Healthy Oven Baked Falafel Recipe *PLANT-BASED*

yogurt

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is a budget-friendly alternative.

Preheat the oven to 390 degrees Fahrenheit.

Chop parsley and coriander, then add to a mixing bowl.

Chop half an onion and add it to the bowl.

Add garlic and fresh mint to the bowl.

Add cumin, a pinch of salt, and pepper to the mixture.

Add chickpeas to the mixture.

Add baking powder and chickpea flour to the mixture, removing one tablespoon of chickpea flour to use later.

Add lemon juice to the mixture and combine well.

Transfer the mixture to a bowl and refrigerate for about 30 minutes to harden.

After chilling, scoop the mixture and form it into thin discs, similar to hockey pucks.

Place the discs on a roasting tray and drizzle with olive oil.

Bake for 15 minutes on one side, then flip them over, paint with olive oil, and bake for another 15 minutes.

Finely chop natural Greek yogurt and add it to a bowl.

Add a pinch of salt and pepper to the yogurt.

Add lemon zest and squeeze lemon juice into the yogurt, then mix well.

Remove the falafel from the oven and serve with the yogurt dressing.

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