Baked Falafels Amongst Crimson Lentils

 Are you lot a falafel fan?   I actually honey whatsoever form of grain in addition to edible bean burger but attempt to shy away from deep fried foods (most of the time).  I’ve ever wanted to brand baked falafel burgers in addition to hence I researched many, many recipes coming upwards amongst a base of operations plan.  I drew a lot of inspiration from recipes posted on The View From Great Island  and Minimalist Baker.  Some falafels are made amongst chickpeas in addition to fava beans in addition to hence I idea mayhap I could alter mine upwards amongst a combination of chickpeas in addition to cooked crimson lentils.

 

Simple ingredients transform into a wonderfully flavored salubrious burger.  These are non meant to live on a substitute for the meaty tasting man-burger, but they are a filling in addition to satisfying primary course of teaching amongst whole grain oat bran in addition to lots of legumes.

 

Process the parsley, cilantro in addition to garlic inwards a nutrient processor until chopped in addition to good blended.

 

Add the spices, lemon juice, 1/2 the cooked lentils in addition to chickpeas to the processor in addition to pulse until blended but slightly chunky.

Pour the chickpea mixture into a large bowl in addition to add together the remaining cooked lentils, or in addition to hence of the cooking liquid, oat bran or oat flour, in addition to finely diced onion.  Fold together until blended.

 

Form into 8 patties in addition to preheat the oven.  I baked mine inwards a preheated cast Fe skillet greased lightly amongst vegetable oil.  This gave the falafels a prissy crispy crust on the exterior in addition to a tender soft middle.

 

Serve on a salad, inwards a pita amongst hummus, amongst hot sauce, or anyway you’d like.   We prepared ours inwards the to a greater extent than traditional pita pocket, amongst an aioli made amongst Vegenaise in addition to hot sauce, topped amongst tomato, crimson onion, spinach in addition to cucumbers.  Delicious!

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Baked Falafels amongst Red Lentils

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Total Time

45 mins

 

A hearty, salubrious meatless grain in addition to edible bean burger seasoned amongst the traditional falafel spices. Baked in addition to served inwards a pita steal for a richly flavored in addition to spicy weeknight meal.

Course:

Healthy, Meatless Monday

Servings: 8 burgers

Author: Tricia

Ingredients

• 
  1
  cup
  cilantro leaves
  


• 
  1
  cup
  parsley leaves
  


• 
  juice of 1 lemon
  


• 
  1
  (15-oz) tin drained chickpeas
  


• 
  3
  cloves
  garlic,
  minced
  


• 
  1/2
  cup
  finely diced crimson onion
  


• 
  1
  teaspoon
  salt
  


• 
  1
  teaspoon
  pepper
  


• 
  2
  teaspoons
  ground cumin
  


• 
  1
  teaspoon
  crushed crimson pepper flakes,
  more or less to taste
  


• 
  1/2
  cup
  cooked crimson lentils
  


• 
  1/8 to 1/4
  cup
  oat bran or oat flour
  


• 
  Vegetable crude oil for cooking
  

Optional for serving:

• 
  pita breadstuff
  


• 
  sliced cucumber
  


• 
  tomato
  


• 
  sliced crimson onion
  


• 
  spinach or lettuce
  


• 
  hummus or tahini sauce
  


• 
  hot sauce
  

Instructions

1. 
   
   Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place an cast Fe skillet inwards the oven to preheat (or other oven proof skillet or baking sheet.)
   
   


2. 
   
   Pick over the lentils removing whatsoever debris or rocks. Add the lentils to a small-scale saucepan in addition to add together 1 loving cup of water. Heat on medium until the lentils come upwards to a boil. Cook for close v minutes or until the lentils or done. Drain the lentils reserving the cooking liquid. Set aside.
   
   


3. 
   
   Place the garlic, parsley in addition to cilantro inwards the bowl of a nutrient processor. Process until good mixed in addition to chopped.
   
   


4. 
   
   Add the chickpeas, 1/2 the cooked lentils amongst or in addition to hence of the reserved cooking liquid, spices, in addition to lemon juice to the processor. Blend until mixed but nonetheless somewhat chunky.
   
   


5. 
   
   Remove the mixture to a large mixing bowl in addition to add together the remaining lentils, 2 tablespoons of the oat bran, in addition to the crimson onion. Fold together using a safe spatula until blended.
   
   


6. 
   
   If the mixture seems dry out add together a piffling to a greater extent than of the reserved cooking liquid. If besides moisture add together or in addition to hence other tablespoon of the oat bran. In the halt the mixture should live on damp in addition to concur together well, but non wet.
   
   


7. 
   
   Add 1 or 2 tablespoons vegetable crude oil to the hot skillet in addition to house the falafel burgers inwards the pan. Do non crowd the pan in addition to ready them inwards 2 batches if needed. I used 2 skillets in addition to had enough of room.
   
   


8. 
   
   Bake for thirty minutes, turning carefully afterwards xv minutes to ensure both sides are crispy.
   
   

8-12 inches of snowfall are inwards the forecast for tonight.  We’ve complained all wintertime that it has been fell mutual depression temperature but no snow.  I approximate that’s all going to alter tonight.  Maybe I should caput to the grocery shop in addition to come across if they are busy today?  Nah – we’ll but swallow or in addition to hence left over falafels in addition to anything else nosotros tin notice inwards the refrigerator in addition to pantry.  Happy President’s Day!  Thanks in addition to hence much for stopping by!

Tricia

Source: savingdessert.com