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Lentil, Kale, and Quinoa Cakes with Ginger and Mint
These cakes make an amazing savoury snack and can really get your appetite going before dinner. The combination of herbs and spices brings a unique taste to this dish, which also packs a mighty amount of nutrition.
Ginger Nutrition
The ginger in particular offers a twist of flavour as well as being antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and anti-flatulent. Ginger contains a wealth of helpful minerals, such as magnesium, copper, manganese, and potassium—the latter of which we know to be highly beneficial to blood pressure and heart health.
Lentil, Kale and Quinoa Cakes with Ginger and Mint
To make these cakes for yourself, grab the following ingredients:
- 1/2 a cup of dried quinoa
- 3/4 of a cup of dried puy lentils
- 1 1/2 cups of frozen peas
- A large bunch of kale – stems removed
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1 Tbsp. fresh ginger, minced
- 2 Tbsp. fresh mint, finely chopped
- 2 Tbsp. fresh coriander, finely chopped
- 1 tsp. ground cumin
- 1 tsp. sea salt
- 1 Tbsp. coconut oil, melted
- 40g of cashews
- 45g of ground flaxseeds
- 40g of sesame seeds
Method:
In a medium saucepan, combine the quinoa with a cup of water and bring to the boil. Then reduce the heat, cover and simmer for approximately 20 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and allow it to cool. At the same time, combine the 3/4 of a cup of puy lentils with 1 and a 1/4 cups of water and bring to the boil. Then you must reduce the heat before you cover and simmer for approximately 20 minutes until thoroughly cooked.
Next, bring a large saucepan, half filled with water, to the boil and blanch the kale and peas for one minute. Drain and rinse with cold water. Squeeze out any excess water from the kale and peas by using your hands. In your food processor, combine the kale, peas, onion, garlic, ginger, coriander, cumin, mint and sea salt and process into a chunky mixture. Transfer to a large bowl, add the quinoa and melted coconut oil and mix well.
Preheat the oven to 375F/190C and then in a food processor, grind the cashews into a meal and mix in a small bowl with the flaxseeds and sesame seeds. Keep 3/4 of a cup of the mixture to one side and add the rest to the puy lentil quinoa chunky mixture.
Scoop out 1/4 of a cup of the mixture and make round, flattened patties. Roll each cake in the leftover cashew-flaxseed-sesame seed mixture and coat well. Place the cakes on baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 10 minutes on each side. Serve with coconut yogurt as it’s delicious with the cakes!
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wow, I love these already 🙂
Omg. I’m making this!
Can not wait to try these! Perfect rain/snow/sleet day thing to do here in NYC area 🙂
Amazing recipe! Very healthy and delicious!
Will try the receipt this week. Looks tasty
Delicious recipe, I love the ingredients inside!
Looks so delicious and healthy.
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I am going to have to try these. All my favorite ingredients in one dish? Too good to be true. 🙂
Feeling hungry…
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these look delish! I have a good recipe for lentil burgers if you’re interested:)
Yes I’d certainly love to see it! Thanks for visiting 🙂
These look amazing! Take a look at my paleo, no-bake, gluten free coconut macaroons, let me know what you think!
Love this! I’m definitely going to try. Those are 3 of my favorite ingredients!
Great combo of superfood ingredients – love it!
Another winner! Thank you Julie!
These look and sound so good! I have to try them 🙂
These look delicious! I’m thinking yummy lemon tahini dipping sauce……
Loved the flavours!! My cakes were a bit crumbly thought – any ideas what I needed more of in the batch?
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Sounds like a great recipe. I’d love to try it
They really look nice, what a great idea!