Recipe: Yummy Baked Falafel

Baked Falafel. Watch how to make crispy baked falafel in this short video! This recipe produces delicious, crisp-on-the-outside, tender-on-the-inside falafels just like your favorite Middle Eastern restaurant's. These baked falafel have been in my lunch and dinner meal rotation for years now.

Completely delicious but a spray of oil keeps the calorie count down. I had an awful falafel at a high end restaurant last weekend and thought to myself "allrecipes.com can do better than this" and sure enough, this recipe. They're also baked for a healthier touch, though I do prefer giving them a little sauté beforehand to form an extra crust on the outside. You can cook Baked Falafel using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Baked Falafel

1. You need 1 can of Chickpeas (400g).
2. Prepare 2 tbsp of olive oil.
3. You need 1 of small onion.
4. It’s 1 of garlic clove.
5. It’s 2 tsp of ground cumin.
6. You need 1 tsp of mixed herbs.
7. It’s 1 of lemon.
8. It’s 1 of egg.
9. It’s of Salt & Black Pepper.
10. It’s of Pita breads.

Meal-prep these baked falafels, then freeze for the busy workweek. I could eat these baked falafel bowls every single day! Ok just a little falafel inspiration. Baked Falafel Recipe: I love falafel.

Baked Falafel instructions

1. Finely chopped the onion and gently fry for 3-4 mins using some of the olive oil..
2. Crush the garlic and add it to the onion cooking for a further 2-3 mins then remove from the heat.
3. Drain and rinse the chickpeas and transfer to a mixing bowl. Add the sautéed onion and garlic and crush together with a potato masher until the mixture is broken down..
4. Add the cumin, mixed herbs, the zest of the lemon and mix well. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Break and beat the egg, add it and mix together..
5. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. Divide the mixture into 16 walnut-sized balls and place on a non-stick baking tray. Rest in the fridge for 20-30 minutes..
6. Remove the falafel from the fridge, drizzle with the remaining oil and bake for 25 minutes, or until crisp and golden-brown. Turn occasionally to ensure even cooking..
7. Make a salad to go with the falafel using the juice from half of the lemon.
8. Lightly toast the pita breads then carefully slice open along one side using a knife..
9. When ready to serve, arrange a little salad in each pitta, top with some of the falafels and add a squeeze of juice from the lemon half..

But I really hate frying things. The smell of oil, the mess, the flesh wounds. And the flesh wounds might not let you enjoy your. If you haven't tried falafel by now you should definitely try this healthy recipe. Falafel is that kind of comforting food which is delicious.