Baked Falafel
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Recipe type: plant based diet
Cuisine: Mediterranean
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Serves: 16
 
A great way to enjoy a plant based protein meal with a fun Mediterranean flair. For all you falafel lovers...this is a keeper.
Ingredients
  • Baked Falafel
  • 1 (15oz) can of garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
  • ⅓ cup chopped red onion
  • 3 -4 cloves garlic
  • ⅓ cup fresh parsley (you can use ¼ cup dry parsley herbs)
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 ½ teaspoon cumin
  • 1 ½ teaspoon coriander
  • 1 teaspoon sumac or zatar
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 3 Tablespoon oat flour or oat bran
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Place foil on a cookie sheet and spray with cooking spray.
  3. Combine garbanzo beans, onion, garlic, oil, parsley, lemon juice, cumin, coriander, sumac and/or zatar. salt and cayenne into a food processor or a Vitamix.
  4. Pulse until combined, do not pulse too long or it will be like hummus-you want it chunky.
  5. Mixture will be dry and chunky.
  6. Scoop out into a bowl, add the baking soda and oat flour and stir until combined.
  7. Form small patties with dough and place on cookie sheet.
  8. Bake 10-12 minutes and then flip each patty and then bake another 10-12 minutes.
  9. Serve with Pita bread, hummus, shredded cabbage or other greens, sliced cucumbers, carrots, avocado and any other veggies you would like.
  10. Spread some delicious spicy Tahini sauce on your Falafels or into your pita sandwich.
Recipe by Growing Weisser at https://www.growingweisser.com/13752