- prep: 30 min
- cook: 45 min
- total: 1 hr 15 min
Summary
Vegan Gluten-Free Oil-Free Baked Falafel that is so delicious, full of flavor and totally healthy. No oil, not fried and baked for a delicious healthy dinner. Made with only 8 ingredients.
Ingredients
- 2 15 oz cans low-sodium chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 cup finely chopped onion
- 4 extra large garlic cloves, with skins still on (for roasting)
- 2 1/4 teaspoons ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons ground coriander
- 3 tablespoons (48g) smooth runny tahini
- salt and pepper (Add 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper)
- 1/2 cup (120g) cooked, mashed and tightly packed gold or red potato
- 3/4 cup packed flat leaf parsley (I just tore off a bunch of leaves and pressed them down in cup)
- 3 tablespoons water (use a bit more if needed if not using the optional hot sauce)
- Optional for a kick of heat: 2 tablespoons hot sauce (so good!) (If you don't want to use hot sauce, then increase the black pepper to 1/2 teaspoon and add 1 additional tablespoon water if needed)
- To Serve
- Recommended: Creamy Lemon Pepper Sauce
- chopped tomatoes
- avocado
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 10
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 1584 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 182 g 279.8%
- Saturated Fat: 26 g 129.83%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%
- Sodium: 263 mg 10.96%
- Calcium: 25 mg 2.54%
- Potassium: 124 mg 3.53%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 1 mg 5.56%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 5 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 1 g 4.39%
- Sugar: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Vitamin A 8.14%
- Vitamin C 16.06%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat36
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq