Dani Recipe ∼ Falafel with Canned Chickpeas

Falafel made with canned chickpeas - just like the ones you taste in a Greek restaurant. Makes about 12 patties. Serve with hummus or tzatziki sauce.

Ingredients

• 1 ½ (15 ounce) cans chickpeas, drained
• 1 ½ onions, chopped
• ¾ cup chopped fresh parsley
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground coriander
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 1 ½ teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 1 pinch ground black pepper, or to taste
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
• 1 ½ cups bread crumbs
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, or as needed

Cooking Directions

1. Mash chickpeas in a bowl using a masher. Combine mashed chickpeas, onions, parsley, and garlic in a blender and blend until smooth.
2. Mix eggs, cumin, coriander, salt, lemon juice, baking powder, black pepper, and cayenne together in a bowl. Add chickpea mixture and mix together. Add bread crumbs slowly and combine using your hands until mixture isn't sticky, but will hold together when frying.
3. Heat oil over medium-high heat in a skillet. Form mixture into about 12 patties about as wide as the palm of your hand. Fry patties in the hot oil until browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side.

Nutrition Facts

• calories134.4
• carbohydrateContent21.5 g
• cholesterolContent31 mg
• fatContent3.3 g
• fiberContent3 g
• proteinContent5.2 g
• saturatedFatContent0.6 g
• sodiumContent571.1 mg
• sugarContent2.2 g