Bakad morotsfalafel med basilika

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Bakade falaflar, en favorit som här fått smak av morot och basilika. Perfekta att göra en hel plåt av på en gång, både då det går snabbt att laga, och de klarar sig själva i ugnen mesta delen av tiden, men också eftersom de går fint att frysa ner för att plocka fram till flera måltider framöver!

Detta är ett recept från min bok VÄXTBASERAT!

Bakad morotsfalafel med basilika

Ger ca 20 falaflar

Ingredienser

2 förpackningar (à 230 g avrunnen vikt) kokta kikärtor

3 dl finriven, noga urkramad, morot

2 nävar färsk basilika (eller 2 msk fryst)

1 finriven liten vitlöksklyfta

1 tsk malen spiskummin

1⁄2 tsk salt

1 dl sesamfrön att rulla i

Gör såhär

Värm ugnen till 200°C. Häll av och skölj kikärtorna. Mixa till en bitig smet tillsammans med morot, färsk basilika (eller 4 msk fryst), vitlök, spiskummin och salt. Forma till ca 20 bollar. Rulla i sesamfrön. Lägg på bakplåt, baka i ugnen i 15 minuter, rulla runt och baka i ytterligare 10–15 minuter, tills falafeln är krispig.

Servera tillsammans med en sallad, i en wrap eller som en del av en meze-middag!

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Baked falafels, a favourite component which this time got a carrot and basil twist! Bake a whole tray filled with falafels at once — both because it saves time plus they can be stored in the freezer and serve many lunches and dinners to come!

This is a recipe from my book VÄXTBASERAT. The book is only available in Swedish at this time — but I’m hoping to see it out in more languages soon!

Baked carrot falafel with basil

Makes 20 falafels

Ingredients

2 cans (à 230 grams drained weight) cooked chickpeas

3 dl finely grated carrot, well drained (squeeze out the excess liquid)

2 handfulls fresh basil, or 2 Tbsp frozen

1 finely grated garlic clove

1 tsp ground cumin

1⁄2 tsp salt

1 dl sesame seeds for rolling

How to

Pre heat the oven to 200°C. Drain and rinse the chickpeas. Mix until crumbly together with the rest on the ingredients (except for the sesame seeds). Form in to 20 balls and roll in sesame seeds. Put on a baking tray. Bake in oven for 15 minuter. Roll over and bake for another 10-15 minutes until crispy. For extra crispness try brushing the falafels with oil before baking them!

Serve with a salad, in a wrap or as a part of a meze dinner!

Potato flatbread wrap with creamy kale salad, falafel and pickled onion

Flatbread aka wrap aka pizza crust is all GENIUS food!! Because a) you can add whatever you have available at the moment and it will taste amazing = possibilities are endless b) food eaten with your hands is the best thing ever! and c) all you need is one recipe

This time a made a stack of flatbreads, called them wraps, and served with the yummiest kale, apple and walnut salad, falafel thingys and pickled onion. Also, you could top the flat breads with a yummy tomato sauce, your favourite pizza topping and make the most delicious pizzas. Give them a try!

Potato flatbread wrap with creamy kale salad, falafel and pickled onion

Serves 4

Potato flat bread

800 grams firm potato

2 - 2 1/2 dl / 0.8-1 cup chickpea flour

1 tsp dried oregano

1 tsp salt

Creamy kale salad

250 grams kale, chopped

1 small garlic clove, finely grated

2 Tbsp unsweetened dijon mustard

2 Tbsp cold pressed olive oil

2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

1 Tbsp tamari

1 Tbsp nutritional yeast

1 red apple

1 dl / 0.4 cups walnuts

salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Pickled onion

1 red onion

1/2 dl / 0.2 cups water

1/2 dl / 0.2 cups apple cider vinegar

Herb falafel

2 packages (á 230 grams when drained) cooked chickpeas

1 handful of fresh parsley

1 tsp ground cumin

1 garlic clove, grated

2 Tbsp tahini

2 Tbsp water

1/2 tsp salt

1 pinch freshly ground black peppar

sesame seeds for rolling

How to

Peel and finely slice the onion. Bring water and vinegar to a boil. Add the onion and remove from heat. Let sit for at least 30 minutes.

Scrub the potatoes. Cook until soft. Let cool. Grate them finely or press using a potato press. Using your hands to mix and kneed the ingredients for the flatbread until you get a dough. Form in to 8-10 balls, dust bench top with flour and roll out your flatbreads.

Place one flatbread at a time in a medium hot, dry frying pan (preferably a cast iron or steel one) and fry for a few minutes until you get smallish golden brown spots on your bread. Turn around for a minute or so. Stack the cooked bread in a kitchen towel until serving.

Pre heat the oven to 200 °C / 400 °F. Rinse and drain the chickpeas. Mix all the ingredients for the falafels until smooth in a food processor or using an immersion blender. Form in to oblong falafels, roll in sesame seeds. Put on a baking tray and bake in the middle of the oven for 15 minutes. Flip around and bake for another 5 minutes.

Mix mustard, oil, vinegar, garlic and nutritional yeast for the creamy kale salad. Massage with the kale. Shred the apple. Add apple and walnuts to the salad. Salt and pepper to taste.

Serve the flatbreads filled with kale salad, falafel and picked onion.

Recipe was first published in The Gothenburg-Post/Två dagar

Baked green pea falafel with green pea spread, garden bean salad and baked pumpkin

In collaboration with koket.se

This really is falafel the Plant based by Thess way; made with pre cooked peas or beans + spices and sometimes grated root veggies, rolled in sesame seeds for crisp and baked in the oven! Easy PEAsy!

Serve this as a light(er) lunch or dinner, add some cooked grains for a even more hearty meal. Also, I love serving my falafels with a seasonal salad with leafy greens, baked root veggies, toasted nuts and seeds and some yummy dressing (like this one), also works very well for a smaller buffet! And never forget the wrap, falafels are awesome to put in a wrap! My favourite is to wrap up using cabbage leafs, crispy and YUM!

A few weeks ago I took this online course (as you probably would know by now if you’ve read my previous post) called “Skapa magi med grönsaker” from Kökets kurser! As an already conquered veggie lover I still enjoyed the course a lot and really enjoyed learning new stuff from talented Swedish chef Paul Svensson himself! He teaches you everything he knows about creating magic with vegetables - and believe me it’s A LOT!

Do you also want to learn more about cooking with veggies? Learn how to prepare them and what to make with parts of the veggies that are often (unfortunately) thrown away? Plus get lots of recipes? Then this course is probably for you! Take it, be inspired and make your twist on the dishes - like I did here!

Curious for more? Here you can read more, and If you want you can use the code “THESS” when ordering your course to get SEK 50 off! The code is valid until January 31st. HOPE YOU LIKE IT!

Baked green pea falafel with green pea spread, garden bean salad and baked pumpkin

serves 4

Ingredients

250 g green peas, thawed if frozen

10 cm leeks

1 dl / 0.4 cups rolled oats

2 garlic cloves

1/2 green chili

1 handful of fresh parsley

1 package (á 230 g) pre cooked chickpeas

1 tsp coriander seeds, ground

1 tsp cumin seeds, ground

1 tsp salt

1 tsp freshly ground black pepper

1 dl / 0.4 whole sesame seeds for rolling

1 Tbsp cold pressed rapeseed for baking

Baked pumpkin

1 pumpkin, such as Butternut or Hokkaido

1 tsp sambal oelek

1/2 Tbsp coldpressed rapeseed oil

Green pea spread

250 g green peas, thawed if frozen

3 Tbsp cold pressed rapeseed oil

1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

salt

Garden bean salad

300 g mixed garden beans (haricot verts, yellow beans, broad bean, sugar snap etc), when you cannot find fresh ones from near where you live you can use frozen ones!!

1/2 Tbsp coldpressed rapeseed oil

1 shallot

salt

For garnishing

fresh mint + parsley

rapeseeds or sesame seeds

How to

Pre heat the oven to 200 degrees celsius / 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

Thinly slice the leeks, then thoroughly rinse it. Peel and finely chop the garlic. Cut and deseed the chili. Chop the parsley. Rinse the chickpeas. Mix all the ingredients for the falafels in a food processor until smooth. Form falafels, roll in sesame seeds, brush with oil all around and put on a baking tray. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes, roll around and bake for another 10 minutes.

Cut, peel and deseed the pumpkin. Cut in smaller pieces. Topps with sambal, oil and a pinch of salt. Put on a baking tray and bake until soft, takes about 20 minutes. If you have a hot air oven you can bake the falafels and pumpkin at the same time!

Mix the ingredients for the green pea spread. Salt and peppar to taste.

Parboil the beans for 5-7 minutes if using fresh ones. Put in cold water. OR thaw the beans if using frozen ones. Peel and chop the onion. Fry in a bit of oil in a frying pan until soft. Add the beans and fry for a couple of minutes. Remove from heat.

Divide the spread on 4 plates. Top with bean salad, pumpkin and falafels. Garnish with fresh herbs and seeds.