Baked Chickpea Fritters

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These easy baked chickpea fritters prove that you don’t need oil and a frying pan to make fantastic fritters with golden crispy edges. Healthy and full of flavor, I bake the fritters on a sheet pan in the oven.

Prep Time15

Cook Time25

Total Time40

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Mediterranean / Middle Eastern

Servings:

Author: Paige Adams

Ingredients

For fritters

2 15 ounce cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed, skins removed
1/3 cup finely chopped red onions
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons chopped parsley plus more for serving
1 teaspoon cumin
Pinch of cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup crumbled feta
1 large egg, lightly beaten

For tahini sauce

1/3 cup tahini
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 lemon, juice
Pinch of kosher salt
3-4 tablespoons water

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, stir the chickpeas, red onions, 2 minced garlic cloves, parsley, cumin, cayenne pepper, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, black pepper and flour. Smash the chickpea mixture with a fork.
Stir in the feta and egg until everything is well combined.
Shape the chickpea mixture into 12 balls, about a scant 1/4 cup (not packed). Press them down gently with the palm of your hand or the bottom of a jar.
Bake the fritters for 25-30 minutes until they are golden brown on both sides, flipping them over halfway through baking.
While the fritters are in the oven, make the sauce, stir the tahini, 1 minced garlic clove, lemon juice, pinch of salt and water in a small bowl. (The sauce should be a thick but pourable consistency. If needed, you can add more water 1 teaspoon at a time, stirring after each addition to thin it out.)
Serve warm with the sauce on the side or drizzled on top. Sprinkle the fritters with chopped parsley.

Notes

Makes 12 fritters.

To make the fritters gluten-free, use almonds flour instead of all-purpose flour.

You can use both chopped parsley and cilantro.

Let the fritters cool before storing them in an airtight container in the fridge up to 3 days. You can reheat them in the microwave or in a 350-degree F oven. To keep the fritters longer, up to 1 month, freeze them. Reheat frozen fritters on a sheet pan in a 350-degree F oven for 10 minutes.

You can enjoy leftover fritters cold, broken into pieces and tossed in a salad.

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