Classic Vegetarian Dish

Kidney Bean Cakes

With Yogurt Dip
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Kidney Bean Cakes

Kidney bean cakes - The most versatile vegetarian meatballs for an appetizer or as a main star Photo: Jan Schümann

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Health Score:
98 / 100
Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
40 min.
Preparation
Calories:
503
calories
Calories

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Nutritional values

Kidney beans are incredibly healthy, rich in satisfying fiber, lots of vegetable protein, and considerable amounts of B vitamins and minerals.

You can easily make this vegan by replacing the Greek yogurt with soy yogurt.

1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
Calorie503 cal.(24 %)
Protein18 g(18 %)
Fat30 g(26 %)
Carbohydrates35 g(23 %)
Sugar added0 g(0 %)
Roughage12.7 g(42 %)
Vitamin A0.6 mg(75 %)
Vitamin D0.2 μg(1 %)
Vitamin E6.1 mg(51 %)
Vitamin B₁0.3 mg(30 %)
Vitamin B₂0.2 mg(18 %)
Niacin2 mg(17 %)
Vitamin B₆0.3 mg(21 %)
Folate104 μg(35 %)
Pantothenic acid0.6 mg(10 %)
Biotin13 μg(29 %)
Vitamin B₁₂0.4 μg(13 %)
Vitamin C16 mg(17 %)
Potassium479 mg(12 %)
Calcium136 mg(14 %)
Magnesium62 mg(21 %)
Iron2 mg(13 %)
Iodine8 μg(4 %)
Zinc1.5 mg(19 %)
Saturated fatty acids7.1 g
Uric acid19 mg
Cholesterol28 mg
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Ingredients

for
4
Ingredients
1 medium Red onion
2 cloves garlic cloves
1 carrot
4 Tbsps olive oil
1 Tbsp Tomato paste
¼ cup Oats
¼ cup Walnut
1 bunch parsley
15 ozs Kidney beans (can; drained weight)
salt
peppers
ground paprika
ground Cumin
1 Zucchini
1 tsp fresh oregano
1 ¼ cups Greek yogurt
1 Tbsp lemon juice

Preparation steps

1.

Peel and finely chop the onion, garlic and carrot. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a frying pan. Sauté the onion, garlic and carrot over medium heat for 3 minutes. Add tomato paste and cook for 2-3 minutes until vegetables are soft.

2.

In the meantime, finely grind the oat flakes in a food processor. Finely chop the walnuts in food processor with oats to make a flour like consistency. Wash parsley, chop. Mash kidney beans with a fork.

3.

Put all prepared ingredients in a bowl and season with salt, pepper, paprika powder and cumin. Mix vigorously with your hands and form 12 small cake patty from the mixture. (If making for a main course make full size patty's. can also be rolled into a ball for "meatballs") Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan. Fry 6 meatballs on each side for 3 minutes on medium heat. Put the meatballs into an ovenproof dish and bake in a preheated oven at 200 °C/ 400 °F (fan oven 190 °C/375 °F ) for 10 minutes.

4.

In the meantime clean, wash and finely grate the zucchini using a box greater. Chop oregano. Mix the grated zucchini, oregano, yogurt, and lemon juice,and season with salt and pepper. Serve the kidney bean cakes with the yogurt dip.