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Easy falafel recipe
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Falafel Air Fryer Easy Recipe

This falafel air fryer is quick, simple, and has lots of flavor packed in. Fluffy inside with the right amount of crispy on the outside. Plant based, gluten free, dairy free, and nutrient dense yumminess
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings: 2 people
Course: Appetizer, lunch, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Canned
  • 2 Cans Chickpeas
  • Almond flour
Produce
  • 6 Garlic cloves
  • 1 Red onion
  • 2 Fresh lemon juice from lemons
Seasoning
  • Sea Salt optional or very little
  • Sunshine seasoning Tabitha Brown
  • Smoke paprika
  • Garlic powder
  • Cumin
  • Tumeric
  • Cilantro fresh if possible
  • Parsley fresh if possible
  • Nutritional yeast

Equipment

  • Air Fryer

Method
 

  1. Add drained and dry chickpeas, onion, and garlic to food processor
    2 Cans Chickpeas, 1 Red onion, 6 Garlic cloves
  2. Chop for about 30 secs
  3. Add remaining ingredients except flour. Season to taste.
    2 Fresh lemon juice from lemons, Sea Salt, Sunshine seasoning, Smoke paprika, Garlic powder, Cumin, Tumeric, Parsley, Nutritional yeast, Cilantro
  4. Chop and bend ingredients together until smooth
  5. Add almond flour and mix to hold falafel together
  6. Make into little balls and prep for fridge or freezer. Put in freezer for 10 minutes or fridge for 20 minutes to let falafel get firm.
  7. Preheat air fryer for 5 minutes at 350 degrees
  8. Add falafel balls and cook for 15-20 minutes depending on your air fryer. Flipping them half way to cook evenly
    Easy falafel recipe

Notes

Legumes are an incredibly nutritious of food, which every person should be incorporating in their diet.
Legumes are rich in many nutrients which benefit heart health by lowering both cholesterol and blood pressure levels.
Legumes are also an excellent source of potassium and loaded with fiber which will help with digestion.
Naturally helps you lose weight.
They are low on the glycemic index. The GI dictates how quickly the sugar will be absorbed from each food you eat. 
A great source of plant protein.. All foods have protein in them but extra protein is great for peak performance when working out and moving your body.