Air Fryer Falafel (Gluten Free)
Description
These delicious, crispy, gluten-free falafel loaded with spices and fresh herbs and made with almond flour are so simple to make in your air fryer.
Ingredients
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1 (15 1/2 ounce) can chickpeas, drained
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1 small yellow onion, roughly chopped
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1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
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1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
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2 tablespoons almond flour
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3 cloves garlic
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2 teaspoons ground cumin
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1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
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1/2 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
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1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
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1/4 teaspoon baking soda
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1 pinch ground nutmeg
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sesame oil cooking spray
Directions
1
Pour chickpeas into the basket of a large air fryer. Cook at 220 degrees F (104 degrees C) until mostly dry, about 15 minutes. Check after 10 minutes of cooking; all liquid should be evaporated and chickpeas should still be squishy, not toasted or hardened. Turn air fryer off.
2
Transfer chickpeas to a food processor. Add onion, cilantro, parsley, almond flour, garlic, cumin, cayenne, baking powder, salt, pepper, baking soda, and nutmeg. Process on medium-high speed until a chunky paste forms.
3
Refrigerate mixture to let flavors develop and to enable more drying, at least 30 minutes, or up to 1 hour.
4
Form mixture into 1 1/4-inch balls. Place in the air fryer basket and spray with sesame oil spray; be careful, falafel will be delicate.
5
Set the air fryer to 320 degrees F (160 degrees C) and cook for 10 minutes. Coat with more sesame oil if desired, increase temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and cook until outsides are toasted, about 10 more minutes.