Recipe: Garbanzo Beet Patties

beet patties

Beet Patties Recipe

There are so many reasons to include beets in your veggie burger rotation. They help lower blood pressure, increase your stamina during your workout, fight inflammation and cancer, boost your immune system, and assist in removing toxins from your body. Here’s a creative way to enjoy them! Makes 5-6 beet patties.

Beet Patties Ingredients

  • 3 large red beets
  • 1 15-ounce can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 ½ cups rolled oats
  • ½ cup onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 eggs
  • ¼ cup fresh basil, chopped
  • 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 3 tablespoons coconut oil

Garbanzo Beet PattiesSpread Ingredients

  • 4 ounces goat cheese
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • ½ cup seedless cucumber, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons fresh mint, finely chopped

Garnish Ingredients

  • sprouts
  • avocado
  • lettuce
  • 6 coconut wraps

Beet Patties Directions

  • Wrap beets in foil and roast at 450℉. Remove beets from foil. push skins off with fingers. Grate in the food processor. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
  • Place garbanzo beans, oats, onions, garlic, eggs, basil, smoked paprika, cumin, salt, and cayenne pepper in the food processor. Pulse until small chunks of garbanzo beans and oats still remain.
  • Transfer mixture to a large mixing bowl and blend in the grated beets. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator so that oats absorb moisture.
  • Meanwhile, prepare the goat cheese sauce. Place all ingredients in a bowl and blend together.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon of coconut oil in a large skillet. Remove beet mixture from refrigerator and form 20 small patties. Cook 4 minutes per side until lightly browned. Add coconut oil to the pan for repeated batches.
  • Place 3 patties in each coconut wrap with sprouts, avocado slices, and chopped
    lettuce. Top these beet patties with goat cheese spread.

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Nutritionist at Fresh Balance Nutrition
FreshBalanceNutrition.com helps you to enjoy whole foods to reach a healthy weight, avoid disease, and feel balanced. Jennifer Cohen Katz is a registered dietitian/ nutritionist that lives the same active, healthy lifestyle she recommends to clients. Her knowledge and passion encompass integrative and functional nutrition, sports nutrition, and whole foods cooking.
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