{"id":20963,"date":"2021-09-07T07:42:55","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T14:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/?post_type=cp_recipe&p=20963"},"modified":"2023-06-12T11:32:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T18:32:58","slug":"green-baked-falafel","status":"publish","type":"cp_recipe","link":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/recipes\/green-baked-falafel","title":{"rendered":"Green Baked Falafel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Falafel is a highly appreciated dish in the Middle East. It’s typically made of chickpea or bean balls or croquettes that are fried and served with tahini sauce, hummus or pita bread. For a healthier version, this falafel is baked instead fried, and has green leafy vegetables for more nutrition.<\/h2>\n

Ingredients<\/h3>\n
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1 ½<\/span> cups<\/span> chickpeas, cooked<\/span><\/div>\n
4<\/span> cups<\/span> green leafy vegetables (such as spinach, chard, or kale)<\/span><\/div>\n
3<\/span> <\/span> cloves garlic, minced<\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/span> tbsp<\/span> tahini<\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/span> tsp<\/span> lemon juice<\/span><\/div>\n
¼<\/span> tsp<\/span> ground cumin<\/span><\/div>\n
½<\/span> tsp<\/span> salt<\/span><\/div>\n
1<\/span> cup<\/span> whole wheat flour or oatmeal*<\/span>*You can make your own oatmeal by blending oatmeal into flakes until it reaches the consistency of flour.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Directions<\/h3>\n
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Pre-heat the oven to 350\u00b0F.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In a food processor, grind the chickpeas, green leafy vegetable, garlic, tahini, cumin, juice lemon, and salt until it becomes a smooth paste.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Transfer to a bowl and add enough flour to make a mixture thick enough to make the balls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Taste the mixture and add more salt or lemon juice if you like.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Roll into balls the size of a golf ball and bake until golden brown\u2014about 30 minutes. Half way through baking, flip the falafel balls so they are evenly browned on both sides.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Serve with hummus, salad, pita bread, or rice if desired.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1949,"featured_media":16934,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","recipe_category":[2704],"yst_prominent_words":[1209,1341,2197,1320,1636,1434,1605,1601,647],"class_list":["post-20963","cp_recipe","type-cp_recipe","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cp_recipe_category-entrees","cp_recipe_cuisine-mediterranean","cp_recipe_cooking_method-baking","cp_recipe_tags-diabetes","cp_recipe_tags-low-fat","cp_recipe_tags-recipe-videos","cp_recipe_tags-soy-free"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cooked_recipe\/20963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cooked_recipe"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cp_recipe"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1949"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20963"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cp_recipe_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe_category?post=20963"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=20963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}