Middle Eastern style beetroot and chickpea patties with dukkah, served in flatbreads with fresh salad and sauce.
Serves 4 - 30 mins
Ingredients:
- 40g dukkah
- 400g (1 tin) chickpeas
- 1 packet cooked beetroot
- 30g quinoa flakes
- 2 tomatoes
- 1 Lebanese cucumber
- 1/3 punnet alfalfa sprouts
- 100g mesclun leaves
- 1/2 bunch mint
- 1 lemon
- 1 packet Lebanese flatbreads
From your pantry:
oil, salt, pepper
oil, salt, pepper
This recipe is Vegetarian/Vegan
Method:
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1. Drain chickpeas and process with beetroot, quinoa flakes and dukkah. Season with salt and pepper. Using oiled or wet hands hands, shape mixture into 16-20 even-sized balls.
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2. Heat a frypan with 1 tbsp oil over medium-high heat. Cook beetroot balls (in batches if needed) for 4-5 minutes, turning, until browned and warmed through. Flatten slightly into patties as they cook.
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3. Slice tomatoes and ribbon cucumber. Arrange on a platter with sprouts and mesclun leaves.
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4. Finely chop mint leaves and grate lemon zest. Combine with juice from 1/2 lemon and 2 tbsp olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cut remaining lemon into wedges.
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5. Toast or warm breads if you desire. Assemble flatbreads at the table with prepared fillings and beetroot patties. Spoon over mint sauce and serve with a side of dukkah carrots and lemon wedges.
![](https://www.dinnertwist.com.au/img/Blog1970783283580859174.jpg)
1. Drain chickpeas and process with beetroot, quinoa flakes and dukkah. Season with salt and pepper. Using oiled or wet hands hands, shape mixture into 16-20 even-sized balls.
![](https://www.dinnertwist.com.au/img/Blog21128036751463667860.jpg)
2. Heat a frypan with 1 tbsp oil over medium-high heat. Cook beetroot balls (in batches if needed) for 4-5 minutes, turning, until browned and warmed through. Flatten slightly into patties as they cook.
![](https://www.dinnertwist.com.au/img/Blog1922856675970403473.jpg)
3. Slice tomatoes and ribbon cucumber. Arrange on a platter with sprouts and mesclun leaves.
![](https://www.dinnertwist.com.au/img/Blog20134240421363548264.jpg)
4. Finely chop mint leaves and grate lemon zest. Combine with juice from 1/2 lemon and 2 tbsp olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cut remaining lemon into wedges.
![](https://www.dinnertwist.com.au/img/Blog2117380345264192982.jpg)
5. Toast or warm breads if you desire. Assemble flatbreads at the table with prepared fillings and beetroot patties. Spoon over mint sauce and serve with a side of dukkah carrots and lemon wedges.
![](https://www.dinnertwist.com.au/img/Blog2526137892041354636.jpg)