Falafel burgers

Falafel burgers

A healthy burger that's filling too. These are great for anyone who craves a big bite but doesn't want the calories

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 6 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Pat the chickpeas dry with kitchen paper. Tip into a food processor along with the onion, garlic, parsley, spices, flour and a little salt. Blend until fairly smooth, then shape into four patties with your hands.
  2. Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan, add the burgers, then quickly fry for 3 mins on each side until lightly golden. Serve with toasted pittas, tomato salsa and a green salad.

Per serving

161 kcalories, protein 6g, carbohydrate 18g, fat 8 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 3g, sugar 1g, salt 0.36 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2008.

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  • 07 March 2008

    Janet rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 08 March 2008

    linkevica rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    loved it.

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  • 19 March 2008

    frankie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I will never buy ready made again. So quick, easy and tasty. It took longer to wash the food processor up than make these :)

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  • 23 March 2008

    bessie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    wonderful and easy. as i have a toddler i prepared 2 patties without chilli and they were wonderful as well. will definetely do these again

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  • 23 March 2008

    Sanaria rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really good, I found it easier to mash the chickpeas with hand, using a fork, then using a blender for the rest and mixing it all together. Tastes very good!!

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  • 25 March 2008

    chanters rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Am I being daft or is the onion quantity missing from the list of ingredients? It says to add onion etc in the method section... I could be going mad too because I remember making these before and they were delicious but for the life of me can't decide whether I included onion or not!

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  • 25 March 2008

    Mark Eden commented on this recipe

    I agree with 'chanters', the onion quantity was missing from the list. I added half an onion and it worked out well. the dish was marvellous and i will definetley cook it again.

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  • 31 March 2008

    Dani rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Really surprised by how nice they were, even my really fussy housemate finished them!

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  • 01 April 2008

    lostkat rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely gorgeous. I cooked these for a vegetarian friend of mine and enjoyed them so much that I now make them regularly. So incredibly simple to make, yet super tasty with the added bonus of being low fat too. What more could you possibly ask for??

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  • 04 April 2008

    superkat rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Thought these were great; made them nice and spicy and they had quite a kick! Will make again, maybe doing smaller, "traditional" falafel/meat ball size patties and serving with a tomato sauce.

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  • 06 April 2008

    Francoise Pascal rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious, my son is a vegetarian and I soemtime run out of recepies when he visits me with his fiancee. He loved it and thought the best he had ever tasted. Thanks a million

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  • 06 April 2008

    Alessandra commented on this recipe

    It looks so good! I'll make it as soon as possible.

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    08 April 2008

    cat rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Quick, easy, bound together well, and absolutely delicious - will definitely not be buying the ready-made one again!

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  • 10 April 2008

    annemarie196 commented on this recipe

    does anyone know if these freeze well? and then if they do is it best to cook from frozen or defrost first?!!...sorry bit of a novice in the kitchen!!

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  • 12 April 2008

    Loustar14 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This was my first time making anything with chick peas and I was pleasantly suprised! Im not overly keen on frying foods so instead I put the burgers in the oven for 20 minutes. They turned out well and I will probably make them again in this way.

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  • 12 April 2008

    jules commented on this recipe

    Tried these tonight, really delicious and so simple. My first time eating chick peas! but not my last.

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  • 12 April 2008

    PoppyD rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Much preferred this falafel recipe to the other one here on BBC Food. I didn't have any fresh parsley/corriander to hand but these were still fab fab fab! Partner has requested they become a weekly feature and I am very interested to try Loustar14's idea of oven baking to reduce fat.

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  • 13 April 2008

    Toyosi rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Such an easy recipe for something that tastes so good! Used caramalised onion humous instead of the salsa which worked really well

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    20 April 2008

    %% rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    An absolute winner in our household. Served with a green salad and lime pickle. Will try coriander instead of parsley next time.

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  • 23 April 2008

    Alice commented on this recipe

    Went down very well with hubby who usually feels cheated if I serve dinner without some kind of meat! Used coriander instead of parsley.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 6 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 400g can chickpeas , rinsed and drained
  • garlic clove , chopped
  • handful of flat-leaf parsley or curly parsley
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1⁄2 tsp harissa paste or chilli powder
  • 2 tbsp plain flour
  • 2 tbsp sunflower oil
  • toasted pitta bread
  • 200g tub tomato salsa , to serve
  • green salad , to serve
  • 1 small red onion , roughly chopped
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Per serving

161 kcalories, protein 6g, carbohydrate 18g, fat 8 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 3g, sugar 1g, salt 0.36 g

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