Falafel Bolognaise
By Julia Scott, NZ Registered Dietitian · 14 September 2020
Recipe
Falafel Bolognaise
Ingredients
Batch
Sauce
Method
- 1Preheat the oven to 200°C. Place the capsicum on a baking tray and drizzle with olive oil. Roast for 20 minutes or until lightly charred.
- 2Cook the spaghetti in salted water until al dente, around 10-15 minutes.
- 3Cook the onion in a frying pan with a dash of olive oil until browned and softened, set aside.
- 4To make the sauce, heat olive oil in a saucepan, then add garlic and cook for a few minutes until golden. Add the other sauce ingredients and bring to the boil. Lower the heat and simmer to thicken.
- 5Roll the falafel mixture into balls. Add panko crumbs to a bowl, roll the falafel in the crumbs. Fry the falafel in the frying pan used for the onions, until golden.
- 6Add the sauce into the frying pan with the onions and capsicum, stir for a few minutes. Serve on top of the spaghetti.
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