Guilt-Free Fast Food? Hello Falafel

Leaving Soho a little worse for wear late one Saturday night on a quest to find something, ANYTHING to eat I stumbled upon the holy grail of all drunken foods: Falafel. And, having stuffed my face with a tasty snack I didn’t later regret, I thought I’d give it a go.

Some time on and baked falafel still ranks top as one of my favourite, guilt-free fast foods. So here is a lil recipe I thought you might enjoy!

THE RECIPE

Ingredients (Serves 4)

For the Falafel…
400g Chickpeas
400g Mixed Beans
1 heaped tbsp. Wholegrain flour
1 tbsp. Harissa
4 Spring Onions, roughly chopped
1 Handful Fresh Coriander, roughly chopped
1 tsp Lemon Zest
1 tsp Paprika
Salt and Pepper to taste
Olive Oil 

For the Filling…
8 Tortilla wraps
1/2 Red Pepper
1/2 Yellow Pepper
1 Handful Mixed Salad
1/2 Ripe Avocado
100g Feta
100g Humous
Chilli Sauce to taste (I like Encona’s Chilli and Garlic sauce)

Method

For the Falafel…

1. Preheat the oven to 200 Degrees Celsius / Gas Mark 6.
2. Drain the chickpeas and mixed beans and whizz in a processor. I like to leave this a little chunky rather than completely pureed.
3. Add the flour, harissa, spring onions, coriander, lemon zest, paprika, salt and pepper and mix.
4. Using wet hands form the mixture in to little patties and place on an oiled baking tray.
5. Drizzle with olive oil and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the falafel balls are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.
6. A few minute before the falafel is ready to serve place your tortilla wraps on the bottom shelf of the oven.

For the Filling…

1. Whilst the falafel is baking prepare your filling: slice the avocado and pepper and get out your sauces (I like to get a bit of a production line ready to go).
2. Once out of the oven add fill the tortillas with the falafel, peppers, salad, avocado, feta, humus and chilli sauce.
3. Wrap, serve and ENJOY 🙂

Simple, tasty and super quick!

Happy eating!

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Tags: Falafel Humous Vegetarian Wrap

Categories: Domestic Goddess Ilona's Weekly Munchies