Sometimes I just crave vegetarian foods. As I sit here this morning, looking at this photo, I could dig right into another one of these....but I will contain myself! One of the hardest parts of being a "foodie" and a cook is leaving well enough alone. I admit, I'm having a harder time lately and therefore I have resorted back to my cooking light recipes.
I attended a boarding school in my high school years that served only vegetarian foods. My mom also made vegetarian meals at home, so for me this wasn't a horrible thing. I really crave some of these foods at times. Since last evening Grumpy wasn't particularly in the mood for anything I decided to make these Chickpea and Corn Patties. He promised me he would try them - he's good like that. He didn't care for these but I really liked them! Guess I know what I will be eating for lunch the next few days - but I certainly won't mind!
Chickpea and Corn Patties
Cooking Light Complete
2 teaspoons olive oil, divided
1-½ cups fresh corn kernels (about 2 ears) (I just used canned corn - no fresh corn in the middle of winter here and no frozen corn in my freezer!)
1 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme or ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
1 (19 oz) can chickpeas, rinced and drained
½ cup fresh breadcrumbs
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground red pepper
4 teaspoons cornmeal
cooking spray
¼ cup fat free sour cream
¼ cup bottled salsa
Thyme sprigs (optional)
Heat 1 teaspoon oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add corn, onion, and minced thyme. Saute 2 minutes. Place onion mixture, chickpeas, breadcrumbs, 2 tablespoons cornmeal, salt and red pepper in a food processor. Pulse 8 times or until combined and chunky.
Divide chickpea mixture into 8 equal portions (I used a ¼ cup measure and it worked out perfectly!), shaping each into ½ inch thick patty; dredge in cornmeal. Heat ½ teaspoon oil in skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add 4 patties; cook 5 minutes. Carefully turn patties over; cook 4 minutes or until golden. Repeat procedure with ½ teaspoon oil and remaining patties. Serve with fat-free sour cream and salsa. Garnish with thyme sprigs if desired. Yield: 4 servings (2 patties equals 1 serving), 1 tablespoon sour cream, and 1 tablespoon salsa.
261 calories, 5.7 grams fat, 6.1 grams fiber
WW points: 5
TBC
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Patties are a favorite in my home. I make a spiced up Indian version of these.:)
ranji
WOW!!what a delish...love love love this...corn and chickpeas combo is simply wonderful...i am going to make this..thanks for the recipe!!! 🙂
lisaiscooking
These sound fantastic. I've made something similar with black beans before. And, I get vegetarian cravings too!
recipes2share
These look so good & remind me of falafel which I haven't made for so long, but love to eat at Chez Marianne in Paris.
Laura
I like vegetarian food just fine but I don't always have good luck with veggie patties. The cornmeal in these makes me think I should try these. 🙂
A vegetarian boarding school? Wild!
Bunny
I have been down and out with a terrible cold Shelby and missed some of your posts, I have to go back and see what I missed! THese look so good!
Tangled Noodle
These look so good but I can only admire from a distance - I have a reaction to chickpeas. Any possible substitute for it you can suggest b/c I'd love to try it!
pinkstripes
Ooh...those look really good. I love the color.
Clumbsy Cookie
I just love how crunchy that looks!
Kiran
This looks like a great recipe will have to give it a go 🙂
HoneyB
Emily- you bet his loss is my gain (sometimes in more ways than I want 😉 hehe).
Katie - I don't always listen to Grumpy either...he's kinda gotten used to that though! If I started doing everything his way he would wonder what was wrong with me! Variety is the spice of life for sure!
Katypi, I didn't make anything else to go with them. It was a lazy night, Grumpy wasn't really hungry, and all I wanted was those patties! LOL You can make them a meal on their own served with a veggie or as a side to a meat dish, maybe a spicy meat dish...Yum!
Katypi
Now I just LOVE corn and chickpeas. I'd be willing to bet I'd really enjoy these. I'm going to put this on my to-do list. What else did you make to go along with these or are they intended to be a meal by themselves?
Katie
These look great and everyone needs to go meatless every once and a while my husband doesn't agree but I do it anyway!
emily
Those patties look wonderful! Grumpy's loss is your gain for sure! I love anything that comes in an individual serving. Yum.
Best,
Emily
http://www.justeatfood.com
HoneyB
Thanks for the comments everyone! I have to say these were BETTER today. I made them Saturday night. I think the patties had more flavor after sitting in my fridge a day and half! I also ended up leaving the sour cream off today and used more salsa. If your inclined to like this type of food, you will definitely like this patty so I encourage you to try it!
Elle
I love chickpeas and corn, so why not together? They look amazing!
pigpigscorner
ooo delicious! Love the colours.
J.Danger
I think that my husband would love these!
Lisa
These really look wonderful. I bet the leftovers are great too.