Photo: Anna Pelzer
Homemade falafels with salad and pitta bread
14 ingredients
30 min + 30 min
Serves 4
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These falafels are baked rather than fried for a healthy take on this simple and delicious Middle Eastern dish. This is designed to be a low cost recipe.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
505
Calories
20g
Protein
23g
Fat
60g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Chickpea | 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained | 134 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Bread | 1 slice (30g) white | 79 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Cucumber | 1/2 cup sliced (52g) | 16 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Cumin | 1 tsp ground (2.1g) | 8 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Lettuce | 1 cup shredded (36g) | 5 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small onion
- 1 garlic
- 1 x 400g/14oz can chickpeas
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp mixed herbs
- 1 lemon
- and saltblack pepper
- 1 egg
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- ½ cucumber
- 100g/3½oz tomatoestomatoes
- 1 round lettuce
- 4 pitta breads
Directions
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By bbcfood ·
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