Easiest Falafel recipe

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Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
¼ cup panko bread crumbs, or as needed
¼ cup chopped onion
¼ cup olive oil
1 egg
2 tablespoons dried parsley
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon lemon juice
½ tablespoon ground black pepper
¼ cup panko bread crumbs, or as needed
1 cup olive oil for frying, or as needed

Nutrition Info

300.9 calories
carbohydrate: 31.8 g
cholesterol: 37.2 mg
fat: 17.8 g
fiber: 5.1 g
protein: 7.6 g
saturatedFat: 2.6 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 342.7 mg
sugar: 1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place garbanzo beans, 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs, onion, 1/4 cup olive oil, egg, parsley, curry powder, garlic powder, lemon juice, and black pepper in a food processor or blender. Puree until coarse crumbles form. Blend more panko crumbs into mixture if it is too moist.

  2. Roll mixture into balls about the size of a golf ball, place on a plate.

  3. Press into patties and coat in panko bread crumbs.

  4. Heat about 1-inch olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.

  5. Pan-fry patties until crispy, about 3 minutes on each side.

Recipe Yield

5 servings

Recipe Note

Super quick and easy - you will probably have all the ingredients in your pantry already! Serve with your favorite sauce! I served mine with spicy mayo, made by mixing 3 tablespoons mayo with 1/2 tablespoon sriracha. It would also be great with tzatziki or spicy mustard.

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