Falafel & Roast Fennel Salad with Quinoa, Apple & Mustard Yoghurt Drizzle

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Vegan 1/3 daily fibre 4 of 5 a day Low sat fat

Falafel & Roast Fennel Salad with Quinoa, Apple & Mustard Yoghurt Drizzle

Prep time: 15 mins
Total time: 25 mins
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Food group: Vegan

A refreshing and crunchy salad for those hot summer days. Think fluffy quinoa, delicate fennel, sweet apple, fragrant dill and a moreish drizzle. Pumpkin seeds add a nutty crunch. Did we mention you top it all off with Gosh! Moroccan spiced falafels?

Cooking Instructions

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Before you start

  • Preheat the oven to 240C / fan 220C / gas mark 9
  • Line a baking tray with parchment paper
  • Pull out a small bowl

Roast the veg

  • Trim and slice the fennel into 8 wedges. Cut the onion into 1cm wedges
  • Place both onto one side of the lined baking tray and toss with 1/2 tbsp olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper
  • Roast for 15 mins

Make the yoghurt drizzle

  • Core and thinly slice the apple. Finely chop the dill. Halve the lemon, then cut half into wedges
  • To the small bowl, add the half pack of yoghurt, maple mustard dressing and the juice from half the lemon. Mix well and add 1 tbsp water (1/2 tbsp for 1 person) to loosen if needed. Season to taste

Add the falafels

  • After 15 mins, add the falafels to the other side of the veg tray and bake together for 5-7 mins, until warmed through
  • In the final 2-3 mins, toss the lentil quinoa mix through the roast veg to warm through

Assemble the salad

  • Remove the tray from the oven and set the falafels aside, then add the dill and apple to the tray
  • Allow to cool slightly, then add the salad leaves and three-quarters of the yoghurt drizzle and toss to combine. Taste and season if needed

Plate up

  • Share the salad between bowls, topped with the falafels and pumpkin seeds. Top with the remaining drizzle and garnish with the lemon wedges to finish

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