Zucchini and Chickpea Patties (Vegetarian Too!)

mickeydownunder's Note:

Inspired by a magazine, TRUE! They come out GREAT first time you do! Healthy, delicious, did I mention nutritious as well? Will someone be trying these soon? Only time will tell!

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 300 g chickpeas
• 1 1/4 cups breadcrumbs
• 2 small zucchini
• 3 garlic cloves
• 4 teaspoons cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup coriander
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 1/2 cup Greek yogurt

Directions:

1. In large bowl, COMBINE chickpeas (I used canned), breadcrumbs, grated zucchini, finely diced or grated cloves, cumin, cayenne, egg and coriander.
2. HELPFUL HINT: With the back of a fork, break the chickpeas and make sure all ingredients are well combined.
3. With hands, form into patties (Makes about 8).
4. In frypan, heat pan, then oil (I used extra-virgin olive oil), FRY until brown; remove and place on paper towel to drain.
5. I enjoy these with store bought Greek yogurt.
6. ENJOY!
7. NOTE: The patties are supposed to be slightly dry; may need to adjust/increase breadcrumbs slightly by 1/4 cup.

Reviews

[JennyMidget]

Got the thumbs up from our resident vegetarian, and carnivorous little me thought they were not too bad!

[Aussie Deb #2]

5 Stars is not enough, perfect recipe, and so nice, they are very crunchy and take only 5 minutes from beginning to end to make, as I put everything into the food processor, I do the zucchini and garlic a little before then add the rest, I make them each week and freeze them, my favourite herb to add is dill when I do not have coriander. Thanks for posting, I use these as a vegie burger.

[Seph]

These hit the trifecta of my good recipe requirements: nutritious, flavorful, easy to prepare. My husband and I are meat loving omnivores always searching for flavorful vegetarian recipes to dine on a few days a week, and these really hit that mark! I can't wait to have the leftovers for lunch tomorrow.