Healthy Lentil Patties Recipe
These lentil patties are healthy, easy to make and very delicious. If you are looking for notorious recipes with orange lentils this recipe is perfect for you. These patties can be bakes or fries and they are ideal for prep meal or freezing.
Healthy Lentil Patties Recipe
Ingredients
For the patties:
- ½ cup Orange lentils
- 1-2 tablespoons Olive oil
- 2 Carrots grated
- 1 Onion chopped
- 2-3 Garlic cloves crushed
- 1 Egg
- ¼ bunch parsley chopped
- 1 tablespoon Chives chopped
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric
- ½ teaspoon Cumin
- ½ cup 65g Flour
For the dipping sauce:
- â…“ cup 80g Raw tahini (sesame seed paste)
- 1-2 tablespoons Lemon juice
- 2-3 tablespoons Water
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
Instructions
- DIRECTIONS
- In a small saucepan cook the lentil for 15 minutes. Drain and place in a large bowl.
- In a medium size pan, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil, add chopped onion and sauté for 5 minutes, add crushed garlic and sauté for 1- minutes more.
- Transfer the onion and garlic to the bowl with the lentils. Add shredded carrots, salt, pepper, turmeric, cumin, chopped parsley and egg. Mix until well combined.
- Add flour and mix. Shape into patties and cook in one of two ways:
- How to cook lentil patties:
- Option 1: bake in pre heated 350F (180C) oven for 25-30 minutes.
- Option 2: in a pan heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil. When oil is hot, add the patties to the pan and fry for 2-3 minutes on each side, or until golden brown.
- Make the tahini sauce: in a small bowl whisk all sauce ingredients until smooth.
- Serve and enjoy!
CAN ANY LENTILS BE USED OR JUST ORANGE ?
Yes, you can use any kind of lentils.
How many calories per if recipient makdles 10 patties
I have always avoided Lentils but I think Carrot is a major ingredient of this so I have saved this recipe. Think I will bake them.
Hi! What are the amounts for the carrots, onion, and parsley, in cups, please? Thanks!
How many carbohydrates are in one patty?
Absolutely delicious and easy to make. I bake mine and they are hit with the family. 5 stars. Thank you
Hi Heather,
Glad you liked this recipe 🙂
Hi they look delicious & I would try them. Can you jalao freeze the mixture?
You can freeze the patties after baking/frying.
Is it all-purpose flour?
Yes. AP flour or plain flour.
Can you fry them in an airfryer?
Very interesting but it would be more if you tells as the calories pls Regards
Can you use canned lentils or only dry?
You can use canned lentils. In this case, you don’t need to cook them.