Quick Falafel
Ingredients
- 15 ounce can garbanzo beans ⓘ
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley ⓘ
- 1 small onion, diced ⓘ
- 1 peeled carrot ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder ⓘ
- dash of cinnamon ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin ⓘ
- 1/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper ⓘ
- olive oil ⓘ
Instructions
- In a food processor (or in my case a blender.which takes longer), combine all the ingredients except the olive oil. It's okay to leave small pieces of things, you don't want it to be a puree.
- Take sheets of wax paper (I tore mine in half), and put a heaping spoonful on one side of the wax paper. Fold the other side over it, and push it down until it's in a 1/4" thick disc. At this point, I put them in the refrigerator while I prepared everything else.
- Next, you'll want to make your tzatziki sauce (Recipe below).
- Then, prepare your sliced tomatoes, lettuce, or any other vegetable you'd like (I had tomato, spinach, and sliced bell pepper).
- Now is the cooking part. In a pan with a small layer of olive oil on the bottom, heat the pan on medium-high heat.
- Put the falafel discs in the oil, browning both sides. Make sure you don't over crowd them in the pan.
- Once they're done, put them on a plate covered in a paper towel, to drain any excess oil.
- Put your pita pockets, sandwiches, or buns together. Yum!
- Tzatziki Sauce
- Ingredients
- 1/2 cup non fat greek yogurt (I used Chobani)
- 1 teaspoon fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon fresh dill, chopped fine
- salt, to taste
- fresh ground black pepper, to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- How-To
- Combine all the ingredients and drizzle over falafel.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
937
kcal
47% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).
Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data and may vary with brand, portion and preparation — see our methodology. This information is for general educational purposes only and is not medical or dietary advice (disclaimer).