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.

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Yield: 15+ amaranth patties

Protein Power Lentils and Amaranth Patties

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

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

• 120g (1 cup) red lentils
• 80g (½ cup) amaranth
• 15g (½ cup) chopped fresh parsley
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 Tbsps psyllium husks, or one large egg
• 4 Tbsps nutritional yeast
• 50g (½ cup) breadcrumbs, GF
• some sliced black olives, optional, but recommended
• salt and ground pepper, to taste
• some oil

Instructions

1. Add red lentils and amaranth in a pot. Cover with water and boil for 15 minutes. Strain them.
2. 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.
3. Heat some oil in a non-stick frying pan.
4. Make the patties – 1 Tbsps per patty.
5. Fry them 2 minutes on each side.
6. Put the amaranth patties on a plate covered with a paper towel, in order to absorb all excess oil.

Nutrition Information

Yield

15
Amount Per Serving Calories 79Total Fat 3.4gCarbohydrates 8.3gProtein 3.7g

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