Green Pea Falafel Balls

Serves: 4
Prep: 15
Cook: 5

These falafel balls will make an awesome contribution to a Mezze platter combined with hummus, olives, chargrilled eggplant or capsicum and flatbreads. Perfect for entertaining, they're so easy to make and full of flavour and colour.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup frozen peas, thawed
  • 3 tablespoons oil
  • 1 small brown onion, diced
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 425g can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
  • 2 shallots, roughly chopped
  • 1/4 cup chopped parsley
  • 1/4 cup chopped mint
  • 2 teaspoons lemon zest
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried chilli flakes
  • 2 tablespoons plain flour
  • 2 tablespoons plain flour, extra

Method

  1. Step 1

    Place frozen peas in a strainer and run hot water over them. Stand.

  2. Step 2

    Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in frypan and add onion and garlic. Sauté until soft and remove from heat.

  3. Step 3

    Wrap peas in a clean, dry tea towel and rub gently to remove excess moisture.

  4. Step 4

    Place onion, garlic, peas and remaining ingredients into food processor, except extra oil and extra flour. Process until just combined.

  5. Step 5

    Using spoon, form into balls and roll in extra flour. Makes 12 balls.

  6. Step 6

    Heat remaining oil in a frypan and fry, turning until golden brown on all sides.

Tips

  • Balls can be made the day before and stored in refrigerator and fried on the day of serving
  • Perfect on a Mezze Plate with hummus, olives, tabouli, flat bread etc. 
  • Mezze platters are an awesome way to feed a crowd. All sorts of Middle Eastern delights piled high on a platter for guest to nibble on.
  • Read our tips to styling the perfect grazing platter and for more delicious platter ideas take a look at our grazing platter recipe collection.


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