recipeName: baked falafel bites
ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus extra for brushing 1 red onion, peeled and diced 100g oats 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1 x 400g tin chickpeas 1 garlic clove, peeled 30g flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped 30g coriander, leaves picked and roughly chopped pinch of cayenne pepper 1 lemon, zested and juiced lemon wedges, to serve (optional)
steps: preheat the oven to  200°c. heat the oil in a small saucepan, add the red onion and cook over a gentle heat for 10 mins until softened. in a food processor, blitz the oats to a fine crumb. add the cooked red onion and all remaining ingredients. season with pepper and blitz to a thick paste. line a baking sheet with nonstick baking paper. scoop 2 tbsp portions of the mixture and shape into balls with damp hands. the mix should make about 18-20 balls. brush with oil, then bake for 20 mins until set and a little golden. serve with lemon wedges and free-from yogurt, if using.
NER: olive oil extra red onion oats cumin coriander tin chickpeas garlic leaf parsley coriander cayenne pepper lemon lemon wed