Category Archives: Legumes

Fave Bean Salad

Posted by firenzemom in Cooking Challenge, Legumes, Spring Veggies

Fave Bean Salad by Giselle Stafford

I made a great fresh fave salad yesterday – fave, pecorino shavings, olive oil, lemon juice and seasoned with a little salt and pepper … do you think I remembered to take a picture? Dammit! Fave are absolutely in season right now – whenever I can pick up a tray of them for next to no €€€s, there’s a glut and they’re all around you! So if anyone has a pic – this would be my entry!

Lentil Hamburgers

Posted by firenzemom in Legumes, Lighter Meals & Snacks, Sandwiches, Vegetables

I have been trying to eat less meat and yesterday I made these wonderful really delicious Lentil hamburgers. I adapted the recipe from this vegetarian version on http://veghunter.wordpress.com/2010/05/13/lentil-patties/

My recipe:
Ingredients

2-1/2 cups water
1  cup uncooked Lentils
3/4 cup bread crumbs
3/4 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup roasted peppers
1/2 red onion
2 tablespoons chives
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
2-1/2 tablespoons chili powder
1 table cumin
1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
1/2 cup walnuts
1 egg beaten
olive oil
garlic powder, salt, and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Rinse and pick through lentils.  Add water and lentils to saucepan. Bring to a boil. Let boil for 4 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 30 minutes or until soft and done.  Add more water if needed!  Once done, remove from stove, and let cool 10 minutes.

2. Grind together the dry ingredients Bread crumbs, oats, chili powder, cumin, galic powder, salt and peper, well blended.  Put in a large bowl

3. Grind together roasted peppers, onion, chives, and parmesan cheese until well blended. add to the dry in bowl

4. Add the cooked lentils, egg and soy sauce. I also added a dash of olive oil  Mix all together well.  Once all well combined, form into “patties”.

5 You can fry in a small amount of oil 1 to 2 min each side, or bake at 200 degrees F for 15 minutes. I baked and before baking, I lined the cookie sheet with oven paper, then placed the patties and drizzled more olive oil on them before baking.

I then served on a bed of lettuce with mint yogurt sauce.
Mint Yogurt Sauce

Take Total 0% Greek yogurt, add mint leaves, garlic, parsley salt pepper and some paprika.  Mix up and set in frig for at least 30 minutes.

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Fried eggplant on a bed of Lemony Chick Pea puree with rice by Amber

Posted by firenzemom in Aubergines, Cooking Challenge, Eggplants, Legumes, Main Dishes, Round 1 Aubergines/Eggplants, Vegetables and tagged with , , , , , , ,

Fried eggplant on a bed of Lemony Chick Pea puree with rice

After my son’s fried things, we tried something else. My son liked this better. This was really yummy for being nothing big or inspiring. I’m just a boring home cook.

Ingredients:

1 Large Eggplant, diced (large
1 tsp Cumin seeds,ground
1 tsp Za`tar
¼ tsp of hot pepper
Salt and Pepper to Taste
Greek Yogurt, Whipped.
Peanut Oil
Fry eggplant with seasonings. Set aside.

Lemony Chick pea puree
One jar of ceci
Juice and Zest of one lemon
1 tablespoon of Olive Oil (Abbondante!!)
Add above ingredients to a blender and blend until creamy. If thick, use liquid from chick peas. Taste and adjust seasoning.
Rice
Boiled rice according to package directions
Raisins to taste
Cumin to taste
Almonds or Pinoli to taste
Onion to taste
In a separate pan sauté onion, when soft, add the remaining ingredients and combine.
Serve Eggplant on bed of ceci puree with a dollop of Greek Yogurt. Rice on the side.