Spinach falafel with sesame mangetout salad
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 2
Ingredients
- 400g tin chickpeas, drained
- 100g baby spinach leaves, wilted and drained
- 1 clove garlic, roughly chopped
- 1 tsp curry powder
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- olive oil
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- sesame oil
- 2 tsp sesame seeds
- 200g mangetout, julienned
- 1 carrot, julienned
- ½ finely diced red onion
- 2 tsp tahini
- 2 tbsp natural yoghurt
- ½ juiced lemon
Method
- STEP 1
Pulse the chickpeas, spinach, garlic, curry powder, flour and some seasoning in a food processor. Form into patties. Heat 2 tsp olive oil in a non-stick frying pan and cook until golden on both sides. Whisk the soy, vinegar, 1 tsp sesame oil and sesame seeds together, mix in the mangetout, carrot and onion. Mix the tahini, yoghurt and lemon juice then drizzle over the falafel and salad.
