Name: Veggie meatballs with tomato courgetti
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 3 garlic cloves -; 2 tsp rapeseed oil , plus extra for greasing -; 1 small onion , very finely chopped -; 2 tsp balsamic vinegar -; 100g canned red kidney beans -; 1 tbsp beaten egg -; 1 tsp tomato purée -; 1 heaped tsp chilli powder -; ½ tsp ground coriander -; 15g ground almonds -; 40g cooked sweetcorn -; 2 tsp chopped thyme leaves -; 2 large or 3 normal tomatoes , chopped -; 1 tsp tomato purée -; 1 tsp balsamic vinegar -; 2 courgettes cut into 'noodles' with a spiralizer, julienne peeler, or by hand -

Ingredients for - Veggie meatballs with tomato courgetti

1. 3 garlic cloves

2. 2 tsp rapeseed oil , plus extra for greasing

3. 1 small onion , very finely chopped

4. 2 tsp balsamic vinegar

5. 100g canned red kidney beans

6. 1 tbsp beaten egg

7. 1 tsp tomato purée

8. 1 heaped tsp chilli powder

9. ½ tsp ground coriander

10. 15g ground almonds

11. 40g cooked sweetcorn

12. 2 tsp chopped thyme leaves

13. 2 large or 3 normal tomatoes , chopped

14. 1 tsp tomato purée

15. 1 tsp balsamic vinegar

16. 2 courgettes cut into 'noodles' with a spiralizer, julienne peeler, or by hand

How to cook deliciously - Veggie meatballs with tomato courgetti

1 . Stage

Finely chop the garlic. Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the onion, stirring frequently, for 8 mins. Stir in the balsamic vinegar and cook for 2 mins more. Meanwhile, put the beans in a bowl with the egg, tomato purée and spices, and mash until smooth. Stir in the almonds and sweetcorn with the thyme, a third of the chopped garlic and the balsamic onions. Mix well and shape into about 8 balls the size of a walnut, and place on a baking tray lined with oiled baking parchment.

2 . Stage

Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7 and bake the veggie meatballs for 15 mins until firm. Meanwhile, put the tomatoes, tomato purée and balsamic vinegar in a pan and cook with 2-3 tbsp water until pulpy, then stir in the remaining garlic and courgetti. Turn off the heat as you want to warm the noodles rather than cook them. Serve with the veggie meatballs.