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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  • 13 March 2010

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  • 23 March 2010

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  • 30 March 2010

    AngeKC rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I liked it and may cook it again. The spices stand out but the taste was not exciting and did not necessarily bring out the chickpeas in the recipes.

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  • 30 March 2010

    Miss Somerset rated and commented on this recipe

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    I made these for the first time last week and really enjoyed them with salad and pittas. Definately a recipe to keep!

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  • 06 April 2010

    izysticklee rated this recipe

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  • 08 April 2010

    Buntie rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    These were nice enough but we found them a little bland. Next time I'll use more seasoning and make them flatter (or maybe just make smaller patties and have more of them). They're definitely really easy though - we had ours with lots of different salads to choose from (oven-roasted cherry tomatoes with basil; sliced avocados with balsamic; grated carrot with coriander etc) which made them fun to assemble. Something like fried halloumi would add a much-needed kick - I'll do that next time as an extra "salad".

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  • 14 April 2010

    Sammy83 commented on this recipe

    So delicious and easy to make! I'm not a big fan of cooking and don't like to spend too much time in the kitchen, these falafels are such a pleasure to make, so quick and easy and very tasty! I cook them often to have with my partner (we are both vegetarian) for dinner and will usually make enough to take with me to work and share them with my work mates who love them as well! They all rave about them and are always nagging me for more!

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  • 19 April 2010

    hellsbells rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    I made these for my family and they were OK. I wouldn't rush to make them again as they were a bit on the dry side (probably my fault!) but tasty. Mind you the kids didn't like them either!

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  • 21 April 2010

    Lisa rated this recipe

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  • 26 April 2010

    Flossie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    We are not vegetarian but my son (age 11) and I are cutting down on our meat intake by eating vegie 4/5 times per week. We both loved these, my son even took the cold left overs to school next day to eat as a snack at break time! I didn't have any parsley so used mint instead. Great recipie. Thank you Good Food.

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  • 26 April 2010

    RecipesFF rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Lovely - really easy to make and very tasty!

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  • 09 May 2010

    cookgirl commented on this recipe

    I know it sounds really strange, but addding a little cinnamoc just spiced them up. I thought they were gorgeous

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  • 11 May 2010

    LizS rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Pretty good. This recipe will make 16 golf ball sized falafel which you can then squash slightly to give little flat round patties - these work better, I think. Not enough chilli or garlic in this recipe; if I make this again I'll use at least 3 cloves of garlic and add a whole red chilli (deseeded and chopped finely) Also 3 mins per side not enough to get a good crunchy crust on them. These are minor things though and largely personal pref - all in all a great recipe. I served with a yogurt and mint sauce, plus a fresh tomato/red onion/chilli salad, and they were excellent.

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  • 12 May 2010

    dizzyprincess1983 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I love falafel but have only ever had shop bought before! Made these though and really enjoyed them. Also made them for all my family who also loved them and had to give them the recipe to! Fabulous and so easy :)

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  • 13 May 2010

    Emily Jefferson rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    So much better than shop bought. I made double the mixture and got 20 smaller bite sized falafel. Would add corriander next time.

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  • 17 May 2010

    HollyWoozle rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Easy and tasty, something nice for a change from meat. I couldn't get any pittas so served mine with cous cous, salad and some salsa.

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  • 24 May 2010

    indigoeoin rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Liked this recipe, mmmm lovely!

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  • 01 June 2010

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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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