August 11, 2020

Sweet Potato Falafels Recipe

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A tasty twist to an old classic sweet potato falafels recipe made with brown rice. These sweet potato falafels can be served in wraps, summer bowls or just eaten like that.

Ingredients For Sweet potato falafel:

1 raw sweet potato peeled and cut into chunks
1 cup brown rice cooked

½ cup almonds or any other nut
1 egg
1 tsp salt

½ cup flour
oil for frying

How To Make Sweet Potato Falafels?

Pulse the sweet potato through a food processor until finely minced. Add the brown rice/quinoa and almonds and pulse until well mixed and uniform in texture. Add the egg and salt and pulse until mixed. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the flour.

Form the mixture into balls or patties. Heat the oil over medium heat and fry each falafel for a few minutes on each side until golden brown and cooked through.
Assemble all your ingredients in a bowl. Top with the falafels and any dressing.

You can serve the falafels with:

heirloom tomatoes

spinach
quinoa/brown rice
roasted corn

fresh dill
goat cheese
Ranch dressing

Sweet potato falafels

A tasty twist to an old classic. These sweet potato falafels can be served in wraps, summer bowls or just eaten like that.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Course Vegetarian

Servings 5

Calories 289 kcal

Ingredients

Sweet potato falafel

1 raw sweet potato peeled and cut into chunks
1 cup brown rice cooked
½ cup almonds or any other nut

1 egg
1 tsp salt
½ cup flour

oil for frying

Instructions

Pulse the sweet potato through a food processor until finely minced. Add the brown rice/quinoa and almonds and pulse until well mixed and uniform in texture. Add the egg and salt and pulse until mixed. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the flour.
Form the mixture into balls or patties. Heat the oil over medium heat and fry each falafel for a few minutes on each side until golden brown and cooked through.