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      Air Fryer Chickpeas Falafel

      July 20, 2022 by Kelsey Leave a Comment

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      Falafel is one of my top vegetarian cravings! Whether tossed on a salad, served with sauces or veggies, or stuffed in pita bread, these crunchy tiny spicy nuggets have only one drawback: The Deep Fryer. You’ll need to thoroughly fry the falafel to get them precisely crunchy, which will require a lot of cleanups.

      Alternatively, you can air fry the falafels!

       

      Now, I don’t anticipate a lot of falafel street carts with air fryers popping up anytime soon. True, the falafel fried in this manner doesn’t get quite as crispy as falafel prepared in a typical deep fry, but it’s near. It’s also well worth it because of the simple clean-up and consumption of less oil.

      Contents

      • What Exactly Is Falafel?
      • Serving Ideas:
      • How to Store Falafels:
      • More Appetizer Recipes
      • Air Fryer Chickpeas Falafel

      What Exactly Is Falafel?

      Traditional falafel is created by soaking dry chickpeas overnight and pounding them with garlic, spices, and other typical ingredients. They’re a terrific vegetarian choice filled in a soft pita, holding a shape like discs or small balls, and fried deeply.

      My falafel is made with canned chickpeas and served with lettuce, crisp vegetables, and a simple dip sauce.

      Serving Ideas:

      Could you put them in a sandwich? These crispy, air fryer chickpeas falafel filled in hot pita bread is hard to beat for our money.

      Salad for vegetarians! I’ve also served them as a salad put on a bed of greens with the tahini sauce as a dressing.

      Lunch in a bento box? When combined with olives and sun-dried tomatoes, leftover falafel can also be used as a bento box ingredient.

      How to Store Falafels:

      Each pita sandwich requires around four to five falafels; while this recipe will make many more falafels, you will have some leftover falafels. Fret not! You can easily store them in your refrigerator for around 5-6 days. Also, you can seal them in zip lock bags and put them in the freezer to store them for a long time.

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      Air Fryer Chickpeas Falafel

      These delicious chickpea falafel are packed with herb goodness.
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      Prep Time 20 mins
      Cook Time 28 mins
      Total Time 48 mins
      Servings 6
      Calories 42 kcal

      Ingredients
        

      • Non-Stick Cooking Spray
      • 2 (15-ounce) cans chickpeas rinsed and drained
      • ¼ cup fresh cilantro
      • ¼ cup parsley
      • 2 clove garlic peeled
      • 1 large shallot chopped
      • 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
      • 2 tbsp sesame seeds
      • 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
      • 2 tsp ground cumin
      • 1 tsp paprika
      • as required salt

      Instructions
       

      • In a food processor, add all the ingredients and pulse until the mixture comes together in a rough paste.
      • Make about 26 balls from the mixture and then with your fingers, flatten each slightly.
      • Grease the Air Fryer Basket with cooking spray and then slide inside.  
      • Adjust the temperature of Air Fryer to 350 °F to preheat for 5 minutes.
      • After preheating, arrange 13 falafels into the greased Air Fryer Basket in a single layer.
      • Slide the basket into Air Fryer and set the time for 14 minutes.
      • While cooking, flip the falafels once halfway through.
      • After cooking time is finished, remove the falafels from Air Fryer and place onto a platter.
      • Repeat with remaining falafels.

      Nutrition

      Calories: 42kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 1gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 4mgPotassium: 74mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 291IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 41mgIron: 1mg
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