Air Fryer Falafel (Gluten Free)

These delicious, crispy, gluten-free falafel loaded with spices and fresh herbs and made with almond flour are so simple to make in your air fryer.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 176 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 pinch ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 3 cloves garlic
• 2 tablespoons almond flour
• 1 small yellow onion, roughly chopped
• 1 (15.5 ounce) can chickpeas, drained
• sesame oil cooking spray
• 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.5 teaspoon baking powder
• 0.5 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 0.25 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.5 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 0.5 teaspoon coarse salt

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Pour chickpeas into the basket of a large air fryer. Cook at 220 degrees F (104 degrees C) until mostly dry, about 15 minutes. Check after 10 minutes of cooking; all liquid should be evaporated and chickpeas should still be squishy, not toasted or hardened. Turn air fryer off.

Step 2

Transfer chickpeas to a food processor. Add onion, cilantro, parsley, almond flour, garlic, cumin, cayenne, baking powder, salt, pepper, baking soda, and nutmeg. Process on medium-high speed until a chunky paste forms.

Step 3

Refrigerate mixture to let flavors develop and to enable more drying, at least 30 minutes, or up to 1 hour.

Step 4

Form mixture into 1 1/4-inch balls. Place in the air fryer basket and spray with sesame oil spray; be careful, falafel will be delicate.

Step 5

Set the air fryer to 320 degrees F (160 degrees C) and cook for 10 minutes. Coat with more sesame oil if desired, increase temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and cook until outsides are toasted, about 10 more minutes.