Air Fryer Falafel

Step 1

Soak dried chickpeas overnight or for at least 12 hours to rehydrate. Do not substitute this with can chickpeas, or try to accelerate the process by cooking it.

Step 2

Throw in all the ingredients (except chickpeas, sesame seeds, and oil) in your food processor or Vitamix.

Step 3

Chop and mix all the ingredients in your food processor or Vitamix. You want to make sure everything is grinding finely.

Step 4

Wash and drain your soaked chickpeas. Add the soaked chickpeas into the food processor with the other ingredients and pulse chickpea into a coarse meal.

Step 5

Transfer the mixture that to a bowl with a lid. Add your toasted sesame seeds and mix them in. Then refrigerate and let it sit for an hour.

Step 6

Drizzle some avocado oil onto your hand or in a small ice cream scooper and form the mixture into a small ball. The ball should be about 1.5 inch in diameter. Applying a drizzle of oil will help to create a crispier texture on the outside. You may need to reapply more oil in between every scoop. Then place each falafel ball into your air fryer basket. You can also brush additional avocado oil on top to get that crispier texture.

Step 7

Fill up your air fryer basket and then cook it at 375 F for 15 minutes. Finished falafel should look golden brown. If it is not, cook for longer. Repeat this process until you use up all the mixture.