Baked Falafel

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  • Number of Servings: 3
Ingredients
1 can of chick peas, drained1/2 cup cilantro chopped1/4 cup onion minced1 clove garlic minced1/2 tsp salt2 tsp cumin1/4 tsp baking soda1 T flour2 tsp olive oil
Directions
Makes three large patties.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees

In a food processor pulse chick peas, onion, garlic, cilantro, cumin, salt and soda. Transfer into a bowl and stir in flour.

Let rest for 10 minutes.

In a cast iron pan, heat 2 tsp olive oil. Form chickpea mixture into 3 patties and cook a couple of minutes on each side.

Then slide pan into a 400 degree oven and bake for 10-15 more minutes, until fairly golden and crispy looking on the outside.

serve with pita and tahini dressing, lettuce, tomato and sliced red onion.

Number of Servings: 3

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MADDY_AVENA.

Servings Per Recipe: 3
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 173.9
  • Total Fat: 5.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 418.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 25.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 6.9 g
  • Protein: 7.1 g

Member Reviews
  • LOOK108
    Awesome!! I love chick peas and really enjoyed this recipe. - 4/18/08
  • CINCYDORA
    That was really good. It cooked more like a pancake, even though the mix was pretty thick. I guess that's how heat affects chickpeas. I'm interested in seeing how different it is with dried chickpeas. - 7/22/11