Homemade Falafel Bites
Ingredients
- 2 cans – 15oz each chickpeas – drained & rinsed
- ½ c flour
- ½ c chopped fresh parsley
- 1 egg
- ¼ c minced white onion
- 1 lemon juiced
- 2 tbsp minced garlic
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp paprika
- ¼ c vegetable oil
- 1 jar marinara sauce or homemade if you have it
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 400’F
- Spray baking sheet with non-stick spray
- Combine chickpeas, flour, parsley, egg, lemon juice, minced onion, garlic, cumin, ½ tsp salt, paprika in food processor
- Blend well
- Shape into 1” balls
- Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat
- Fry balls in batches until browned
- Place on baking sheet
- Bake 8-10 minutes
- While baking, warm red sauce in pot on stove
- Serve falafel bites warm with warm red sauce