Name: Baked Zucchini Falafel
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Ingredients: 2 cups grated Zucchini; 2 cups Chickpeas or dry chickpeas (soaked and cooked); 2 cloves Garlic; 1 cup fresh Cilantro (chopped); 1 teaspoon red pepper; 1 teaspoon cumin; Salt to taste

Baked Zucchini Falafel

Author: Arpi Kizirian

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 30 minutesCook time: 30 minutesRest time: minutesTotal time:1 hour Servings:6 servingsCalories:75 kcal Best Season:Suitable throughout the year

Description

A delicious variation to fried falafel, not only it tastes great, but it’s good for you…

Ingredients

2 cups grated Zucchini
2 cups Chickpeas or dry chickpeas (soaked and cooked)
2 cloves Garlic
1 cup fresh Cilantro (chopped)
1 teaspoon red pepper
1 teaspoon cumin
Salt to taste

Instructions

Grate the Zucchini, add salt (1/4 tsp) and allow to rest for 30 minutes.
Grind Chickpeas using very little water.
Chop the Fresh Cilantro and Garlic
Squeeze zucchini and remove as much moisture as possible.
To squeezed zucchini, add the chickpea purée, garlic, and cilantro, cumin, salt and red pepper. Mix well.
Make small balls of the mix, flatten them, place on a greased baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven (400 degrees) for 20 min, flip over and then bake for another 10 – 15 minutes.

Notes

My family likes to eat this as regular falafel, in pita bread with tomatoes, lettuce, pickles and tahini sauce.

Baked Zucchini Falafel

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