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Sunday 22 April 2012

mezzin' around.


On Friday, I mentioned that I was making baked spinach falafel, and a few people asked for the recipe, so I'm going to give it to you! Baking the falafel makes it healthier than frying it, and it's still really yummy. I think next time I'll do it in bigger balls/patties so that it's softer inside.

Ingredients:

• 100g baby spinach
• 400g can of chickpeas, drained
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed/finely chopped
• 2tsp cumin
• 1tsp coriander
• 100g plain flour
• half tsp baking powder
• herb of your choice (I used parsley)
• salt & pepper

Method:

• Pour a kettle of boiling water over spinach in a colander to wilt it.
• When it's cooled, squeeze out as much moisture as you can.
• Preheat oven to 180ºC.
• Chop garlic and spinach finely, or chuck it in a food processor.
• Mash up chickpeas (I found the end of a rolling pin worked brilliantly!) or chuck that in the food processor too.
• Add all the other ingredients to your taste, and mix to a dough.
• Roll into balls or patties, and place on a lightly oiled baking tray.
• Bake for 15mins, turn over, and bake for another 10mins, or until golden brown.

They're great served with a load of other meze dishes. Charli and I had ours in pitta bread with salads, tzatziki, humous and sweet chilli sauce. YUM! 




12 comments

  1. I LOVE falafel! Never heard of spinach falafel, seeing as I love both I will have to make this! It looks DIVINE!!! xx

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  2. This looks really yummy! Thanks for the recipe :) x

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  3. These look delicious... am definitely going to try this recipe!

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  4. Yum...going to try this recipe this week, was looking for new food ideas! Thanks :)

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  5. Definately going to use this recipe it looks so yummy and I love falafel and greek food in general :o) x

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  6. falafels are the best things ever!!!
    looks so so yummy!


    Aimee xx

    http://wehaveobsessions.blogspot.co.uk/

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  7. mmmm that looks delicious!

    <3 Sharmaine Ruth
    underpeachtrees.blogspot.com

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  8. These look absolutely delicious, need to try this recipe!

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  9. I love falfels and these look so nice! I actually have some spinach left over too so I have no excuse to make these now haha! Thanks for sharing the recipe!

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