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Spinach falafels with beetroot and sweet potato mash and wilted greens

Try this quick and healthy recipe by food stylist and editor of TFG’s MyKitchen magazine, Chad January
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Prep Time 2 hours
Course Brunch, Dinner, Lunch
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

FOR THE FALAFEL

  • 2 cans chickpeas, drained and washed
  • Salt and milled pepper
  • 400 g McCain Garden Spinach
  • 10 g parsley, chopped
  • 1 LemonGold lemon, zested and juiced
  • ¼ cup tahini
  • ½ onion, finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • ¼ cup cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO)
  • 3 tbsp flour

FOR THE BEETROOT MASH

  • 8 beetroots, peeled and quartered
  • Salt and milled pepper
  • 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • Splash of water

FOR THE SWEET POTATO MASH

  • 4 orange sweet potatoes, peeled andquartered
  • Salt and milled pepper
  • 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • Splash of water

TO SERVE

  • 8 baby pak choi
  • 125 g sugar snap peas
  • Handful petit herbs
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil, for drizzling
  • 2 tsp sesame seeds, toasted

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 180°C.
  • Bring a small pot of water to a boil, add the chickpeas and boil for 10 minutes. Rinse and drain.
  • Add chickpeas, along with remaining falafel ingredients (except the flour) to a food processor.
  • Blend until a smooth paste forms, adding flour if the mixture is too wet. Decant mixture into a bowl and refrigerate for 20 minutes to firm up.
  • Add the beetroot and sweet potatoes to two separate pots of boiling water. Cook for 15-20 minutes until tender when pierced with a sharp knife. Drain.
  • Place beetroot and sweet potato on two separate oven trays, season well and toss with olive oil to coat.
  • Roast for 30 minutesuntil caramelised and golden.
  • Cool trays for 20minutes. Blend the beetroot and sweet potato one at a time until smooth, adding a splash of water if needed to bring the mash together. Decant each into a bowl.
  • Scoop 2 tbsp of thefalafel mixture and roll between your palms to create a smooth ball. Repeatwith remaining mixture. Refrigerate for another 10 minutes.
  • Place falafel balls onto a greased and lined baking tray, bake for 15-20 minutes until golden and slightly firm.
  • Bring a small pot of water to the boil. Fill another pot with ice and water to create an ice bath. 
  • Slice pak choi in half, blanche in batches in the boiling water, then immediately submerge in the ice bath. Transfer to a board. Do the same with the peas.
  • Serve dollops of beetroot and sweet potato mash on six plates. Top with warm falafels, pak choi, beans and a sprinkle of herbs and sesame seeds. Drizzle with oil and season.
  • Serve the falafel and mash with pita bread, on top of naan or in a salad.

Notes

CHEF’S TIP If you don’t have tahini simply use peanut butter with juice from an extra lemon, or double cream yoghurt if you are in a pinch.
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Keywords Brunch Recipe, Chad January, Dinner Recipe, falafel, healthy recipe, Lunch recipe, My Kitchen Magazine, plant based recipe, spinach, sweet potato recipes, vegan recipe, vegetarian recipes