Easy Falafel Burger
This easy falafel burger recipe is one of the quickest burger recipes I have ever made! Starting from scratch and building a mouthwateringly delicious burger in only 20 minutes is a miracle in my eyes and the fact that this falafel burger is also pretty healthy helps me eat it even quicker!
Falafel has always been one of my favorite foods due to its crispy crust and tasty interior. Originating in the Middle East, this popular street food is flavored with all of my favorite spices. The sharp freshness of the coriander compliments the smoother taste of the chickpeas extremely well, giving the burger a delectable balance of flavors. The addition of fresh herbs like coriander and parsley make this an even healthier falafel recipe.
Building the Best Burger
In my mind, a great burger comes down to three qualities. Get these three right and you’ll have a perfectly balanced burger.
Number 1, the bun. I always toast my buns just before I assemble the burger. If I don’t do this, the delicious sauces in my burger make the bun go soggy way before I finish eating. Toasting the buns in the oven until they turn slightly golden helps keep the burger easy to handle while eating and is nice and crispy too.
Number 2, the patty! Now for this easy falafel burger, I found the falafel patty to be a perfect fit. It has a high protein content due to the chickpeas, the tastes work well together and the consistency of the patty just works. Thumbs up from me!
Number 3, the sides. Potato fries are the obvious go-to side for any burger but I decided to make a slight modification on traditional fries. I made these Sweet Potato Fries to accompany my burger and they worked together like a treat. They’re also slightly healthier than normal fries but I favorite them just because they’re so easy.
You will need a food processor to make the chickpea patties as the falafel patty mixture is rather thick. I use this Breville one for a lot of my recipes as I find it powerful enough to make short work of anything. You can use a smaller food processor like I had to before I got the Breville, just make sure to split up the falafel mix and process it in batches.
Now, on to the recipe!
| Prep Time | 10 minutes |
| Cook Time | 10 minutes |
| Servings |
burgers
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- 2 cans chickpeas (drained and rinsed)
- 1 red onion (diced)
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1/2 cup fresh Italian parsley
- 1/2 cup fresh coriander
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons pink salt
- 1 cup chickpea flour
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- burger buns
- burger relish
- guacamole
- fresh coriander
- sliced tomato
Ingredients
For the patties:
To assemble the burger:
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- Place the chickpeas, red onion, crushed garlic, parsley, coriander, cumin, pink salt, and flour in your food processor. Pulse the ingredients until they start to combine. Slowly add the olive oil as you pulse the mixture to help it combine. Make sure to stop every now and again to scrape down the sides of the food presser (this mixture sometimes sticks together too well!)
- Put some oil on your hands and form the falafel mixture into 3-inch by roughly 1/2 inch (8 cm by 2 cm) patties.
- In a large skillet or pan, heat oil over medium-high heat and fry the patties. Let them fry for about 5 minutes on one side. Once you start to see the patties browning on the sides, turn them over and fry for another 5 minutes. If you like your patties to be crisp, fry them for a few minutes more. Remove from pan and let the extra oil drain on some paper towels.
- Cut your buns in half and toast in the oven until lightly golden.
- Spread your preferred condiments over the lower bun and add some fresh coriander. Add your patty, guacamole, relish and sliced tomato in no particular order, top it off with a lightly toasted bun and enjoy!
Did you give this easy falafel burger recipe a try? Let me know in the comments below, I would love to see how yours came out!
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This looks so yummy I can’t wait to try it!
Thanks for your comment Greatest You!
This looks decadent. My mouth and eye’s are watering just from the very sight. Will try in the VERY NEAR future. Thanks delicious plants.
I have to try this recipe. I must say that this Vegan Falafel Burger is mouthwatering indeed. With chickpeas as a part of the ingredients, I am even more for it. That is one of my favorite. Even though I use it often in many dishes, I actually never thought about making chickpea patties. I will be making these for dinner over the weekend, and will also try the vegan chocolate brownies. I will share this post with my daughter who is trying to start a vegan diet.
Yay! I’m glad you liked it Carol! Thank you for your comment, let me know how yours come out this weekend 🙂 I will be posting an article on starting a vegan diet soon, maybe it can be of some help to your daughter? Have a great day!
The recipe looks very easy. My daughter prefers to not eat meat and it has been a struggle to figure out what to fix for her. The store-bought ones are good but it gets costly. I will definitely be looking into trying this recipe!
These burgers would be a great meat alternative for your daughter, let me know what she thinks! Thanks for your comment Marsha, have a lovely day 🙂
Your pictures just made me hungry. They look so delicious and easy to make. I am not good at cooking so I always look look for a simple recipes that don’t take too much time. I will have to try this out. Veggie burger sounds wonderful. Thank you for this great recipe.
Thanks for this yummy recipe. I am not a vegan but even I am tempted to try this. I do have meals that don’t include meat so I’ll be definitely giving this a go.
It does look like it will be quite a mouthful though. I think though I will be changing the bun, might have a flatter bun as I prefer that.
Awesome Owain! It was a massive burger, but it fills you up really well – let me know how it turns out!
This recipe looks soooo good and easy. Can’t wait to try it!