Cannellini and black bean falafels

Ingredients

2 cans of legumes, rinsed and drained-I have used black beans and cannellini beans but you can use butter beans and chickpeas too

1 small handful of parsley and coriander- you could use mint as well if you wanted

1 tsp ground coriander

1 tsp ground cumin- you can double these 2 spices if you like

1 small brown onion

1 clove of garlic

1 tsp baking powder

1 egg

Panko crumbs

Salt

Method

Put your legumes, herbs, spices, baking powder, onion, garlic, salt, egg in a food processor and blitz till smooth. Then add in enough panko crumbs until it comes together and you can form into patties, this will be about 1.5 cups or so. Then form into patties and coat the outside with more panko crumbs. Fill the bottom of a large pan with oil and heat. Place in your patties and cook on a medium heat until golden brown then cook the other side. Drain on absorbent paper. Serve with hummus, pita bread, tzatziki and salad. You can use a vegetarian burger pattie too.

As an alternative you can use gluten free crumbs in the mix, form patties and bake at 180 c for about 12-15 minutes.