Lentil potato cakes (version 2)

I have shared a recipe for lentil potato cakes before. This one makes a few tweaks to the original and offers much better photos! I am pleased to update my Recipe index with this new version.

My previous recipe involved cooking the cakes on the stove top in a frying pan. This version bakes them in the oven instead, which frees you up to do other things while the patties are cooking. I also used dried green lentils for these, although if you prefer the tinned variety it would be easy to swap back to using a tin. Dried red lentils would be nice too.

The potato cakes are seasoned with nutritional yeast, paprika, coriander, parsley, lemon and tahini. Most of these are regular seasonings in my kitchen and they come together beautifully here. The patties work well on top of salad but could be included in a burger for an even heartier meal. They are complemented nicely by chutney or tomato sauce, but will stand up on their own if you are condiment averse.

Lentil potato cakes

Delicious oven-baked cakes that offer a complete meal if paired with salad

Vegan

Makes approximately 16 cakes, to serve 4

Allow 30 minutes or longer for soaking the lentils, if using dried lentils

Allow 30 minutes or longer for the mixture to stand before cooking

Author: Bite-sized thoughts

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Ingredients

1 cup uncooked green lentils, soaked in water for at least 30 minutes, OR, 2 tins (3 cups) cooked lentils

2 large potatoes, peeled and diced

1 red pepper, diced

1 large bunch parsley, chopped (approximately 1/2 - 3/4 cup chopped parsley)

3 tbsp flour

1 tbsp lemon juice

1 tbsp tahini

1 tbsp nutritional yeast

1 tbsp dried ground paprika

1 tsp dried ground coriander

Method

Drain and rinse your soaked lentils and then cover with fresh water in a large saucepan. Bring to the boil and then cook, simmering, for approximately 30 minutes or until just cooked. (Skip this step if using tinned lentils.)

Add the diced potato pieces to the saucepan with the lentils and cook for a further 20 minutes, covered on low-medium heat, until the potato is tender. Drain and set aside.

In a large mixing bowl combine the diced pepper, parsley, flour, lemon juice, tahini, nutritional yeast, paprika and coriander. Add in the cooked lentils and potatoes and mash with a fork or spoon so that the potato is smooth and all ingredients are well combined.

Allow the mixture to stand in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.

Preheat your oven to 180'C (375'F) and line 3 baking trays with non-stick paper. 

Use your hands to shape approximately 16 patty cakes and place these on the prepared baking trays. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until firm and golden brown.

Serve with salad and chutney or sauces to taste.

Submitted to Healthy Vegan Fridays.

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