Air Fryer Falafel

Hi there! I have an incredibly simple recipe for air fryer falafel today. Flavor-packed and ideal for a vegetarian, healthful dinner are these little chickpea fritters.

Traditional Middle Eastern fare called falafel is prepared by soaking and then grinding dry chickpeas. Though, in my view, much tastier, they resemble vegetarian meatballs!

Instead, this recipe calls for canned chickpeas, which expedites and saves a great deal of time. You can get that crispy exterior, soft interior feel with the air fryer as well, without using a deep fryer. Points!

Delicious as they are, these falafel are also a fantastic supply of minerals and protein. When you want to add more plant-based foods to your diet or simply avoid meat on certain days, they’re ideal.

Just what is in falafel?

Generally speaking, falafel is prepared entirely of plant-based components like onions, herbs, spices, and chickpeas. Being inherently vegan and vegetarian, they are popular.

Quick and Simple Air Fryer Falafel Recipe

It takes some time to soak and ground dry chickpeas the old-fashioned method. For a convenience, this recipe calls for canned chickpeas—but there’s a catch! To prevent a mushy texture, combine the other ingredients first and then only pulse the chickpeas a few times.

Those falafel come out beautifully crispy on the exterior and soft on the inside when they are quickly spritzed with olive oil before air-frying. Have faith—it works!

Dining with Falafel

Enjoying falafel in so many different ways is possible! A few thoughts are as follows:

• The Classic Pita: Pile your falafel and some chopped lettuce, cucumber, and tomato inside a pita bread. For continued flavor, don’t forget to add a dollop of tahini sauce!
• My particular love is falafel over hummus. Fresh vegetables and pita wedges on the side, falafel tucked inside a creamy hummus bed. Good for a small supper or lunch.
• Falafel Platter: For an all-encompassing and filling dinner, arrange your falafel over fluffy rice or couscous and top with chopped tomatoes and cucumbers.
• Wrapping lettuce: Mood good? For a lighter alternative, you may even serve your falafel in lettuce wraps rather than bread.

Easy to personalize and a very adaptable cuisine is falafel. Invent and have fun!

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