Air Fryer Falafel
Crispy and nutritious, air fryer falafel are delicious on warm pita bread, a salad, or just eaten by themselves. Don't wait to enjoy these savory chickpea fritters!
Servings 12 falafel
Calories 109kcal
Ingredients
- 1 (15-oz.) can chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained
- 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup roughly chopped yellow onion (1 small yellow onion)
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley, roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour (or all-purpose gluten-free flour, or chickpea flour)
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne powder
Instructions
- In a food processor, combine chickpeas, garlic, onion, parsley, cumin, coriander, cayenne, flour, baking soda, salt, and pepper. Pulse until mixture is coarse and mealy. Don’t overblend it!
- Spray bottom of air fryer basket with olive oil spray. Form bean mixture in to balls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Place in air fryer so they aren’t touching, and spray with olive oil spray.
- Air fry at 350ºF for 12-14 minutes, turning once, until golden.
Notes
- Use equal amounts of all-purpose gluten-free flour, chickpea or oat flour to make falafel gluten-free.
- To use dry chickpeas, soak 3/4 cup dry beans in water 24 hours. Add a 1/2 teaspoon baking soda to the soaking water. Rinse and drain soaked beans and proceed with recipe as directed.
- Fry falafel using 1/2 inch cooking oil until crispy. A cast iron skillet works great for this.
- Make your falafel spicier by adding more garlic, more cayenne, or red pepper flakes.
Nutrition
Serving: 3falafel | Calories: 109kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 564mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g