Chicken Meatballs With Vegetable Mash - cooking recipe

Ingredients

500 g chicken mince
50 g dried apricots, finely chopped
3 None onions, finely diced
1 None garlic clove, finely diced
4 tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley
1 None red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
2 tbsp quark
1 tbsp sunflower oil
500 g celeriac, peeled and finely diced
250 g frozen spinach
200 ml orange juice
800 g carrots, peeled and finely diced
2 cm piece ginger, peeled and grated
2 tbsp butter
None None Sesame seeds and flaked almonds, to garnish

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 200\u00b0F. Mix the chicken, apricot, 1 onion, the garlic, parsley, chili and quark (or whipped cream cheese or mascarpone) together and season. Shape into 8 small oval shaped patties. Heat the oil in an ovenproof pan, add the meatballs and sear for 5-6 mins, turning. Place the pan in the oven for 15-20 mins.
Meanwhile, bring 4 tbsp water to a boil in a saucepan. Add 1 onion, the celeriac and spinach. Cover and gently simmer for 12-15 mins until tender. In a separate pot, bring the orange juice to a boil, add the carrots, remaining onion and ginger to the pan and season. Simmer for 6-8 mins until tender. Add 1 tbsp butter to each pot of vegetables then mash.
Divide the vegetables and meatballs between 4 plates and sprinkle with sesame seeds and almonds.