![Juicing for Weight Loss: Everything You Need to Know [Plus Recipes]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Juicing-for-Weight-featured-image.jpg)
Traditional falafel is a Levantine and Egyptian dish made from deep-fried chickpea balls. This keto-friendly version uses a combination of nut flours instead and is baked to make it a bit healthier. You can enjoy these falafels alone topped with the suggested sour and sweet mayo dressing or you can serve them with cabbage salad.
Ingredients
Falafel
- 1 medium sized cauliflower head.
- ¼ cup coconut flour
- ½ cup almond flour
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup grated mozzarella
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp cumin powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Sour & sweet mayonnaise
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp sour cream
- ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
- Salt to taste
- ¾ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 10 drops liquid stevia
- 1 ½ tsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Chop the cauliflower into large chunks, add to a food processor, and grate until very fine. The consistency should be much finer than that of cauliflower rice.
- Add the remaining falafel ingredients to the food processor and process until well-blended.
- Preheat oven to 400F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- With your hands, form the mixture into 1 ½ inch balls and place on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 35 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.
- To make the mayo, combine the egg yolk, sour cream and Worcestershire sauce in a bowl. Add oil very slowly while continuously whisking. This helps incorporate the oil with the egg yolks.
- Once the mayo is thick and well-blended, add the stevia and lemon juice.
- Serve on top of the falafel and enjoy.
Tips & Tricks
Keto falafel nutrition
This recipe yields approximately 12 falafels, and 3 falafels make for one serving. There are 461 calories in one serving if you exclude the cabbage salad. Besides providing enough calories to make for a whole meal, these keto falafels are rich in protein and dietary fiber – both nutrients are known to be satiating. And at 45g of fat in a serving, this delicious lunch and dinner meal will definitely help you hit your keto macros.
If you don’t own a food processor
You can finely grate the cauliflower with a box grater using the smallest holes if you don’t have a food processor. Transfer the grated cauliflower onto paper towels to absorb excess moisture.
