Looking for tips for meat-free dishes? Then we’ll definitely hit the spot with our sweet potato falafel. The foundation consists of sweet potatoes with chickpeas, which are complemented by garlic and other spices. Since we didn’t fry the falafel but baked it in the oven, you don’t have to worry about the high fat content, especially since we enhanced it with a yoghurt dip. You can add a salad and this dish, which is bursting with colour, is ready to serve.
Ingredients for the falafel:
- 150 g sweet potatoes (approx. 1 piece)
- 150 g RTE chickpeas
- 40 g breadcrumbs (for crumbing)
- 20 g fine oats
- 1 small onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- a small bunch of fresh coriander (optional)
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Ingredients for the dip:
- 140 g Greek yoghurt (5 % fat)
- 1 crushed clove of garlic
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
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Method:
Peel the sweet potatoes, cut into cubes and boil in salted hot water until tender.
Allow sweet potatoes to cool, put them in a blender and add the rinsed RTE chickpeas, garlic clove, chopped onion and 1 tsp olive oil.
Blend everything together into a coarse mixture. Then transfer the mixture to a bowl. Add a pinch of salt and all the spices, i.e. cumin, paprika, black pepper and coriander. Finally, add the oats, which will thicken the mixture. Mix everything together thoroughly once more and then form balls, which you roll lightly in breadcrumbs. Place them on a baking tray sprayed with oil spray or lined with baking paper and put in an oven preheated to 190 °C. Bake until golden brown for approximately 15–20 minutes.
In the meantime, start preparing the dip. Put the yoghurt, crushed garlic clove, salt and black pepper to taste in a bowl and mix everything thoroughly.
Serve the prepared falafel with dip, you can also add a salad mix.
Nutritional values | For the full recipe |
|---|---|
| Energy value | 784 kcal |
| Protein | 35 g |
| Carbohydrates | 116 g |
| Fats | 16 g |
| Fibre | 18 g |
Falafel with yoghurt dip is the perfect dinner to satiate yourself and also enjoy at the same time.
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