Recipes
Moroccan Quorn Crispy Nuggets
Quorn Vegan Nuggets marinated in a smoky spice mix, served with a spicy potato & olive salad & a zesty lemon & mint vinaigrette.
Ingredients
- 30 Quorn Vegan Nuggets
- Vegetable oil, for frying
MARINADE
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 cm piece fresh ginger, peeled and roughly grated
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 2 tsp allspice
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 60 ml olive oil
- 1 lemon, rind and juice
SPICY POTATO SALAD
- 1kg potatoes, unpeeled
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp medium curry powder
- 300ml soya or vegan yoghurt
- 3 tbsp red wine vinegar
- Small bunch mint, roughly chopped
- Small bunch flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped
- 2 lemons, zest
- 1 large orange, zest
- 150g black olives, roughly chopped
LEMON AND MINT VINAIGRETTE
- 2 lemons, zest and juice
- 75ml olive oil
- 2 tbsp fresh mint, chopped
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
Method
- Place all of the marinade ingredients into a food processor (apart from the oil) and blitz until finely chopped, then gradually add the oil and blend until combined.
- Pour the marinade over Quorn Vegan Nuggets and coat well. Leave to marinate in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook the potatoes whole in a large saucepan of boiling water until tender, then drain and set aside to cool. Once cool, cut the potatoes into wedges and transfer to a large bowl.
- For the spicy potato salad heat 2 tbsp of oil in a frying pan over a medium heat, then add the curry powder and cook for one minute. Pour the spice mix over the potatoes and stir to combine.
- Add yogurt, vinegar, mint, parsley, lemon and orange zest and black olives to the potatoes and gently mix. Adjust the seasoning if necessary and refrigerate until cool.
- For the Lemon and Mint Vinaigrette, add lemon zest and juice to a small saucepan and bring to a simmer until the zest has absorbed the juice. Spoon the zest into a small bowl and add olive oil, mint, pepper and maple syrup. Whisk to combine.
- Drain off any excess marinade from the Quorn Vegan Nuggets, then shallow fry in vegetable oil until golden and a core temperature is reached.
- Serve the Moroccan Quorn Nuggets with the lemon and mint vinaigrette and spicy potato salad.
Tip - for an authentic garnish sprinkle over pomegranate seeds and fresh mint leaves.