Falafel

40 minutes Prep: 20 minutes Cook: 15 minutes

63 calories per serving view nutrition facts

20 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

2	cups	chickpeas (garbanzo beans)	cooked
1	pound	chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
1/3	cup	water
1	tablespoon	flour, unbleached all-purpose
1/2	teaspoon	baking soda
1	each	egg	beaten
2	tablespoons	parsley leaves	chopped
3/4	teaspoon	salt
1/4	teaspoon	black pepper
1/4	teaspoon	cumin	ground
1/2	teaspoon	turmeric	ground
1/4	teaspoon	basil	dried
1/4	teaspoon	marjoram	dried
5	each	pita bread rounds
1/2	cup	onion	chopped
1	each	tomato	diced
1	cup	lettuce	shredded

Directions

Grind the chickpeas through the coarse blade of a meat grinder or in the container of a food processor.

Add the remaining ingredients, with the exception of the last 6 ingredients.

Mix well. The mixture will be soft.

Preheat the oven, form the mixture into 1 inch balls, coat with the flour and fry, in a basket, four or five at a time, in the hot oil.

The balls rise to the surface and are light brown when cooked.

This takes about 2 minutes.

Drain on paper towels. Serve in whole wheat pita halves with chopped onion, tomato, and shredded lettuce.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 64g

Amount per Serving

Calories 63 11% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.0g	1%
Saturated Fat 0.0g	1%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 9mg	3%
Sodium 246mg	10%
Total Carbohydrate 12.0g	4%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g	9%
Sugars 0.0g
Protein 3.0g	6%

Vitamin A	2%		Vitamin C	5%
Calcium	2%		Iron	4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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