Vegan Falafel Recipe with Carrot

Carrot falafel

Name: Carrot falafel
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 1 tin chickpeas drained and dried on kitchen paper; 100g carrots peeled and grated, excess moisture squeezed out; 1/2 clove garlic crushed; 1/2 tsp ground cumin; 1/2 tsp ground coriander; 1 coriander handful, chopped; 1 tbsp cornflour; sesame seeds to coat; oil for frying; finely shredded lettuce; finely shredded red cabbage tossed in lemon juice; whole pickled chillies; tomato wedges; hummus; lemon wedges; hot sauce; Middle Eastern flatbreads

Published: April 25, 2017 at 10:36 AM

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Serves 2

Easy

Total time: 20 mins

+ 30 minutes chilling time

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Try our take on the Middle Eastern classic, falafels. Use up your leftover carrots to give these delightful balls a lighter taste and texture. Plus they're low calorie and full of flavour, and of course carrots can help you to see in the dark, even in falafel form. Bonus!

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Ingredients

Nutrition

FALAFEL

1 tin chickpeas

drained and dried on kitchen paper
100g carrots

peeled and grated, excess moisture squeezed out
1/2 clove garlic

crushed
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp ground coriander
1 coriander

handful, chopped
1 tbsp cornflour
sesame seeds

to coat
oil

for frying

TO SERVE

finely shredded lettuce
finely shredded red cabbage

tossed in lemon juice
whole pickled chillies
tomato wedges
hummus
lemon wedges
hot sauce
Middle Eastern flatbreads

Nutrition: per serving

kcal345

low
fat18.5g
saturates1.9g
carbs28.9g
sugars4g
fibre9.5g
protein10.8g
salt2.5g

Method

step 1

Tip the first 7 ingredients into a food processor with 1 tsp of sea salt. Whizz to a rough paste then scoop into a bowl.
step 2

Form large tablespoons of the mix into flattish balls. Put on a lined baking sheet and chill for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with a few sesame seeds and pat into the surface to stick.
step 3

Heat a non-stick frying pan with a little oil. Fry the falafels until crisp and golden on both sides. Serve with the accompaniments.

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