Protein Power Lentils and Amaranth Patties

These amaranth patties are healthy, easy to make and delicious! You’ll love this vegan amaranth recipe with a crispy texture and perfect blend of flavors! They’re rich in proteins too!

I don’t know if you remember, but a few weeks ago I posted a photo on Facebook with my white beans and amaranth patties ready to go into the oven. I also promised you the recipe. Well, I won’t be able to show you the final photos because I was clumsy as usual. I took the tray out of the oven and I didn’t grab it right. I burned myself and all the patties fell on the floor. What a mess! They were not even ready yet! I barely managed to save 3 or 4 amaranth patties. I was so hungry I ate them all right away.

I liked amaranth so much that I decided to give it another try. This time, I combined it with red lentils and the result was this delicious, vegan amaranth patties recipe! This is a protein-rich vegan recipe, both amaranth and lentils being very high in proteins and other essential nutrients. So if you’re looking to cook a protein-rich meal, this is one recipe you should consider saving.

In case you haven’t heard about amaranth or didn’t cook/ate it so far, here’s something you should know about this amazing cereal.

Amaranth

Amaranth is an over 8000 years old gluten-free cereal. In Ancient Greece it was considered a sacred plant and a symbol of eternal youth. Starting with the ’70s, its amazing health benefits have been rediscovered.

Amaranth can be named a super-cereal, as it is very rich in nutrients. It’s also known for its high concentration of proteins, vitamins, essential amino acids and minerals.

Amaranth also lowers cholesterol levels and has amazing anti-cancer properties.

Protein Power Lentils and Amaranth Patties

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These lentils and amaranth patties are healthy, easy to make, vegan and delicious!

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 35 minutes mins

Course Main Dishes

Cuisine American, European

Servings 15

Calories 97 kcal

Ingredients

 

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• 1 cup red lentils
• ½ cup amaranth
• ½ cup parsley chopped
• 1 onion diced
• 1 egg or 2 Tbsp psyllium husks for vegan version
• 4 Tbsps nutritional yeast
• ½ cup breadcrumbs GF
• 2 Tbsp black olives pitted, sliced, optional, but recommended
• salt and ground pepper to taste
• some oil

Instructions

 

• Add red lentils and amaranth in a pot. Cover with water and boil for 15 minutes. Strain them.
• Put them in a large bowl and blend in all the other ingredients, except oil. If the composition is too moist, add more breadcrumbs. The patties should be easy to form.
• Heat some oil in a non-stick frying pan.
• Make the patties – 1 Tbsps per patty.
• Fry them 2 minutes on each side.
• Put the amaranth patties on a plate covered with a paper towel, in order to absorb all excess oil.

Nutrition

Serving: 1pattyCalories: 97kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 6gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.4gTrans Fat: 0.001gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 50mgPotassium: 221mgFiber: 5gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 193IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 2mg

Keyword amaranth, legumes, lentils, patties

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