Best Healthy Baked Falafel Recipes

HEALTHY OVEN BAKED FALAFEL

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Provided by Susan | SimpleHealthyKitchen.com

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

2 cans garbanzo beans (16oz.cans)
1 Tablespoons canola oil (more if necessary*)
Olive oil- for brushing tops of falafels
¼ cup chopped onion
2 cloves garlic (peeled)
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper (or to taste)
½ teaspoon salt
Black pepper (to taste)
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
½ cup chopped fresh parsley
3-4 large pita pockets (cut in half.)
1 cucumber (sliced)
1 to mato (sliced)
1 cup lettuce
feta cheese (crumbled for topping)
Tahini (Tzatziki, Hummus, or Greek Yogurt for topping)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375° F. Grease a baking sheet with 1 Tablespoon oil
Drain and Rinse the garbanzos. Combine garbanzos, oil, onion, garlic, cumin, coriander, cayenne, salt, pepper, lemon juice in a food processor. Pulse until everything is finely minced (but not pureed), scraping down the sides as necessary. Fold in chopped parsley.
Form the mixture into 12 balls and place onto prepared cooking sheet. Flatten the balls into ½ inch thick patties. Brush the tops of the patties with olive oil. Bake 10-15 min on each side.
Stuff each half of Pita pocket with 2 falafels, lettuce, tomato, and cucumber. Top with some crumbled feta cheese and a dollop of Tahini, Tzatziki, Hummus, or Greek yogurt or any other topping of your choice.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 206 serving, Calories 338 kcal, Carbohydrate 52 g, Protein 15 g, Fat 9.2 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 217 mg, Fiber 12.4 g

HEALTHY BAKED FALAFEL

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Make and share this Healthy Baked Falafel recipe from Food.com.

Provided by thesinglebite

Categories Beans

Time 30m

Yield 10 patties, 5 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
1/4 cup diced onion
1/3 cup chopped flat leaf parsley
1 tablespoon tahini
2 tablespoons whole wheat bread crumbs
1/2 teaspoon coriander
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1 -2 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon whole wheat flour
olive oil

Steps:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Mash chickpeas in a bowl with fork until it's a crumbly mixture. Set aside.
Add garlic, onion and parsley to food processor and process until finely chopped and combined.
Next add the mashed chickpeas to food processor along with tahini, bread crumbs, coriander, cumin, salt, and pepper. Process until combined, adding the water 1-2 Tbsp of water as needed. You may need to scrape down the sides with a spatula in between processing.
Once combined, empty into large bowl. Add the flour and mix, you should be able to form into large ball. If the mixture is too dry and crumbly, add a Tbsp of water. If it's too wet, add an additional Tbsp of flour.
Form into 10 small patties (approximately 2 inches). Place on baking sheet lighly greased with olive oil or cooking spray. Bake for 5-6 minutes on each side or until lightly browned.

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