Sesame Patties

You can never have enough recipes for patties! They are among the most problem solving recipes we vegan make to substitute meat in our diet. These can be served alongside anything you want, from rice and beans to couscous! They also go tremendously well inside buns and for various sandwiches you might want to come up with. Enjoy!

3/4 cup old-fashioned oats
3 slices whole wheat bread
2 cups whole wheat flour
3/4 cup all purpose flour
4 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 stalk celery
1 large tomato
1 medium carrot
1 medium potato
1/2 cup sweet red pepper strips
1 medium onion (if you love onions, add 1/2 tsp. onion powder)
1 Tbsp. olive oil plus more
1 tsp. Italian Seasoning
1/2 tsp. coriander powder
3 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1 tsp. baking powder
1 Tbsp. nutritional yeast (not baker's yeast!)
Salt to taste
3 Tbsp. sesame seeds
1 cup water

In half a cup of water, soak the bread and the oats till they are soft. In the meantime, peel the carrot and the potato and cut them in pieces. Cut the tomato in chunks, wash and slice the celery. Process all of these int he blender with the rest of the water till you have a puree.
Scrape into a bowl and add the oats and the bread and the rest of the ingredients, mixing well. The dough has to be a bit compact, not runny. If you see that the texture is runny, add more whole wheat flour, making sure it is not too stiff, but just soft but firm at the same time.
Form small patties and cook in a skillet barely "painted" with olive oil till golden brown on both sides.

Yield: 23 (if you don't make them too large)

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Savory Torrejitas (Croquettes)

These are very easy and super tasty. A welcome addition to "round up" any meal!

1/2 block tofu, drained
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup frozen peas, thawed
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. onion power 3/4 Tbsp. if you love onion flavor!
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
3/4 cup soy or rice milk
Salt to taste
1/2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1/2 tsp. tsp. turmeric
Olive oil
1/2 cup water

Drain and mash the tofu, add the rest of the ingredients and and form the croquettes, any size you like best.
In a skillet that is barely "painted" with olive oil drop the croquettes, let them set before you flip them.
Cook them till they are golden brown on both sides.

Yield: 10 medium sized croquettes, more if you make them small.

Don't Tear Down. . . 

Tasties' Chunks (These are like vegan choplets!)

This is the second version of our original recipe. It has just a couple of changes to it and it's still delicious. Enjoy!

SecondVersion- Tasties' Chunks (These are like vegan large choplets!)

1 cup cooked garbanzos or chick peas could be from a can, (rinsed and drained)
2/3 cup brown rice flour (you can pulverize raw rice in a blender or food processor to make the flour)
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
2 Tbsp. peanut butter
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
Salt to taste
2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1 tsp. Italian Seasoning
1/4 tsp. ground cumin
Pinch of oregano
1 Tbsp. nutritional yeast (optional, but it adds quite a bit of flavor!)
1 Tbsp. olive oil, plus additional olive oil
1 medium size tomato
1 stalk of celery
1/2 onion, peeled and sliced
1/2 cup red bell pepper strips
1/4 cup Anaheim pepper strips or any other kind of green pepper cut into strips
1 medium sized carrot, peeled and sliced
3/4 cup water
Optional: Add green olives

In a blender, with half of the water the recipe asks for, process the tomato, the celery, the onion, the peppers and the carrot will smooth. Scrape into a bowl. Add the rest of he ingredients and the rest of the water, mixing well until you have a dough. Take portions of the tough in your hands and form them coarsely into thick large choplets or chunks.
Note, if you make them long, they will look almost like the sausages. You can cut them into square pieces while on the skillet or before you cook them if you want the chunks to be smaller.
There are several ways you can cook these:
1- Barely "paint' a skillet with olive oil and cook them there until they are golden brown on all sides.
2- Grill them until they are golden brown on all sides.
3- You can steam them, watching them carefully and turning them around often.
4- You can bake them at 350º F, turning them often to make sure they do not burn.

While they are cooking, prepare your favorite tomato sauce (as if you were to fix pasta). Make only enough to soak your Tasties in it! Once the sausages are done, put them in a saucepan with the sauce and let them absorb some of the delicious goodness of your favorite sauce. Add some olives when you serve or  as you cook the sauce.

Serve them as a sidekick for rice, potatoes, baked yams, you name it! You can also put them into your next burrito or pita bread. You can also add them to pasta and mix them into already cooked beans!

Yield depends upon the size you choose for them.

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Garbanzo Tasties

Garbanzos or chick peas are among the tastiest ingredients you can use in a recipe to make it savory indeed! They blend well with a variety of seasonings and are truly versatile in what you can make with them. These tasties are amazingly delicious and we will be making two versions of them, to show you how far they go when it comes to how you can prepare them. Enjoy!

First Version- Tasties (These are like small, homemade sausages!)

1 cup cooked garbanzos or chick peas could be from a can, (rinsed and drained)
2/3 cup brown rice flour (you can pulverize raw rice in a blender or food processor to make the flour)
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
2 Tbsp. peanut butter
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
Salt to taste
2 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1 tsp. Italian Seasoning
1 Tbsp. nutritional yeast (optional, but it adds quite a bit of flavor!)
1 Tbsp. olive oil, plus additional olive oil
1 medium size tomato
1 stalk of celery
1/2 onion, peeled and sliced
1/2 cup red bell pepper strips
1/4 cup Anaheim pepper strips or any other kind of green pepper cut into strips
1 medium sized carrot, peeled and sliced
3/4 cup water

In a blender, with half of the water the recipe asks for, process the tomato, the celery, the onion, the peppers and the carrot will smooth. Scrape into a bowl. Add the rest of he ingredients and the rest of the water, mixing well until you have a dough. Take portions of the tough in your hands and roll them to form small, thick sausages.
There are several ways you can cook these:
1- Barely "paint' a skillet with olive oil and cook them there until they are golden brown on all sides.
2- Grill them until they are golden brown on all sides.
3- You can steam them, watching them carefully and turning them around often.
4- You can bake them at 350º F, turning them often to make sure they do not burn.

While they are cooking, prepare your favorite tomato sauce (as if you were to fix pasta). Make only enough to soak your Tasties in it! Once the sausages are done, put them in a saucepan with the sauce and let them absorb some of the delicious goodness of your favorite sauce.

Serve them as a sidekick for rice, potatoes, baked yams, you name it! You can also put them into your next burrito or pita bread.

Yield depends upon the size you choose for them.

Real Hope. . .