Mushroom & lentil patties

Yummiest patties :-)

Chop an onion into little pieces, put into a bowl. Add a cup of chopped mushrooms & a tin of drained lentils.
Add about a tablespoon smokey bbq sauce & half cup freshly grated wholemeal breadcrumbs. Add a tablespoon of Orgran egg replacer.
Stir until well combined.
Shape into patties and lightly fry until golden brown.

:-)

Lentil & Spinach Stew

This is seriously the best meal I've had in soooooooooo long.
The flavours work fantastically together & its so comforting to eat!

(Serves 2)

You'll need:
1 pack of traffic light capsicums - use half of each capsicum
1 onion
1 zucchini
1 tin lentils (I use Woolworths brand no added salt ones)
1/4 head cauliflower
1 tin of tomatoes
100-150g fresh spinach (not silverbeet but actual spinach leaves)
Italian herbs
Cracked black pepper
2 tablespoons unhulled tahini
Sprinkling of nutritional yeast

Cut the onion and capsicums into small pieces.
Place in a warmed frying pan with 1/2 cup water & allow to soften. Do not allow pan to go completely dry - add more water if needed. The water also helps to make the capsicum and onion soft.
Add the chopped zucchini & cauliflower and cook for another 5 minutes.
Drain the tin of lentils and then add them to the pan. Stir until completely mixed in with the vegetables. Add the tomatoes and keep on the heat til mixture is completely warmed through - approx another 5 mins.
Turn the heat off & then put the spinach leave on the top of the mixture. Allow the residual heat to wilt the spinach leaves and then stir stew until well combined.
Serve into bowls & add a tablespoon of tahini on the top. Add a sprinkling of nutritional yeast also.

This is delicious with the tahini stirred into the stew as it thickens & makes it very creamy!

Quick breakfast bites

Do you like to sleep in & miss time for breakfast?
Do you not feel like eating first thing in the morning but know you should?

Never fear! Breakfast bites are here!!!!
My daughter loves these & has them anytime of the day. But I originally planned them as a treat for breakfast!

You'll need:
8 weetbix
3/4 cup coconut cream
1 cup mixed dried fruit
1/4 cup sunflower kernels
1 tablespoon cocoa

Place the weetbix into a plastic lunch bag & crush up with your fingers until no big pieces remain & the weetbix are very crumbly.
Pour the weetbix crumbs into a bowl & add the remaining ingredients.
Mix together til well combined. The mixture will hold together.

Wet hands & roll mixture into bite sized balls about a tablespoon of mixture in each.
Optional: You can roll these in coconut or crushed peanuts for a taste variation.
Place in the fridge to cool.

How's that for quick & easy breakfast!

Cannellini bean mash

Need added beans to a meal to complete it but don't want to eat them plain?
Can't be bothered peeling potatoes?

Here is the answer..... and a very tasty & easy one at that!

You'll need:
1 tin cannellini beans
2 tablespoons lemon juice (i use bottle stuff, otherwise i would recommend using bout half a lemon)
1 teaspoon dried garlic flakes

Drain the beans & place them in a microwave proof bowl.
Microwave on high for 1 and a half minutes.
Add lemon juice and garlic flakes.
Mash til well combined.

YUM

You can sprinkle some green herbs over the top for presentation if desired.


This picture shows the mash served with my sweet potato patties.

Bean Lasagne

Chop a medium eggplant into slices & place on the bottom of a lightly sprayed oven dish.

In a bowl, combine 1 drained tin red kidney beans, 1/2 cup tomato cooking sauce and 1 tablespoon Italian herb mix.  Mash until beans are broken down & all ingredients are well combined.

Place a layer of the bean mix on top of the eggplant. Then place strips of zucchini or chopped sweet potato or other veggies of choice. Repeats layers until dish is full. Make sure the top layer is the bean mix.

Bake in a hot oven for 30 minutes or until veggies are soft & top is lightly browned.

Perfect

Perfect partners: a salad or side of wedges.

Maybe this shouldn't be called a lasagne since it has no pasta in it!

Perhaps its better names veggie & bean stack! But whatever its called, I don't mind because it is absolutely DIVINE tasting! And its gluten free for those who need it!

 

Sweet Potato Patties

You'll need:

1 medium sweet potato

1/4 cup chopped pistachios (walnuts also work great in this recipe if you'd rather)

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 tablespoon tahini

1 chopped shallot

1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves

1/2 cup corn flake crumbs (or more if needed)

Peel and slice the sweet potato. Bring to the boil in a large pot and cook until tender.

Drain & transfer to a bowl & mash well.

Add the chopped nuts, soy sauce, tahini, shallot & dried thyme. Mix well (best done whilst potato is still warm so the tahini melts and stirs more evenly).

Add the corn flake crumbs & stir gently until the mixture becomes slightly thicker & will hold together. You may need more crumbs depending on how moist the sweet potato is.

Press into a burger press or alternatively press into patties with wet hands.

Place on a lined oven tray & bake at 180C for 25 mins until lightly browned.

These are delicious served with my cannellini bean mash or bean salad.

I love my tupperware burger press and recommend it highly. Its so easy to use and the burgers come out perfectly shaped & even every time without sticking to the sides.

Cereal Bars

Great way to use up any leftover cereal.

You'll need:
2 cups cereal
2 tablespoons brown rice syrup
2 tablespoons nuttelex
1/4 cup brown sugar
approx 2 teaspoons water

Melt the nuttelex & brown rice syrup in a pot. Add the brown sugar & stir until melted - do not overcook.
Pour cereal into a bowl & add the melted sugar mixture. Add the water only if needed to keep the mixture moist.
Put into a muesli bar maker - or alternatively press into a lined baking tray. Put into fridge until set - at least 1/2 hour.
Press out of muesli bar maker - or cut the mixture into bars from the baking tray.

Delicious with soy yogurt & passionfruit.

The muesli bar set shown in the picture is a tupperware product click here to see the details.