

Falafel bowl with beetroot hummus
Ingredients
- Green falafels
- 400g can chickpeagarbanzoXsgarbanzosX, drained
- 1 cup raw cashews
- 1 small egg
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1½ cups fresh chopped parsley and/or coriandercilantroX
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup besan ( chickpeagarbanzoX flour) or wholemeal flour
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Bowls
- 12–16 falafels (from recipe above)
- ¾ cup wholemeal couscous
- 1 avocado, quartered
- 100g mixed rocketarugulaX and watercress
- 2 carrots, cut into batons
- 8 radishes, quartered
- 1 Lebanese cucumber, sliced
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted
- 8 tablespoons reduced-fat tzatziki
- 8 tablespoons beetrootbeetsX hummus
- 1½ tablespoons pistachios
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Instructions
1 Place the chickpeas, cashews, egg, garlic, fresh herbs, cumin and salt in a food processor and blend until well combined. Form into small balls, flatten slightly and toss in flour. Heat a non-stick frypan over medium heat. When hot add a drizzle of olive oil and half of the falafels. Cook for 3–4 minutes each side. Turn over to cook the other side. Remove and place on a plate covered with a paper towel, then repeat process with remaining falafels.
2 Pour 1¼ cups of boiling water over couscous, and set aside for 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Dip the bottom of the avocado in the sesame seeds to coat.
3 Evenly divide and arrange all ingredients in bowls, top with 3–4 falafels each, beetroot hoummos and sprinkle with pistachios.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 552cal
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Kilojoules 2320kJ
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Protein 19g
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Total fat 29.7g
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–Saturated fat 5.9g
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Carbohydrates 47.2g
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–Sugars 11.6g
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Dietary fibre 10.9g
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Sodium 640mg
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Calcium 236mg
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Iron 5.6mg
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