Time – 1 hour – unless you want to soak your own dried chickpeas – then allow another 8 hours for soaking.

Serves – 6 (I made about 25 falafel balls)

Carrot Falafel

Zest of 1/2 lemon, peeled into long strips

20 grams rice, any variety, depending on preference

150 grams dried chickpeas (soaked for 8 hours) or 2 cans (total 800 grams) washed and drained chickpeas.

200 grams carrots, peeled and roughly chopped

1 shallot, or 1/2 a red onion

1 clove garlic, peeled

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon smoked paprika

1 teaspoon baking powder

handful of parsley leaves

salt and pepper, to taste

vegetable oil, for frying

Place the lemon zest in the TM bowl, along with the rice.  Process for 20 seconds/speed 10.  Add the drained chickpeas, carrots, shallot or onion, garlic, cumin, paprika, baking powder, parsley leaves and salt and pepper, and blend for 10 seconds/speed 6 to form a coarse paste.

Form the falafel mixture into golf ball sized spheres and place them on kitchen paper to dry out for 20 minutes or more.

To cook the falafel, heat the vegetable oil in a saucepan or fry pan.  (Deep or shallow fry are both fine). Cook the balls from a few minutes until crisp and golden brown.  Drain on kitchen paper before serving.

Salad

100 grams carrot, peeled

100 grams fennel

100 grams very crisp pear (no need to peel)

20 grams honey

1 teaspoon fennel seads

handful of mint leaves

30 grams olive oil

20 grams lemon juice

salt, to taste

30 grams currants

100 grams baby spinach, or other salad leaves

Place the carrot, fennel, pear, honey, fennel seeds, mint leaves, olive oil and lemon juice in the TM bowl.  Season and chop for 2 seconds/speed 5.  Scrape down and chop for a further 1 second/speed 5.  Place win a bowl and toss with currants and salad leaves.

Tahini Dressing

200 grams sesame seeds

200 grams Greek Yoghurt

juice of 1 lemon

salt and pepper, to taste

Mill the sesame seeds in the TM bowl for 30 seconds/speed 10.  Scrape down, then add the yoghurt, lemon juice and 50 grams of water.  Mix for 30 seconds/speed 3.  Season to taste with salt and pepper and add more lemon juice or water, if desired.