Sauce. Falafel sauce can be drizzled into a falafel pita sandwich or used for dipping. Pick your favorite falafel sauce recipe.

Falafel Hot Sauce (1)

Ingredients

• About 2 cups canned tomatoes
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 3 cloves garlic, put through a garlic press
• 1 Tbs. finely chopped parsley
• 1 tsp. brown sugar
• Chili sauce to taste (1/2 tsp. makes a mild sauce; 1 tsp., a hot one)
• Salt to taste

Preparation

• Put all the ingredients into a small, heavy pan, bring to the boil, and simmer uncovered until the tomatoes break up (about 30 minutes). Adjust the seasoning and allow to cool. Makes 2 cups.

Falafel Sauce (2)

Ingredients

• 16 ounce Yogurt
• 1 medium Onion diced finely
• 1 medium Cucumber finely grated
• Minced Garlic to taste

Preparation

Put yogurt into several layers of cheesecloth in a colander and let drain overnight to thicken. Mix yogurt, onion, cucumber and if desired, garlic. Let sit several hours and serve with falafels or as a bread or cracker dip.

Falafel Sauce (3)

Ingredients

• 3 small pickling cucumbers or equivalent in Japanese or hot house cucumbers
• 2 small tomatoes
• 1-4 cloves garlic
• 1 tablespoon tahini sauce (or hummus)
• Juice of half a lemon
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped cilantro (optional)

Preparation

• Dice the tomatoes and cucumbers. The finer they are diced the prettier it looks.
• Mix with remaining ingredients.
• Allow to stand for 1 hour for flavors to meld and serve.