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Vegan Lentil Patties made with walnuts and mushrooms topped with flavorful Zhoug yogurt.

Lentil Patties

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  • Author: Sylvia Fountaine| Feasting at Home
  • Prep Time: 15
  • Cook Time: 45
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 10 cakes 1x
  • Category: Vegan Main
  • Method: Stove-Top
  • Cuisine: Middle Eastern
  • Diet: Vegan

Description

Simple tasty vegan Lentil Patties topped with optional Zhoug Sauce and served with Everyday Kale Slaw!


Ingredients

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  • 2 cups cooked lentils ( black, brown, green- do not use split lentils)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 red onion, diced (or sub 1 large shallot)
  • 46 garlic cloves, rough chopped
  • 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
  • 1/2 cup rolled oats- gluten-free if you prefer
  • 1/2 cup walnuts (or sub pecans or cashews)
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon coriander
  • 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon ground flax ( or sub an egg)
  • 3 tablespoons water ( leave this out if using the egg)
  • 1 tablespoon Braggs Liquid Amino’s (or 2 teaspoons soy sauce)
  • 1/4 cup chopped parsley or cilantro

Zhoug Yogurt

  • 1/21 cup plain yogurt ( or vegan yogurt)
  • 12 tablespoons zhoug – a spicy Israeli condiment available at Trader joes and upscale markets
  • salt and lemon to taste

Instructions

Cook  ⅔ -¾ cup dry lentils (do not use split lentils)  in simmering water until tender. Drain. You will need 2 cups cooked.

In the meantime, sauté the onion, garlic and mushrooms in olive oil over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add a little water if it gets too dry. Turn heat down to low and cook until very tender and cooked through. Set aside.

In a food processor, blend the oats into coarse flour. Add walnuts, pulse 10 times. Add half of the lentils, half of the mushroom mixture, salt, spices, ground lax, water, (or egg and no water) and pulse repeatedly until it’s well combined and forms a thick dough. If mixture seems overly wet pulse in a little more oats. It doesn’t need to be smooth…a little texture is good here! Scrap into a medium bowl and stir in the remaining cooked lentils and fresh herbs. ( Save the remaining mushrooms for serving time.)

Using wet hands form into 8-10 little cakes or 4-5 burger patties.

Sear in a skillet, in a little oil, over medium heat,  taking care to let them brown and form a crust,  before flipping. (FYI This will ensure they don’t stick to the skillet. As they form a crust, they release from the pan almost naturally.)

Serve with the remaining mushrooms and optional Zhoug Yogurt ( vegan adaptable).

To make zhoug yogurt simply stir a 1-2 tablespoons zhoug into to the yogurt to taste. Add salt and lemon if you like.


Notes

Nutrition

  • Serving Size:
  • Calories: 259
  • Sugar: 3.6 g
  • Sodium: 447.8 mg
  • Fat: 11.3 g
  • Saturated Fat: 1.3 g
  • Carbohydrates: 29 g
  • Fiber: 9.2 g
  • Protein: 12.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 0 mg