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Janelle Carss

Lentil Patties

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These delicious Lentil Patties are made with wholesome ingredients and can be cooked to crispy perfection in two different ways! Perfect for dipping, snacking, or adding to bowls and salads. Gluten-free, nut-free, and soy-free.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 6 patties
Course: Appetizer, Lunch, Snack
Cuisine: Canadian, Indian, Mexican
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Base Ingredients (for both flavours of patties)
  • heaping ½ cup cooked brown or green lentils, or canned, rinsed
  • ¼ cup oat flour (DIY by blending oats in a blender)
  • ½ small onion, grated
  • 1 clove garlic, grated or minced
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
Indian Spiced Flavour
  • 1 small cooked sweet potato (½ cup), steamed or baked (skin removed)
  • ½ inch chunk of fresh ginger, grated
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro, minced
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • ½ tsp curry powder
  • ½ tsp garam masala, sub more curry powder
Mexican Chipotle Flavour
  • 1 medium cooked potato, steamed or baked (skin removed)
  • 2 tsp chipotle powder, sub chili powder
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 3 green onions, finely chopped
  • ½ large jalapeño, finely chopped
BONUS Sour Cream & Onion Dipping Sauce
  • 1 cup vegan sour cream
  • 2 tsp granulated garlic , sub 1 tsp garlic powder
  • juice of ½ a lime
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 green onions, finely chopped

Method
 

  1. In a large mixing bowl, add the cooked or canned lentils (drained, rinsed and cooled if just cooked) and mash well with a fork. Some whole lentils remaining are fine as you don't need a homogenous puréed consistency.
  2. Add the cooked potato or sweet potato, thick skins removed, and continue mashing into the lentils until well combined. Add the grated onion, minced garlic, oil, salt and pepper and all remaining spices and continue mashing them into the mixture until combined.
  3. Lastly, stir in the fresh herbs, chopped veggies and the oat flour until the result is a thick, dryer, dough-like consistency that you can form in your hands. Taste and adjust seasonings as you like.
  4. With slightly dampened hands, scoop out 2-tbsp-sized dollops of the mixture and form into small, round patties and flatten them until they're less than ½" thick. Set them aside on a plate and repeat until all the mixture is used up. You should get about 6 to 7 patties.
  5. Pan fried option: Heat a large non-stick or cast iron skillet over medium heat and warm 2 tbsp of olive oil until shimmering. Carefully place the patties in the skillet and cook for about 4 minutes on each side until deeply golden and lightly crisped. Place on a paper towel lined plate to absorb excess oil. Let cool and enjoy warm.
    Air fried option: Line your air fryer basket with parchment. Before placing the patties down, lightly spray one side with a spritz of cooking spray then place oiled-side down on the parchment. Lightly spray the tops with oil. Note: You can use no cooking spray if desired, but the results will be just slightly less crispy, but still great! Air fry at 390℉ for 20 minutes, flipping them over halfway, until both sides are deeply golden and crispy. Remove from the basket, let cool and enjoy warm.
  6. Make the optional dipping sauce: Combine all ingredients in a small bowl until well incorporated, taste and adjust seasonings to taste, and enjoy!

Notes

Texture: If the consistency of the patty mixture is too wet to handle without being mushy, particularly the Indian-Spiced patties made with sweet potato, just stir in a tbsp of extra oat flour at a time, up to ¼ cup or so, until the mixture firms up. 
Lentils: If you opt to cook your own lentils instead of using canned, it's imperative you let them cool to about room temperature. If they're too warm the mixture will not firm up enough to handle, making it sticky and mushy. 
Doubling recipe: Either of these lentil recipes can be easily doubled or tripled to feed a family or to meal prep for the week.