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Falafel Scotch eggs

Vegetarian scotch eggs

Name: Vegetarian scotch eggs
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: Makes 8
Ingredients: 9 large eggs; 1 tbsp olive oil plus extra for rolling; 2 large onions chopped; 2 garlic cloves crushed; 1 tbsp ground cumin; 1 tbsp ground coriander; 400g can chickpea drained; ½ small pack coriander leaves only; 200g wholemeal breadcrumb; 5 tbsp plain flour plus extra for dusting; 25g panko or dried breadcrumbs; 3 tbsp sesame seed; sunflower or vegetable oil for frying

Sarah Cook

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Makes 8

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Prep: 40 mins

Cook: 15 mins

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Combine two winning dishes in this picnic-friendly vegetarian recipe of eggs coated in spiced, herbed chickpeas

Easily doubled

Healthy

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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9 large eggs
1 tbsp olive oil

plus extra for rolling
2 large onions

chopped
2 garlic cloves

crushed
1 tbsp ground cumin
1 tbsp ground coriander
400g can chickpea

drained
½ small pack coriander

leaves only
200g wholemeal breadcrumb
5 tbsp plain flour

plus extra for dusting
25g panko

or dried breadcrumbs
3 tbsp sesame seed
sunflower or vegetable oil

for frying

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Nutrition: per egg

kcal404
fat26g
saturates4g
carbs29g
sugars3g
fibre5g
protein15g
salt0.7g

Method

step 1

Put 8 of the eggs in a pan of cold water. Bring to the boil, cook for 5 mins, then quickly lift out of the pan and plunge in a big bowl of cold water to cool. Once cool enough to handle, peel.
step 2

While the eggs cool, put the oil, onions and garlic in a frying pan. Fry very gently until really soft and just starting to turn golden. Add the spices and fry for a few mins more. Tip into a food processor and whizz to a paste, then add the chickpeas and coriander leaves, and pulse until finely chopped but not pasty. Stir in the wholemeal breadcrumbs, flour and final egg, beaten first with a fork, with a good amount of seasoning.
step 3

Divide the mixture into 8. Take a portion at a time and flatten between your hands (rub your hands with a little more oil if it’s sticking to your fingers too much). Roll 1 of your peeled eggs in a little flour, shake to remove the excess, then wrap the falafel mixture around it, moulding it to completely cover the egg and squishing it together at the joins to seal. Repeat to cover all the eggs. Tip the panko or dried breadcrumbs onto a plate and mix in the sesame seeds. Roll each egg in it to coat. Can be made 1 day ahead, loosely covered with cling film and chilled.
step 4

Get a large, deep saucepan and half-fill it with oil, or use a deep-fat fryer. Heat until a bit of bread browns in about 30 secs. Add a couple of eggs at a time and fry, turning, until really golden and crisp, about 2 mins. Lift onto kitchen paper to drain while you cook the rest of the eggs in batches. Season with a little more salt and eat warm or cold.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2014

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