Oven Baked Falafel with Oats and Pumpkin Seeds
Nothing beats a fresh falafel. These healthy, tasty entrees are baked using the combination convection + steam mode in the Panasonic NN-CS89L 4-in-1 Convection Microwave Oven to ensure they are crunchy on the outside and fluffy in the centre.
40 minutesIngredients
- 400 gCooked Chickpea
- 20 gPumpkin Seed
- 20 gBreadcrumb
- 20 gOat Flake
- 0.5Clove Garlic
- 3 gFine Whole Salt
- Fresh Parsley As desired
- Coriander As desired
- Fennel Seed As desired
INGREDIENTS FOR THE SPICY MAYONNAISE
- 50 mlSoya Milk
- 150 mlSunflower Seed Oil
- 6 mlExtra Virgin Olive Oil
- 6 mlLemon Juice
- 2 gFine Whole Salt
- 1 tspChili Pepper in Oil
- 1 tspSmoked Paprika
- 1 gGarlic
Steps
1) Chop the garlic, coriander, parsley and fennel seeds in a food processor, using the blades.
2) With your hands, form balls of about 3cm in diameter, place them on a baking sheet and brush them one by one with extra virgin olive oil.
3) Using a combination oven, bake them for 15 mins in Steam + Convection mode at 180°C, then for 10 mins in Convection mode, again at 180°C, and finally for 5 mins using the grill function.
4) Pour the soya milk, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, chilli pepper in oil and smoked paprika into a tall glass. Blend with an immersion blender, add salt and carry on blending, pouring in the sunflower seed oil until the mayonnaise forms peaks.
