Description
This vegetarian air fried falafel is super easy to prepare and full of flavor thanks to fresh herbs.
Ingredients
- 1 (15.5 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1 small yellow onion, quartered
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ⅓ cup roughly chopped parsley
- ⅓ cup chopped scallions
- ⅓ cup roughly chopped cilantro
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- olive oil cooking spray
Instructions
- Dry chickpeas on paper towels. Place onions and garlic in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Add parsley
- scallions
- cilantro
- cumin
- salt
- and red pepper flakes. Process until blended
- 30 to 60 seconds
- then add the chickpeas and pulse 2 to 3 times until just blended
- but not pureed. Sprinkle in flour and baking powder
- scrape the sides of the bowl down with a spatula
- and pulse 2 to 3 times.
- Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate
- covered
- 2 to 3 hours.
- Form the falafel mixture into 12 balls; if mixture is too sticky add some flour to your hands and your work surface.
- Preheat an air fryer to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) according to manufacturer’s instructions. Spray falafel with cooking spray.
- Cook in the preheated air fryer until golden brown
- about 14 minutes
- turning halfway through.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 6