Faff-free Air Fryer Falafel
COURSE:
Lunch, Main Course, Salad, Side Dish, Snack
Faff-free Air Fryer Falafel
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Faff-free Air Fryer Falafel
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Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
10 minutes
Product:
Vortex Air Fryer
Ingredients
Falafel
- 400 g tin chickpeas
- 1/2 red onion
- 30 g parsley
- 100 g courgette
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp self-raising flour/ gluten free flour
- 1 1/2 tbsp chia
Tahini Sauce
- 1 small garlic clove
- 20 ml lemon juice
- 60 ml tahini
- 45-50 ml iced water
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Place all the falafel ingredients into a food processor and pulse everything until the mixture just comes together and the chickpeas are in loose, bread crumb sized pieces (do not make a puree!) Scrape the sides of the mixer as needed, to help everything pulse evenly.
- Once pulsed, scoop the mixture into 16 balls, and brush with olive oil.
- Select Air Fry on the Vortex Air Fryer and set the temperature to 205°C and the time to 10 minutes. You do not need to wait for it to preheat.
- When prompted to Turn Food, flip the falafel and brush again with olive oil.
- While the falafel cooks, make the tahini Sauce. Grate the garlic into a small bowl and pour over the lemon juice. Mix in the tahini, and water – the mixture may look a little odd and split at first. Keep stirring and it will come together to be a smooth silky sauce. Season the mixture with salt.
- When the falafel has cooked serve with the tahini sauce.
Notes
Serve the falafels in pitas with tahini, hummus and slaw, or make leftovers into a falafel salad with easy tahini sauce (recipe below if you need it), rocket and lemon.
Falafels can be prepared in advance, then frozen uncooked. Once ready to cook, pop a few into the air fryer, and cook from frozen (add 2-3 minutes to the cook time)