Did you know you can make green falafel by adding collard greens? These falafel are made using canned chickpeas and they’re pan-fried in the pan for super quick falafel!
I’ve always loved the green Falafels one could get at Maoz, but somehow whenever I made Falafel at home I never used enough parsley or cilantro to get them to have a green color on the inside. So I thought I’d step up the game and add in some of the green collards I had in the fridge. And yeesss… finally… green Falafel! :)
Collard greens are an amazing source of vitamin A, C, K, calcium, and manganese. So they are the perfect addition to protein-rich falafel.
In contrast to previous Falafel recipes (Huge Batch of Falafel, Oil-Free Cilantro Falafel), this time I’ve used canned chickpeas. The Falafel are even quicker to make because they don’t require the dried chickpeas to soak overnight. Yeah to spontaneous Falafels! ^.^
If you have a food processor, these Green Falafels are super easy to make. Just blitz up the green collard leaves & chickpeas, mix in the spices & chickpea flour, form little patties & pan-fry them. Easy as that! What I really like about this recipe is, that you don’t have to decide a day ahead if you’re making falafel because the chickpeas don’t require soaking.
Serve Green Falafel with …
I’ve had the Green Falafel in a simple lamb’s lettuce salad with tomatoes and a hummus dressing (hummus mixed with water & lime juice) and it was delicious! The Falafel would be also great in wraps (especially with homemade tortillas), pita bread, on couscous, or simply to snack on their own (I may or may not have done that…).
Vegan & gluten-free Green Falafel
Ingredients
- 3 large green collard leaves
- 17 oz canned chickpeas
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon lime juice
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons besan/chickpea flour
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
Instructions
- Wash the green collard leaves and remove the stems, roll it up and blitz it in the food processor until fine.
- Drain the chickpeas (save the water for some Aquafaba magic, if you like) and add them to the food processor and blitz until broken up.
- Transfer the mixture into a large bowl, add in the salt, garlic powder, lime juice and give it a good mix.
- Add in the chickpea flour into the mix until you can form little patties (I've added 2 tablespoons).
- Heat a large pan with the canola oil (the bottom should be coated) and add in the Falafel once the oil is hot. Let it pan-fry (on medium to high heat) for about 7 minutes on each side. They should be crispy on the outside and soft but not mushy on the inside.
Cass
Tuesday 2nd of March 2021
how many calories are in each falafel? is it 50 calories per one?
Diana
Saturday 27th of February 2021
This is a great recipe for kids who are lazy to eat vegetables! I will apply immediately to improve their meal t rex game
Heidi
Sunday 31st of January 2021
So good! I've added these to my tried & true recipes, thanks!
Cathy
Tuesday 3rd of November 2020
Turned out okay. Will make it again soon.
Beverly Sallade
Thursday 17th of September 2020
I just made these and they are delicious. I didn’t use oil but replace it with some of the aqua faba from the chick peas. Plus I used fresh garlic because I am out of garlic powder. I had a hard time not eating it before they were baked. It would be great on chips as a snack. LOL. They turned out wonderful. Thanks for the recipe!