Spicy Peanut & Courgette Balls
with Egg Noodles in a Yoghurt Satay Sauce
This one goes out to all the peanut butter lovers. Here at the Fresh Farm we love to make things interesting and these deliciously spicy plant-based and nutty ‘meatballs’, are certainly that! A combo of rustic and crunchy ‘(non)meatballs’ on top of a bed of hearty egg noodles that have been tossed in a creamy yoghurt-peanut satay. The ‘meatballs’ might make it a slightly longer dish to cook, but we promise it’s worth it!
Boxes and ingredients are packed in facilities that handles Peanut, Nuts, Sesame, Fish, Crustaceans, Milk, Egg, Mustard, Celery, Soya, Gluten and Sulphites. Due to the war in Ukraine, it has been necessary to substitute sunflower oil with rapeseed oil in some products without a label change. The FSA have advised that allergic reactions to rapeseed oil are rare.
Ingredients
1
Courgette
(May contain Celery)
1.5
Dry Roasted Peanuts
(Contains Peanut May contain Sesame, Nuts)
2
Garlic Clove
1.5
Ginger
3
Spring Onion
1
Red Chilli
3
Coriander
1
Panko Breadcrumbs
(Contains Cereals containing gluten)
2
Wholemeal Flour
(Contains Cereals containing gluten)
1
Tahini
(Contains Sesame)
2
Egg Noodle Nest
(Contains Egg, Cereals containing gluten)
1.5
Soy Sauce
(Contains Cereals containing gluten, Soya)
2.5
Peanut Butter
(Contains Peanut May contain Nuts)
½
Honey
1
Greek Style Natural Yoghurt
(Contains Milk)
1
Lime
Nutritional information
Utensils
Instructions
Place a clean tea towel over a plate. Grate the courgette onto the tea towel, sprinkle with a good pinch of salt and twist to close the tea towel. Leave for 5-10 mins. Tip: The salt will draw out the moisture from the courgette and help bind the balls together!
Heat a frying pan over a medium-high heat (no oil!). Add the peanuts and toast for 1-2 mins, until lightly brown. Tip: Watch like a hawk to prevent the nuts from burning. Remove from the heat and roughly chop on a chopping board.
Now to prepare your veggies! Peel and chop the garlic and ginger. Finely chop the spring onions. Finely chop the chilli. Roughly chop the coriander. Tip: To peel the ginger simple use the back of a spoon!
Pre-heat your oven to 190 degrees. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a frying pan over a medium-low heat. Add half the garlic, half the ginger, half the chilli and most of the spring onion and sauté for 1-2 mins, until softened. Remove from the heat.
Twist and squeeze the tea towel over the sink to release the excess liquid from the courgette. In a large bowl combine the strained courgette, spring onion mixture, toasted peanuts, breadcrumbs, flour, tahini, 1 tbsp of coriander and a few grinds of black pepper. Form six balls and place them on a baking tray in the oven and bake for 20 mins, until lightly golden. Turn once during cooking!
Bring a pot of water to boil with ¼ tsp of salt. In the meantime, heat ½ tsp of oil in a frying pan over a medium-low heat and sauté the remaining garlic, ginger and a little chilli. Gently fry for 1-2 mins or until softened. Remove from the heat.
Add the noodles to the pot of boiling water and rapidly boil for 4 mins. (1 or 2 nests depending on your hunger!).
Meanwhile, in a large bowl mix together the soy sauce, peanut butter, honey, yoghurt, remaining sautéed garlic, ginger and chilli and 4 tbsps of the boiling water, set-aside. Drain the cooked noodles and add them to the bowl. Toss to thoroughly coat.
Serve the noodles in bowls and top with the courgette balls. Garnish with the remaining coriander, spring onion and the lime to squeeze over the top.
