Easy Falafel Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 cups dried chickpeas*

  soaked in cold water overnight
• 1 medium sweet yellow onion

  quartered
• 4 cloves garlic

  peeled
• 1 tablespoon ground coriander
• 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon za'atar seasoning
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon freshly cracked pepper
• ¾ cup whole pitted kalamata olives
• canola oil

  for frying

Instructions

• 1 The evening before, add dried chickpeas to a large bowl and cover with several
  inches of cold water. Let soak overnight, then drain thoroughly.
• 2 In a food processor, add the onion and garlic and pulse until nearly pureed. Add
  the soaked chickpeas, coriander, salt, za'atar, cumin, and pepper and pulse
  several more times to lightly break up the chickpeas. Add the olives and pulse
  until the mixture reaches a coarse grind, but not pureed.
• 3 Heat canola oil in a high-sided pot over medium-to-medium-high heat (or 375
  degrees via candy thermometer). Form falafel mixture into 1 ½-inch balls and fry
  in batches for 3-4 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer to a paper
  towel-lined plate to drain off excess oil and serve immediately.

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