"Red Lentil Patties in Pita" (page 122) is the
10th (out of 11) burger recipe I've tried from this book. The burger section
has been most fun, and I often come back to these recipes when I'm craving a
veggie burger. The mix for these patties consists of cooked red lentils, sautéed
onion and potato, roasted cashews, and gluten or garbanzo flour (I used
gluten), along with herbs and spices, all of which are combined in a food
processor. Since everything ultimately ends up in the food processor, I didn't
go to the extra effort of grating the potato before sautéing it, rather I just
diced it into small cubes. The overall mixture came out quite moist, making it
a tad bit difficult to form into patties; I could have added some oats or bread
crumbs at this point, but decided since the patties were going to be tucked
into pita bread, having them extra firm wasn't critical. These were very
good, especially when topped with the "Fresh Mint & Coconut Chutney". What I
did to keep this within McDougall guidelines: Omitted the oil when sautéing the
veggies; omitted the oil when cooking the patties; used whole grain, oil free
pita bread.
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