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Lentil and cashew patties with carrot and beetroot salad

Colourful and nutritious, this Moroccan-style carrot and beetroot salad is the perfect side dish for our lentil patties, and is ready for the table in only twenty minutes.

  • Hands-on time: 5 mins
  • Time to make: 20 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.7
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • ½ cup raw unsalted cashews
  • 400g can lentils, drained and rinsed (or 1½ cups cooked brown lentils)
  • ½ cup whole rolled oats
  • 1 egg
  • ¼ cup wholemeal flour, plus 2 tablespoons extra for coating
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 4 carrots, grated
  • 1 large beetroot, grated
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • tzatziki and fresh mint leaves, to serve
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Toast cashews in a large frying pan over medium heat for 2 minutes or until just golden. Remove and roughly chop.

    2 Put lentils, oats, egg, flour and Worcestershire sauce in the bowl of food processor and blitz until well combined. Stir through 1 cup carrot and cashews. Shape mixture into 12 patties, coat in flour and set aside. Heat a good drizzle of olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Working in batches, cook patties for 3–4 minutes each side or until golden and heated through.

    3 Combine remaining carrot, beetroot, vinegar, juice and a drizzle of olive oil in a large bowl. Serve patties and salad garnished with tzatziki and mint.

    HFG tip

    For extra tang and flavour, you can add a drizzle of pomegranate molasses to the carrot and beetroot salad.

    11 comments on Lentil and cashew patties with carrot and beetroot salad

    1. Eileen August 10, 2021 at 2:56 pm #

      What qty of cashews is used?

      • Jen deMontalk August 12, 2021 at 2:13 pm #

        Hi there
        Thanks for your eagle eyes. It’s 1/2 a cup. That has been added back into the ingredients list.

        Warm regards
        Jenny de Montalk, Healthy Food Guide editor

    2. Faye Carson August 10, 2021 at 3:24 pm #

      In the ingredients list there is NO mention of cashews!!!

      What measure of cashews is required for this recipe?

    3. Trace Wilson August 10, 2021 at 5:22 pm #

      How many cashews in this recipe…I can’t see 4hem?

    4. Kathy Devereux August 11, 2021 at 12:48 pm #

      Looks a great recipe but the cashews are missing from the list of ingredients! Would be good to know what quantity is needed! Thanks.

    5. 25317641 August 11, 2021 at 4:51 pm #

      Cashews are mentioned in the method, but not included in the ingredients list – am I missing something?!

    6. 25323737 August 11, 2021 at 8:05 pm #

      How many cashews are needed for this recipe???

      • Jen deMontalk August 12, 2021 at 2:08 pm #

        Hi there
        Thanks for your eagle eye. It’s 1/2 a cup. That has been added back into the ingredients list.

        Warm regards
        Jenny de Montalk, Healthy Food Guide editor

        • 25310396 August 27, 2021 at 12:19 pm #

          Hello, could I use red lentils instead or does it need to be brown.

          Thank you
          Cheryl

          • 25310396 August 27, 2021 at 3:32 pm #

            Taste good with the red lentils plus I added some indian spices. Delicious

            • Jen deMontalk November 3, 2021 at 1:57 pm #

              That’s great to know!

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