White Bean Air-Fried Falafels
April 18, 2023
White Bean Air-Fried Falafels
WHITE BEAN & GREENS AIR-FRIED FALAFELS✨in a warm sweet potato and flax laffa bread with marinated kale, roasted chickpeas, & sweet potato! 🧆🥙🌱
Ingredients
- 2 and 1/2 cups chopped kale
- ½ medium onion diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 3 tbsp fresh parsley
- 2 tbsp fresh basil or cilantro
- 3 cups cooked chickpeas
- 2 tbsp tahini or use 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp dried basil or coriander
- ½ tsp paprika regular or smoked
- ¼ tsp dried oregano
- a few grinds of black pepper
- ½ tsp salt
- 2-4 tbsp quick oats or as needed
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer or oven to 350°F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat-type liner.
- Add the kale, onion, garlic, parsley, and a cilantro to a blender or food processor, and combine until smooth – about as smooth as you can get it. Make sure there are no big pieces of kale left.
- Add the chickpeas, tahini or olive oil, lemon juice, spices, and 2T of the oats.
- Pulse until the chickpeas reach a very crumbly (but not completely smooth) texture.
- If the mixture is too thin to be shaped into a ball, add more oats as needed.
- Scooping about 3 tablespoons at a time of the chickpea mixture, form into round shapes and place on the baking sheet, then flatten slightly.
- Repeat until the whole mixture is used.
- Air fry or bake for 20 minutes, or until firm enough to flip over.
- Bake for another 15-20 minutes on the other side, until browned and slightly crispy on the outside.
