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Spiced carrot falafel burgers recipe

Spiced carrot falafel burgers recipe

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Created by The Tesco Real Food team

Adding harissa paste gives a little heat to these tasty and budget-friendly carrot falafel burgers. Serve with potato wedges and a speedy slaw for a healthy family dinner. See method

Ingredients

  • 4-pack baking potatoes, scrubbed and cut into 2cm wedges
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 x 400g tins chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 300g carrots, peeled and coarsely grated
  • 1 red onion, finely diced
  • 45g harissa paste
  • 1 red chilli, finely diced, deseeded, if you like
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 lemon, zested and juiced
  • 4 wholemeal rolls, halved
  • ½ red cabbage, tough core and outer leaves removed, very finely shredded
  • 4 spring onions, trimmed and thinly sliced
  • 350g low-fat natural yogurt
2 of your 5-a-day and a source of vitamin C

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    2760kj
    657kcal     33%

  • Fat

    15g 21%

  • Saturates

    3g 15%

  • Sugars

    21g 23%

  • Salt

    1.5g 25%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 92.9g Protein 26.3g Fibre 22.6g

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to gas 7, 220°C, fan 200°C. Add the potatoes to a baking tray, drizzle with 1 tbsp oil and season; toss to coat, then bake for 35-40 mins, turning halfway, until crispy and golden.
  2. Meanwhile, pulse the chickpeas in a food processor until roughly chopped. Add the carrots, onion, harissa, chilli, garlic and half the lemon zest; season and blitz until it holds together but still has some texture. Divide into 4 and shape into patties about 2cm thick and 8-9cm wide.
  3. Heat ½ tbsp oil in a nonstick frying pan over a high heat. Fry 2 patties for 2-3 mins each side until golden all over; transfer to a baking tray. Repeat, then bake the patties for 15 mins until deep golden and firmed. Add the halved rolls to the tray for the last 2 mins to warm through.
  4. Meanwhile, toss together the cabbage, spring onions, lemon juice and 200g yogurt in a mixing bowl with some seasoning. Divide the falafel burgers between the warm rolls, top with slaw and sandwich with the roll lids. Stir the remaining lemon zest into the remaining 150g yogurt with a little black pepper. Serve alongside the burgers with the wedges and remaining slaw on the side.

Freezing and defrosting guidelines

Freeze falafel only. In order to enjoy optimum flavour and quality, frozen items are best used within 3 months of their freezing date. For more tips on freezing and defrosting food, read our article Love Your Freezer.

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