We’ve got just the perfect oven baked falafel recipe for all of you going Meat Free this May! Loaded with protein and healthy fats they’ll make a great lunch on the go, paired with a hearty wholegrain wrap.
Oven Baked Falafels – makes 11 individual falafels:
Firstly, peel your onion and then add it into your food processor with the cloves of garlic. Blitz until finely chopped. Then, add in the chickpeas, chickpea flour, parsley, cumin, coriander, harissa, lemon juice, cayenne, sunflower oil and some salt and pepper. Blitz the ingredients until fairly smooth, with the odd piece of chickpea running through the mixture for texture.
Then, line a baking tray with baking parchment. Pick up a spoonful of mixture, and press it into a ball shape with your hands (lightly dampen your hands if necessary). Repeat this process about 11 times, until all of the mixture has been used up. Then, lightly drizzle or brush the top of each falafel with some extra oil, and move into the oven to cook. Bake for about 20 minutes, until golden and cooked through, then remove from the oven and serve.
