Oven-baked falafel with vegetable salad

Middle Eastern street food without a deep fryer. Crispy outside, soft inside.

⏱ 40 min · serves 3 · World cooking · Not spicy at all

464kcal
22 gprotein
65 gcarbs
15 gfat
18 gfibre

Per serving, out of 3. Worked out from the grams of each ingredient using a food database – so it's approximate.

Allergens: Sesame · may contain traces of gluten (check the labels)

Ingredients (serves 3)

  • Chickpeas, cooked / tinned480 g
  • Chickpea flour (gram flour)40 g
  • Onion80 g
  • Olive oil20 g
  • Cucumber250 g
  • Tomato250 g
  • Lettuce leaves60 g
  • Hummus90 g

Also: Garlic, parsley, coriander, cumin, lemon juice, salt

Method

  1. Get ready: preheat the oven to 200 °C (about 10 min) and line a baking tray with baking paper. Rinse the chickpeas and dry them really well; roughly chop the onion and garlic.
  2. In a food processor, blitz the chickpeas, onion, garlic, parsley, coriander, cumin and a pinch of salt. The mixture should stay grainy, not turn into a purée.
  3. Mix in 40 g chickpea (gram) flour. With wet hands, shape 15 balls and flatten them slightly.
  4. Place the falafel on the tray and brush with most of the oil (about 1.5 tbsp); save the rest for the salad.
  5. Bake at 200 °C for 25 min, turning halfway, until the falafel are golden and firm.
  6. Meanwhile, chop the cucumber and tomatoes and tear up the lettuce leaves. Drizzle with the remaining oil and lemon juice, and season lightly with salt.
  7. Serve the falafel with the salad and 90 g hummus.

Tips

  • Dry the chickpeas well – a mixture that's too wet won't hold together.
  • Brush the falafel with oil before baking – they'll crisp up without frying.
  • Want it hotter? A pinch of chilli in the mixture or hot sauce on the side.

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We haven't tested this recipe in our own kitchen yet – if you spot something off, let us know. Dumpli is a dumpling, not a doctor: for health questions, talk to your doctor.