Air Fryer Falafel Salad Bowl
Enjoy this easy recipe for Air Fryer Falafel Bowl is so delicious and hearty, falafel, served on a bed of chopped lettuce with red onion, tomato, olives, cucumber. It is the ultimate healthy Mediterranean inspired salad recipe that is so easy to prepare.
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Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 65kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
For The Falafel
- 1 15 ounce can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 cup cilantro
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley
- 1/2 small onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon coriander
- 1 teaspoon ground paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon Cayenne pepper more for spicier flavor
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
For The Salad
- 2 cups lettuce chopped
- 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes halved
- 1 small cucumber cut into slices
- 1/2 cup red onion cut into slices
- 1/2 cup pitted black olives slices
- Vegan Tzatziki Sauce
Instructions
To Prepare The Falafel
- Line the air fryer basket with parchment paper, spray with cooking spray, or brush with cooking oil.
- Add chickpeas to the food processor with cilantro, parsley, onion, garlic, cumin, coriander, paprika, cayenne pepper, salt, and pulse.
- The mixture shouldn't be processed until smooth, still grainy, and able to stick together.
- Scoop out tablespoon sizes of falafel mixture and roll in between the palms of your hands into balls.
- Place in a single layer on the parchment paper-lined air fryer. Spray with cooking spray.
- Bake at 350 for 15 minutes, turning halfway.
- Repeat until the mixture is used up completely.
Assemble Falafel Bowl
- To serve falafel salad, divide the lettuce into two bowls, arrange falafel, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onion, olive on top. Drizzle with vegan tzatziki sauce and serve
Nutrition
Calories: 65kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Sodium: 605mg | Potassium: 422mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 2056IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 2mg