Chickpea - feta balls

Chickpea - feta balls

2 potatoes

1 can of chickpeas (350g)

2 carrots

1/2 leek

3 tbs olive oil

2 garlic gloves

1 lemon zest

100g feta ( or mix with goat cheese like I did)

1 egg

salt, pepper, chili/cayenne/piment d'espelette

1. Peel, dice and boil potatoes until fully cooked.

Drain the potatoes and chickpeas, smash together.

2. Peel and grate the carrots, dice the leek.

Sauté the carrots and leek in olive oil, until soft.

4. Mix the mashed potatoes/chickpeas and sautéd carrots/leeks in a bowl, add

minced garlic, lemon zest and spices. Mix well, add the egg last and leave it to rest in the fridge.

5. Heat up the oven to 225 celsius degrees, make little 3cm balls either with two spoons or by hand.

Let it bake until golden, about 15 mins.

Serve with rice, salad and greek yoghurt. 

This makes a very light lunch, healthy and vegetarian. I like to try new recipes, since I cook basically everyday. The days I'm working, I have home cooked meal with me. We don't do often restaurants, because
in France you pay easily 15€/person for lunch at the restaurant and 25-30€/person in a cheaper restaurant for dinner. Without the drinks, of course! So the time we go out for a restaurant, it's a special occasion with friends.

Do you eat often in the restaurants? Or do you prefer to cook by yourself?