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Vegetable & Bean Patties

40 mins
Serves Makes 12
Savoury pancakes

Boost your daily energy with these iron-packed Vegetable & Bean Patties. Combining nutrient-dense chickpeas, earthy beetroot, hearty rolled oats, and savoury yeast flakes, this recipe delivers a powerful dose of plant-based iron. Plus, a splash of fresh lemon juice supplies the Vitamin C your body needs to maximize iron absorption, making these patties as smart as they are delicious.

This recipe is from our Home Tried Favourites recipe book.

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbs oil
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 courgette, grated
  • 1 small beetroot, grated
  • 1 × 400g can chickpeas
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 3 tsp savoury yeast flakes
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 4 Tbs soy sauce or Braggs liquid aminos or tamari sauce
  • ½ cup flour
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • ½ cup dried breadcrumbs
  • Dried breadcrumbs for coating patties

Directions

  1. Sauté onion, courgette and beetroot in frying pan.
  2. Place in food processor: chickpeas (undrained), lemon juice, savoury yeast flakes, salt, pepper and soy sauce. Blend until chunky. (Mash chickpeas if you do not have a food processor.)
  3. Add vegetable mix and blend.
  4. Add flour and rolled oats and blend.
  5. Add enough breadcrumbs to make mixture stiff enough to form patties.
  6. Coat patties with bread crumbs.
  7. Fry until brown on both sides.