Air Fryer Falafel
Roasted garbanzo beans, shallots, garlic, lemon juice, cumin, coriander, salt and pepper combine for these delicious air-fried falafel. Serve with whipped feta!
Equipment
- Air Fryer We have the Instant Vortex 6-Qt. Air Fryer and we really love it, because you get all of the crunchiness of fried foods, but with so much less fat!
Ingredients
- 2 16-oz. cans garbanzo beans, drained
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley leaves
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves
- 2 small shallots, peeled and coarsely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
- 2 tsp. cumin
- 1/2 tsp. dried coriander
- 1/2 tsp. lemon pepper
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 tbsp. flour (can use regular all-purpose or any gluten-free flour)2 +/- tablespoons seltzer water
- 2+/- tbsp. seltzer water
Instructions
- Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray and preheat the oven to 350 ° F.
- Drain garbanzo beans and rinse them in cold water. Drain water off and spread them out on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for about 10 minutes or just until dry and starting to brown. Remove from oven and cool.
- Place garbanzo beans, parsley, cilantro, shallots, garlic, lemon juice, cumin, salt, pepper and baking powder into the bowl of your food processor. Pulse until evenly mixed and small, fine pieces of garbanzo remain and mixture sticks together when you press it together. You don’t want it too finely puréed, but just enough to hold together.
- Turn the mixture out into a bowl and mix in flour and seltzer water. Now, the mixture should be able to hold its shape when formed into balls. Add more seltzer if needed for be able to form balls. Divide batter into 10 balls, approximately 2-inches in diameter.
- At this point, you can freeze the falafel in an airtight container, or refrigerate for several hours until you’re ready to bake them in the air fryer.
- To cook, preheat the air fryer on the “air fry” mode to 350 ° F. When it says to add food, place the falafel balls on the tray and air fry for about 12 minutes or until the edges are crispy and the centers are hot.
- Serve hot with pita or naan, whipped feta, hummus, tzatziki or even on a Greek salad.
- To make whipped feta, place 5 oz. feta cheese, 1/2 cup plain nonfat yogurt and 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil in a food processor and process until creamy and fluffy. °
Notes
These air-fried falafel are delicious with whipped feta and it’s super easy to make!