First, grab a large food processor and add your garbanzo beans, tahini, green onions, parsley, pepperoncini, and garlic cloves into it. Pulse at first, then mix on high for 60 seconds.
Next, in a small dish, add your chia seed powder and 3 tbsp water. Mix and let it set for 1-2 minutes until you have a chia egg. Then add this chia egg to the food processor along with paprika, cumin, salt, pepper, lemon juice, zest, and cassava flour. Mix on high again for 1-2 minutes until you have a smooth paste. Set aside.
Grab a waffle maker, and plug it in on medium high heat. Once the waffle maker is hot, spray with a little bit of neutral cooking oil (olive oil, sunflower oil), and place one cup of the batter into the center and carefully spread out the batter and then close the lid slowly but tightly. Press it down with and keep it closed for 11-14 minutes, no peeking! Set timer and allow it to cook fully before trying to remove the waffle. Patience is key with waffles, let them cook and do their thing before opening it up to peak inside.
As the waffle cooks, grab a medium bowl and add all your lemon dijon sauce ingredients to it. Mix with a spoon until you have a perfect smooth dijon sauce. Set aside.
If you still have extra time while you are waiting for your first waffle to finish cooking, grab a small bowl and make your garnish. Slice your cucumber and cherry tomatoes, then mix it up inside the bowl. Set aside.
Depending on your waffle maker, it should be about 11-14 minutes per waffle. It will become a shorter cooking time by the next waffle or two, because the waffle maker gets hotter and hotter.
Usually, once it stops steaming from the sides, the waffle is done. Again, don’t peak too early because it will cause them to fall apart.
Once each waffle is done, remove carefully with two forks and let them cool on a cooling rack. Repeat until you have used all of your batter.
When all your waffles are ready, serve while they are still warm. To serve add one waffle or cut in half, top with a generous amount of cucumber/tomato garnish, and a hefty drizzle of lemon dijon sauce. Enjoy immediately!
