Guest chef Shahir Massoud, author of “,” is the teacher of this pre-recorded Zoom cooking class where you’ll learn how to achieve falafel perfection. According to Shahir, great falafel should have a crispy, golden exterior that reveals a bright-green center. Green, you ask? That’s right: true Egyptian falafel is made with fava beans, not chickpeas. Shahir’s version uses frozen edamame and peas, making this a perfect dinner solution when you’re not sure what to make for dinner and turn to your freezer for inspiration. And rather than making a whole bunch of individual falafel, we’ll keep things simple by cooking them like a burger (though you could certainly use this recipe for smaller falafel, as well). To accompany our falafel burgers, Shahir teaches you his favorite way to prepare tabbouleh, which starts by giving the tomatoes some time in a low-temperature oven to amplify their natural sweetness. From there, the tabbouleh is a bright and flavorful combination of garlic, olive oil, lemon, cucumber, fresh herbs and, of course, bulgur. This class puts Egyptian-style falafel and tabbouleh easily within reach for many weeknight meals to come.

What's Included: You will receive a .zip file that includes the cooking school video as well as PDFs of the recipe instructions.

How to Download: After you purchase your Milk Street Cooking School Video, you will receive an email from the Milk Street Store with the subject line "Your Cooking School Video is Ready for Download." Within this email there is a link that will direct you to a download page, click download now to download the .zip folder. To unzip the folder, double-click the zipped folder to open it. Please note: your video download file will have an approximate size of 500 MB.

Shahir Massoud is best known as the former host of CBC’s The Goods, Man of the Kitchen, and Around the World in 8 Meals. He is a frequent guest on The Marilyn Denis Show and has appeared on Cityline, Breakfast Television, Your Morning, and the CW network. He is also a spokesperson for the Butterball brand. Shahir is a graduate of the Schulich School of Business at York University in Toronto and the French Culinary Institute in New York.