Falafel Flatbread

Made with chickpea flour, this easy flatbread is gluten-free. Its spiced, falafel-like flavor is delicious with your favorite Mediterranean toppings!

Everyone loves falafel and everyone loves flatbread – this recipe is both in one! It’s cookbook season and I’m excited to share this falafel flatbread recipe from the book Healthier Together. Yes, my new book just came out last week, but if you know me, you know that I LOVE cookbooks, and I can never have too many. More is more when it comes to food inspiration 🙂

Today, I’m excited to share a book by my friend Liz Moody (you might know her as the food editor of Mind Body Green), but she also has a great blog, fantastic podcast, and this new book called Healthier Together. I think you’ll love it!

The concept of the book is that if you’re trying to eat healthier, you’re more likely to meet your health goals if you embark on your new lifestyle with another person, whether it’s your husband, mom, sister, friend, roommate, or coworker. Not only does cooking with a buddy keep you accountable, but it’s also efficient (you can divide up tasks, switch off cooking meals, etc.), and, of course, it’s fun to bond with someone else in the kitchen while tasting tomato sauce. 

Each recipe in the book serves 2 people, and it’s organized by times you’d normally eat with another person – brunch, happy hour, date night, ordering take out, etc. The recipes are all, of course, healthy versions of these types of foods.

I had my eye on the Way More Veggies Bolognese and Zucchini Noodle Pad See Ew, but ultimately, I decided to cook the cover and make these falafel flatbreads. Yum!!!

There’s not actually falafel in here – rather, the crust is made from chickpea flour (like socca) and is spiced with falafel seasonings such as cumin, coriander, chili powder, garlic, cilantro, and parsley. The flatbreads are topped with fresh yogurt (Tzatziki would be delish here too), fresh veggies and are dolloped with red pepper muhammara that I listed as optional below, but it’s really not optional because it’s so delicious!

If you want to make this recipe with someone else, Liz suggests that one person make the flatbread and that the other make the muhammara. (To make this vegan, the muhammara can be used as the sauce base instead of the yogurt).

These are so fresh and delicious – I hope you enjoy these flatbreads as much as we did!

Falafel Flatbread

Ingredients

• 2 cups chickpea flour
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 8 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

Topping Options:

• Yogurt or Tzatziki
• Chopped cucumbers, or peeled ribbons like I did
• Sliced tomatoes
• Diced red onion
• Fresh herbs, cilantro/parsley/mint
• Lemon wedges, for serving
• Red Pepper Muhammara, recipe below (optional)
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

• In a large bowl, whisk together the chickpea flour, salt, garlic, parsley, cilantro, cumin, coriander, chili powder, lemon juice, 2 cups water, and 6 tablespoons of the olive oil. Let the mixture soak for 30 to 60 minutes to hydrate the flour.
• Preheat the broiler with the rack in the center position.
• Place a 10-inch cast-iron skillet in the oven to heat up, about 5 minutes. Carefully remove the pan. Swirl in 1 tablespoon of oil to coat the bottom, then pour in half the batter. Tilt the pan until the batter is evenly spread. Return the pan to the oven and broil for 5 to 15 minutes, until the edges are brown and toasty (broilers tend to vary widely in heat/temperature from oven to oven).
• Remove the pan from the oven and gently slide the flatbread onto a plate. Repeat with the remaining batter to make a second flatbread.
• Smear the flatbreads with yogurt and top with desired toppings and dollops of the muhammara, if desired. Drizzle with olive oil and season generously with salt and pepper.

Notes

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