This vegetarian air fried falafel is super easy to prepare and full of flavor thanks to fresh herbs.
Prep
20 min
Cook
61 min
Servings
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
1
, 15.5 ounce
1 small yellow onion
, quartered
3 cloves garlic
, minced
0.33 cups roughly chopped parsley
0.33 cups chopped scallions
0.33 cups roughly chopped cilantro
1 teaspoon ground cumin
0.5 teaspoons kosher salt
0.13 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
olive oil cooking spray
Instructions
1
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.
2
Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate, covered, 2 to 3 hours.
3
Form the falafel mixture into 12 balls; if mixture is too sticky add some flour to your hands and your work surface.
4
Preheat an air fryer to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) according to manufacturer's instructions. Spray falafel with cooking spray.
5
Cook in the preheated air fryer until golden brown, about 14 minutes, turning halfway through.
Nutrition per serving
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