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The ULTIMATE Baked Falafels

These falafels are simple to make, tossing all the ingredients in your food processor, then rolling into balls and popping in the oven. The base consists of canned chickpeas and oats. Then I've added herbs and spices to flavour. I think you're gonna love them!
Course Main Course, Main Dish
Cuisine gluten-free, Middle Eastern, vegan, website only
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 5 people (makes 16 falafels)
Calories 495kcal

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup fresh parsley
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 1 small onion
  • 1 can chickpeas (strained and rinsed)
  • 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 2 tbsp tahini
  • 1/2 lemon juiced
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1/2 tsp ground coriander
  • 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • pinch cayenne pepper
  • 2 tbsp olive oil (for painting)

For the Citrus Tahini Dressing

  • 1/4 cup tahini
  • 2 lemons juices
  • pinch salt
  • filtered water , to thin (I used 2-3 tbsp)

To make falafel wraps you'll also need: (makes 6)

  • 5 whole-grain tortilla wraps
  • 1 cup mixed greens of choice
  • 1 cup purple cabbage , thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup cucumber , thinly sliced
  • 2 avocados , thinly sliced

Instructions

  • In your food processor add oats, pulse into a flour-like substance. Remove from food processor and place to the side.
  • Next add parsley, garlic and onion to food processor. Pulse until finely chopped. Then add oat flour, chickpeas, nutritional yeast, tahini, lemon juice, olive oil, cumin, coriander, cardamom, sea salt, pepper and a pinch cayenne pepper. Pulse until it becomes a crumbly dough-like texture.
  • Transfer falafel dough to mixing bowl. Preheat oven to 375F/190C. Line a baking tray with parchment paper and scoop rounded tablespoon amounts of dough onto parchment paper, and gently form balls. (I used an ice cream scoop to do this.)
  • Paint falafels with a bit of olive oil and place in the oven to bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden in colour.
  • To make the Citrus Tahini Sauce: in a bowl add tahini, lemon juice and salt. Mix to combine. Add splashes of water to thin until you've reached desired consistency. (I used 2-3 tbsp). Drizzle falafels with tahini sauce for eating.
  • To make the wraps combine mixed greens, cabbage, cucumber, avocado and 2-3 falafels in a whole wheat tortilla wrap, drizzle with citrus tahini dressing and serve.

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Notes

Enjoy these falafels in a tortilla with the wrap ingredients listed above; i.e. whole-grain tortilla wraps, mixed greens, purple cabbage, cucumber, avocado and citrus tahini dressing. Or, to keep it gluten-free, enjoy as a falafel salad without the tortilla. 
Nutrition information is a rough estimate. 

Nutrition

Calories: 495kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Sodium: 749mg | Potassium: 722mg | Fiber: 21g | Sugar: 4g