Low Calorie Veggie Cakespatties Recipes

VEGGIE CAKES

Steps:

• Grate zucchini, sprinkle with 1 tsp salt and set in a fine mesh strainer. Place a bowl or plate on top of the zucchini and weigh it down. I stacked 3 cans on diced tomatoes on top and that did the trick.
• Let it sit for AT LEAST 30 minutes, up to 1 hour. After it has drained, wrap it in a clean kitchen towel or a piece of cheesecloth and SQUEEZE! Even more water will come out, we want it as dry as possible!
• Set the drained zucchini aside.
• In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, pepper, granulated garlic or Cajun seasoning, if using, breadcrumb and cheese together. Add all the vegetables and toss to combine, making sure to break up the zucchini and coat everything with flour mixture.
• Crack eggs into a small bowl, give a little whisk and pour over veggie mixture. Mix to THOROUGHLY combine.
• Heat a sauté pan (skillet) over medium-high heat, add a drizzle of oil (a teaspoon or two) and swirl to coat the bottom of the pan.
• Using a scoop (or a large spoon), drop mixture into the hot pan and flatten out with your fingers to form a patty.
• Cook for 4 - 5 minutes on each side, turning down the heat if they begin to brown too quickly.
• Remove from pan to a cooling rack set inside of a sheet pan, or a paper towel lined baking sheet.
• Repeat until mixture is gone!

VEGGIE PATTIES

Steps:

• After letting the spinach, corn and peas cool down, mix it with the other vegetables in a large bowl.
• Add the eggs, flour, and seasonings and mix again.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large frying pan and let heat on medium high heat. Make patties out of the mixture and fry 4 at a time for 3-4 minutes on each side. Repeat until done.
• Serve warm as a side dish with main course dish (I found fish was the best thing to share the patties with, as I was having fish on the day I made these).

LOW CALORIE VEGGIE CAKES/PATTIES

Steps:

• Mash the potatoes and mix it with the vegetable ingredients in a bowl.
• Gradually add all the seasoning and continue to mix until it seems evenly all over.
• Shape the ingredients into 12 individual balls, then flatten them out to approximately 1-2 cm thick patties.
• Heat a small amount (1 tablespoon) vegetable or canola oil in a non-stick pan and make sure it's approximately evenly covered.
• Fry 2-3 patties at a time (more or less depending on your pan size) for about 2-3 minutes (both sides) and keep frying/flipping them util both sides are brown-black in colour. Add more oil if needed (NOTE: The patties might be hard to flip or stick to the pans since only small amounts of oil is used to make it healthier, so becareful).
• Serve as is or with your favourite sauce, dip etc, or use them to fill your sandwiches. Enjoy!