Falafel-Stuffed Eggplant With Tahini Sauce And Tomato Relish

• Tahini sauce:
• 3 tablespoons warm water
• 2 tablespoons tahini (roasted sesame seed paste)
• 4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• Eggplant:
• 2 eggplants (about 12 ounces each)
• Cooking spray
• 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup fresh breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1 tablespoon tahini (roasted sesame seed paste)
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 2 large eggs
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (15-ounce) can no-salt-added chickpeas (garbanzo beans), rinsed and drained
• Relish:
• 1 cup chopped seeded tomato
• 1/2 cup chopped seeded peeled cucumber
• 1/2 cup vertically sliced red onion
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

1. To prepare sauce, combine first 6 ingredients in a small bowl, and stir with a whisk. Set aside.
2. Preheat oven to 475u0b0.
3. To prepare eggplant, slice the eggplants in half lengthwise; score cut sides with a crosshatch pattern. Place the eggplant halves, cut sides down, on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 475u0b0 for 7 minutes or until slightly tender and browned. Remove from oven; carefully scoop out pulp, leaving a 3/4-inch shell. Reserve pulp for another use. Season cut sides with 1/4 teaspoon salt.
4. Combine remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, onion, and next 11 ingredients (through chickpeas) in a food processor; process until smooth. Spoon 1/2 cup chickpea mixture into each eggplant shell. Bake at 475u0b0 for 25 minutes or until eggplant halves are tender and chickpea mixture is lightly browned.
5. To prepare relish, combine the tomato and remaining ingredients in a bowl; stir to combine.
6. Place 1 eggplant half on each of 4 plates. Top each half with 1/4 cup relish and 1 1/2 tablespoons sauce.
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