{"id":40485,"date":"2015-06-07T09:15:44","date_gmt":"2015-06-07T13:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/?p=40485"},"modified":"2021-05-18T05:31:37","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T09:31:37","slug":"baked-falafel-recipe-tzatziki-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/recipes\/baked-falafel-recipe-tzatziki-sauce\/","title":{"rendered":"Baked Falafel Recipe with Homemade Tzatziki Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"

Falafel balls, a Middle Eastern favorite, are usually a guilty indulgence with a deliciously crisp outer shell and moist center. But we\u2019ve found a way to lighten up this deep-fried dish while maintaining the signature crunch. Instead of submerging falafel in oil and frying, this recipe calls for baking them in the oven. Each bite is packed with chickpeas<\/a>, which are high in fiber, iron and protein<\/a>, and spinach, which is rich in vitamins A, K and C. You can enjoy these falafel balls topped with tzatziki as a snack<\/a>, over a bed of greens for a light lunch or wrapped in pita for a filling dinner.<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> 7 Healthy Lunches Your Friends Will Want to Steal<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Baked
Photo by Carmen Sturdy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Baked Falafel Recipe with Tzatziki Sauce<\/h3>\n

Serves 4<\/em><\/p>\n

Prep time: 20 minutes
\nCook time: 20 minutes<\/p>\n

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Ingredients<\/strong><\/h3>\n

For the falafel:
\n<\/em>2 cups canned chickpeas
\nZest and juice from one lemon
\n2 teaspoons cumin
\n2 cloves garlic
\n1\/2 cup parsley
\n1 cup spinach
\n2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
\n2 tablespoons gluten-free flour
\n1\/4 teaspoon salt<\/p>\n

For the tzatziki:
\n<\/em>1 cup fat-free Greek Yogurt
\n2\/3 cup grated cucumber (approx. half a cucumber)
\n1 tablespoon lemon juice
\n2 cloves garlic
\nPinch of salt<\/p>\n

Preparation<\/strong><\/h3>\n
    \n
  1. Preheat the oven to 390\u00b0F.<\/li>\n
  2. In a food processor, combine all of the ingredients for the falafel and blend until smooth, scraping down the sides of the processor to ensure everything is blended.<\/li>\n
  3. Using a spoon, form the batter into 12 patties and place on a greased baking sheet.<\/li>\n
  4. Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake for 20 minutes, flipping the patties after the first ten minutes.<\/li>\n
  5. To make the tzatziki, use a cheese grater to grate the cucumber. Place the grated cucumber in between a few sheets of paper towel and gently squeeze to get the excess liquid out.<\/li>\n
  6. Place the Greek yogurt, crushed garlic, grated cucumber and lemon juice in a bowl and stir until well combined.<\/li>\n
  7. Serve the falafel with a wedge of lemon and top with the tzatziki.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    \"Baked
    Photo by Carmen Sturdy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    For more recipes from Carmen, visit everylastbite.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    You don’t need to travel to the Middle East for some falafel! Our healthy version is ready in 20 minutes and has 9 grams of fiber per serving. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":40490,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[425,26,27,424,9,427],"tags":[155,175,151,87,341,364,95],"class_list":["post-40485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dinner","category-gluten-free","category-healthy","category-lunch","category-recipes","category-snacks","tag-dinner","tag-gluten-free","tag-lunch","tag-snacks","tag-tax1living-well","tag-tax2alternative-treatments","tag-vegetarian"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/63"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40485\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}