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Spiced butter bean patties with yoghurt dressing

  • Time to make: 20 mins, plus time to make Herby onion and butter bean mix*
  • Serving: 4 people
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 quantity Herby onion and butter bean mix*
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • zest and juice of ½ lemon
  • 1 small courgette, grated
  • 3 tablespoons whole grain breadcrumbs
  • flour, for dusting
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 tablespoons natural yoghurt
  • 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
  • ½ small cucumber, finely chopped
  • 8 mini pita breads, warmed, to serve
  • 1 large tomato
  • mixed salad leaves
  • *Herby onion and butter bean mix
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 red onion, sliced
  • 2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds
  • 1 tablespoon chopped, fresh thyme
  • 400g can butter beans, drained and rinsed
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Put Herby onion and butter bean mix* into a pan with cumin and heat gently for 1-2 minutes until fragrant. Tip into a bowl and roughly mash together with lemon zest and juice, courgette and breadcrumbs. Dust hands with flour, then shape mixture into 8 patties. Press lightly to flatten.

    2 Heat half the oil in a large frying pan. Add patties and cook for 3-4 minutes until golden. Turn patties, add remaining oil, then cook for a further 3-4 minutes until heated through and golden.

    3 Meanwhile, put yoghurt into a bowl with parsley and cucumber. Mix well. Spoon into pitas. Top with patties, sliced tomato and salad leaves.

    *Herby onion and butter bean mix

    Heat olive oil in a large pan. Add onion, pumpkin seeds and thyme. Cook gently for 15 minutes, stirring, until onion is soft. Add butter beans. Mix well and season with salt and pepper.

    You can also use this mix as a base in these recipes:

    Citrus hummus pasta with butter beans and spinach
    Butter bean and apricot-stuffed chicken
    Crushed butter beans and peas with salmon

    HFG tip

    These patties can be made the day before.

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