Carrageenan Free Falafel Bites with Tahini Sauce

Total time1 hr 15 min

Prep time20 min

Cook time25 min

4.8

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Carrageenan Free Falafel Bites with Tahini Sauce

These crispy baked bites are packed with fresh herbs, warm spices, and chickpeas that get blitzed in a food processor and roasted until deeply golden on the outside with a tender, flavorful center. The tahini sauce — just tahini, lemon juice, garlic, and a splash of water — comes together in minutes and adds a creamy, tangy finish that makes every bite feel complete. For anyone navigating carrageenan concerns, the real win here is how straightforward the ingredient list is: everything is whole, recognizable, and free from the thickeners and stabilizers that sneak into so many store-bought sauces and processed snacks. Patting the chickpeas dry and chilling the mixture before shaping are the two small steps that make all the difference between falafel that holds together beautifully and one that falls apart on the pan. Oat flour keeps the texture light while baking at high heat gives you that satisfying crust without a drop of frying oil. Serve them on a platter with lemon wedges and a scatter of fresh parsley, and they disappear fast — whether you're feeding a crowd or just treating yourself to something genuinely good.

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Ingredients

4 servings

For the falafel

1 can (15 oz) chickpeas, drained and rinsed
½ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, loosely packed
½ cup fresh cilantro leaves, loosely packed
3 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
½ small yellow onion, roughly chopped
1 tsp ground cumin
½ tsp ground coriander
½ tsp ground turmeric
¼ tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
¾ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
2 tbsp oat flour
½ tsp baking powder
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, divided

For the tahini sauce

⅓ cup tahini
3 tbsp fresh lemon juice (about 1 lemon)
1 small clove garlic, finely grated
3–4 tbsp water
¼ tsp salt

For serving

2 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped (optional)
lemon wedges (optional)

Instructions

1
Spread the drained chickpeas on a clean kitchen towel or paper towels and pat them as dry as possible. Let them air-dry for 10 minutes — excess moisture will make the falafel mixture too wet to hold its shape.
2
Preheat the oven to 400°F (205°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and brush or drizzle 1 tbsp of the olive oil evenly over the surface.

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