Not meat balls

50g pine nuts 

400g tin chickpeas drained

50g rolled oats

200g carrot, peeled and grated

10g fresh ginger grated

Herbs frsh or dried

2 tbsp sundried tomatoes removed from oil

3 cloves garlic crushed 

1 egg beaten 

1 tsp turmeric 

1/2 tsp ras el hanout 

1tsp paprika 

1 tsp dried mixed herbs

1 tsp Maldon salt

2tsp oil from the sundried 

1 tbsp sesame seeds 

1. Preheat oven to 180c (use halogen)

2. Line a baking sheet with grease proof paper.

3. Put the chickpeas, herbs, garlic, sundried tomatoes in the food processor and blitz until combined but still with plenty of texture.

4. Mix with the rest of the ingredients into a dough. If the mixture is too wet, add more wheat germ.

5. Take lumps of the mixture and roll into walnut sized balls.

6. Put the balls on the baking sheet and brush them with some of the oil from the tomatoes 

and bake for around 25 mins, turning them over half way through.

7. Serve with pasta and tomato sauce.