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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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