Baked falafel bites

Name: Baked falafel bites
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 2 tins of chickpeas, drained and rinsed; 1 red onion, roughly chopped; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 3 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped; 3 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground coriander; 3 tbsp chickpea flour; 2 tbsp olive oil

Herby chickpea falafel baked until crisp outside and soft inside, with no frying.

Time40 min
LevelMedium
Costabout £0.57 a head
Oven200°C (180°C fan)

4 servings

Ingredients

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2tins of chickpeasdrained and rinsed
1red onionroughly chopped
2garlic clovescrushed
3 tbspfresh parsleychopped
3 tbspfresh corianderchopped
2 tspground cumin
1 tspground coriander
3 tbspchickpea flour
2 tbspolive oil

Method

1
Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Line a tray with baking paper.
2
Blitz the chickpeas, onion, garlic, herbs and spices in a food processor until coarse and holding together when squeezed. Do not make it a paste.
3
Stir in the chickpea flour. Shape into 16 small balls and flatten slightly.
4
Brush with the oil and set on the tray. Bake for 25 minutes, turning once, until golden and crisp.
25 min
5
Serve warm with salad.

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