Ingredients

  • Small red cabbage ¼
  • Spinneysfood Organic White Grape Vinegar 2 tbsp
  • Spinneysfood Fine Grain White Sugar 1 tsp
  • Soft goat's cheese 100g
  • Spinneysfood Organic Chickpeas 2 x 400g tins
  • Small red onion 1
  • Garlic 2 cloves
  • Spinneysfood Fresh Parsley A handful
  • Spinneysfood Fresh Coriander A handful
  • Spinneysfood Ground Cumin 1 tsp
  • Spinneysfood Ground Coriander 1 tsp
  • Bicarbonate of soda ½ tsp
  • Spinneysfood Fine Sea Salt To taste
  • Spinneysfood Pure Sunflower Oil 500ml, for shallow frying
  • Pita breads 8
  • Toum 4 tbsp
  • Simple salad To serve

Given the cook-at-home nature of Spinneys and natural variations in ingredients, nutritional information is approximated."

Goat's cheese-stuffed falafel with pickled red cabbage

Arabic 25 Mins Prep · 10 Mins Cook


  1. To make the pickled cabbage, mix all the ingredients and set aside for at least 15 minutes.
  2. Form the goat’s cheese into small grape-sized balls. Set aside.
  3. In a food processor, blend chickpeas, onion, garlic, herbs, spices, bicarbonate of soda and salt until crumbly but sticky.
  4. Using a medium-sized ice cream scoop, scoop out a heaped tablespoon of the falafel mixture, press a goat’s cheese ball into the centre and seal. Repeat until all the goat's cheese and falafel mix has been used.
  5. Shallow fry the falafel in hot oil until golden brown and crispy.
  6. Serve warm in pita breads with the pickled cabbage, toum and salad.