This is one of my favorite recipes. And fortunately, falafel works as a summer or winter food. You can have it with a cooling salad, which is so nice for the crazy summer heat we have here at the moment. But you can also eat it in a warm wrap in winter time.
I’ve tried so many falafel recipes, and which all of them are yummy, this one is by far my favorite. It has such a deep and warm flavor, and the falafel is fluffy and light.
Falafel (Vegan & Gluten Free)
Vegan & Gluten Free falafel recipe
Author: Shae
Ingredients:
- 2 medium zucchinis, roughly chopped
- 3 cups cooked chickpeas (2 x 14oz / 400g cans)
- 1 large brown onion (or 2 small), roughly chopped
- bunch of parsley
- 8 cloves garlic
- 1 Tbsp cumin
- 3 tsp salt
- 2 tsp paprika
- ½ tsp cayenne
- juice of 1 lemon
- 2 Tbsp flaxmeal + 6 Tbsp hot water
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup chickpea/besan flour
Method:
- Preheat oven to 175°C / 350°F.
- Add zucchini to the food processor and shred.
- Add chickpeas, onion, parsley, garlic, salt, cumin, paprika, cayenne and lemon juice and process into a chunky paste.
- Move mixture to a bowl and add flax meal, baking powder and chickpea flour.
- Spray a baking tray with olive oil. Spoon mixture onto tray into cookie sized bits.
- Cook for 40 minutes, flipping once halfway through.
Tzatziki Sauce (Dairy Free, Raw)
Vegan, dairy free & raw tzatziki sauce
Author: Shae
Ingredients:
- 1 cup cashews, soaked overnight
- 1 cup water
- juice of 1 lemon
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 medium cucumber
Method:
- Peel the cucumber and halve lengthways. Use a spoon to scoop the seeds out. Thinly slice in half moon shapes.
- Blend everything except the cucumber in a blender (I use a Vitamix).
- Add in sliced cucumber and pulse gently in the blender so the cucumber is still chunky.
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These falafels look delicious, such a beautiful photo!
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Hello, found your blog vis In Spaces Between and it could not have been a better dish served up first. I love falafel but have always bought the pre mix version. We’re just going gluten and dairy free for my kids so will put this on the grocery shopping list and I can’t wait to try it. Thank you, off to have a sticky-beak at what else I can be tempted by
Hi Carly, thanks for stopping by! Good luck with gluten & dairy free – hope you found some useful recipes
This was so amazing! All of it. The tzaziki on its own was ok, but when paired with the falafel, it really was amazing. Thank you!
I followed this to the letter, but maybe I misunderstood the letter, because my tzatziki is not thick & yummy looking like yours. It is very runny, though the taste is delicious. I soaked the cashews in an unknown quantity of water, then drained them, then in the blender added 1 cup of water. Correct?
Hi Erin! Correct. It does thicken over the next 12 hours or so, but if its still runny just reduce the amount of water you use next time
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Though yours is much more photogenic, this recipe turned out delicious for me. Thanks so much for the recipe. I searched several stores for GF/DF falafels to no avail, so decided to spend the extra time to make this. Very tasty!
Hi Angela, awesome to hear the recipe turned out well
. We were buying packaged falafel awhile back (the deep fried ready to go kind) but yep its SO worth making your own!