Sweet Potato Falafel and spiced veg bowl
By not-recognized
Published on 04 November 2022
This
light and spiced bowl is a perfectly simple and delicious mid-week meal.Time and servings
25 minsTotal time
2Servings
25 minsPrep time
Ingredients
- 6 sweet potato falafels
- 1 tin of chili black beans
- 1 courgette
- 1 red onion
- 1 tbsp of balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp of olive oil, to dress
- 1 tbsp of yoghurt
- 1 lemon
- 1 tsp of turmeric
- 1 tsp of sumac
- 1 sprinkle of cumin seeds
- 1 pomegranate
- 1 sprig of mint
- 100 g of cherry tomatoes
- 1 tbsp of tahini
Method
Step 1
Half the courgette and the red onion lengthways. Score a criss-cross pattern across the centre of the courgette at 0.5 (ish)cm intervals.Step 2
Rub the courgette and half of the onion with oil and simply griddle on a medium heat until the char marks appear. Leave in the pan but off the heat to soften whilst you prepare the rest of the bowl.Step 3
Heat the falafels as per the packet instructions.Step 4
For the bean salad: Drain the beans and toss through with the finely diced red onion, halved tomatoes and chopped mint. Dress the mixture with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper.Step 5
For the dressing: Put the tahini in a bowl and whisk in the yoghurt, lemon juice, a splash of olive oil and add salt and pepper.Step 6
Bring all elements together in the bowl and top with the tahini dressing and pomegranate seeds. Finish with fresh mint.