Vegetarian Falafels
Vegetarian Falafels requires roughly 45 minutes from start to finish. Watching your figure? This lacto ovo vegetarian recipe has 552 calories, 22g of protein, and 10g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6 and costs $1.9 per serving. 1 person has made this recipe and would make it again. A mixture of lrgs garlic clove, tomatoes, pepper flakes, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. Only a few people really liked this main course. It is brought to you by Foodista. With a spoonacular score of 67%, this dish is solid. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Vegetarian Falafels, Vegetarian Falafels, and Yam Falafels.
Prep Time:
11 mins
Cook Time:
34 mins
Total Time:
45 mins
Servings:
6
Ingredients
Original recipe (6 servings) → 6 servings
- •1 cup bulgur wheat
- •2 cups coarsely bread
- •16 oz garbanzo beans
- •1 large lemon
- •2 lrgs garlic clove
- •4 tablespoons cilantro
- •1 teaspoon pepper flakes
- •1 teaspoon ground cumin
- •1 teaspoon pepper
- •1 cup scallions
- •1 teaspoon salt
- •6 servings vegetable oil
- •4 rounds pita bread
- •2 tomatoes
- •1 cucumber
- •1 bell pepper
- •3 scallions
- •1 cup lettuce
- •1 cup yoghurt sauce
Directions
Makes about thirty 1-inch balls
In a bowl, cover the bulgur with cold water and allow to soak for 30 minutes. while the bulgur is soaking, put the bread in another bowl, cover with cold water and soak for 15 minutes.
Drain the bread in a colander, squeezing out the excess moisture.
Drain the bulgur well through a fine sieve. In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal chopping blade, combine the garbanzos, lemon juice, garlic, cilantro, pepper flakes, cumin, black pepper and scallions. Process with an off-on motion until the mixture is finely chopped.
Transfer the mixture to a bowl. Stir in the bulgur and bread
Heat 1 inch of oil in a heavy 12 inch skillet over medium high heat until very hot but not smoking.
Add the patties to the pan without crowding and fry for 2-3 minutes, turning once, until golden brown all over. As the patties brown, transfer to paper towels to drain and keep warm while frying the remainder. To serve, tuck 3-4 balls or patties in each pita half.
Add several slices of tomato, cucumber, and bell pepper, and a sprinkling of scallions and lettuce.
Drizzle with the tahini and 4NOTES : These are Delicious for Dinner with Hummus and Tabouli Salad.
NOTES : These are Delicious for Dinner with Hummus and Tabouli Salad.
Healthy and Fairly Low Fat.
The red pepper flakes gives this Middle Eastern Favorite a slow burn...a perfect partner for garlic-yogurt sauce or tahini.
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