Healthy Baked Falafel

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup diced onion
• 1/3 cup chopped flat leaf parsley
• 1 tablespoon tahini
• 2 tablespoons whole wheat bread crumbs
• 1/2 teaspoon coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 -2 tablespoon water
• 1 tablespoon whole wheat flour
• olive oil

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• 2 mash chickpeas in a bowl with fork until it's a crumbly mixture. set aside.
• 3 add garlic, onion and parsley to food processor and process until finely chopped and combined.
• 4 next add the mashed chickpeas to food processor along with tahini, bread crumbs, coriander, cumin, salt, and pepper. process until combined, adding the water 1-2 tbsp of water as needed. you may need to scrape down the sides with a spatula in between processing.
• 5 once combined, empty into large bowl. add the flour and mix, you should be able to form into large ball. if the mixture is too dry and crumbly, add a tbsp of water. if it's too wet, add an additional tbsp of flour.
• 6 form into 10 small patties (approximately 2 inches). place on baking sheet lighly greased with olive oil or cooking spray. bake for 5-6 minutes on each side or until lightly browned.