Easy falafel recipes

These easy baked falafel balls are ideal for a healthy lunch. Serve with a fresh tabbouleh salad or stuffed inside a pitta for a filling veggie dish

A healthy burger that's filling too. These are great for anyone after a satisfying bite low in calories.

Pair John Torode's easy falafels with soft flatbreads, well-spiced humous and crunchy pickles for a magnificent meze of a lunch, or a shareable starter

Reduce food waste and make the falafel in this dish using an ingredient that’s often discarded – broccoli stalks, which are blitzed into the chickpea base

Whizz up chickpeas with garlic, spices and herbs to make delicious vegetarian patties for lunch or dinner

Pittas bursting with homemade falafels and salad make a low-fat lunch or light supper for less than a pound per serving

Jazz up an all-time vegetarian favourite by adding vibrant beetroot - serve with tahini yoghurt dip and pickled beets

Add a bit of seasonal spirit to your chickpea bites with fruit and nuts. Serve with a creamy yogurt dip and fresh coriander

Make your own chickpea and butter bean fritters and serve with a herby couscous salad - the recipe makes enough for two meals

These simple canapés can be made ahead of time and served up at your Christmas party

Forget soggy sandwiches for lunch and try these easy falafels, served with delicious cauliflower tabbouleh, tahini sauce and charred spring onions

Spiced lamb and chickpea patties with yogurt, coriander and salad make the perfect filling for flatbread

Give falafel a makeover by using a mix of chickpeas and frozen peas, serve with couscous and a dollop of yogurt for a cheap but tasty meal

Try these easy falafels with cauliflower tabbouleh and pickled carrot, cucumber and chilli salad. Tasty and healthy, they serve up all five of your five-a-day

A vegan and gluten-free chickpea feast with a delicious dipping sauce and poached asparagus, carrots, radishes and broad beans

Pack pitta breads with spiced chickpea patties and serve with a carrot and tomato salad for a low fat, low-calorie vegetarian weeknight dinner

Make these easy falafels for lunch, served with cauliflower tabbouleh and an avocado, pea and feta smash. Super healthy, it delivers all five of your five-a-day