Hormone support Vegan Sesame tofu with ginger-braised winter greens
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Baked flaxseed falafel with tahini slaw
Oven-baked falafel bound with flax, tucked into pittas with a lemony red cabbage slaw.
Ingredients
Servings 4
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Method
- Step 1
Blitz chickpeas, flax, onion, garlic, herbs and spices to a coarse paste; rest 10 minutes.
- Step 2
Shape into 16 balls, brush with oil, bake at 200C fan for 25 minutes.
- Step 3
Whisk tahini, lemon and 2 tbsp water; toss half through the cabbage and carrot.
- Step 4
Stuff pittas with slaw and falafel; drizzle the rest of the dressing.
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Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 470 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 17g |
| Carbohydrates | 60g |
| – of which sugars | 9g |
| Fibre | 14g |
| Fat | 18g |
| – of which saturates | 2.5g |
| – of which omega-3 | 2.2g |
| Calcium | 190mg |
| Iron | 5.2mg |
| Salt | 0.9g |
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