Zucchini & Black bean Patties

Patties or vegetarian burger style creations are a great way to use up odds and ends in the refrigerator.  Making patties is one of my favorite ways to create tasty meals.  These are so versatile, store well and can be paired with salad greens or other sides and then topped with your favorite sauce, pesto or fermented veggies.  I had  a little over 2 cups of cooked black beans and a few zucchini and this is where it started.

This recipe can easily be adapted according to your likes and dietary needs.  Have fun and I hope this inspires you to get creative in the kitchen.  If you don’t have bread crumbs on hand, use a few slices of gluten free bread and blend them up in your food processor  or blender.

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Zucchini & Black bean Patties

Servings 6 people

Ingredients

• 2 cups black beans cooked
• 2 each scallion white and green part, chopped
• 1 teaspoon italian herb blend dry
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1/2 teaspoon natural salt
• 1 cup bread crumbs gluten free
• 2 Tablespoons hemp seeds
• 2 cups zucchini or summer squash shredded
• 1/3 cup garbanzo bean flour
• 3 Tablespoons coconut oil

Instructions

1. Place black beans in a medium sized mixing bowl, mash lightly with back of a fork or a potato masher. Add Scallions, italian herbs, garlic, salt, breadcrumbs, hemp seeds to bowl and mix to combine.
2. Place shredded zucchini in a clean cotton dish towel and squeeze out excess liquid over a bowl or over the sink. Discard liquid.
3. Add shredded zucchini to black bean mixture and stir to combine. Sprinkle garbanzo bean flour over mixture and stir to combine. Let mixture sit for 10-15 minutes for liquid to be absorbed. The mixture will be a little loose but should easily stick together.
4. Heat medium sized saute pan over medium heat, add a teaspoon of coconut oil to pan- (or use a light coating of coconut oil spray). Carefully form mixture into loose balls and form into a patty shape, gently add to heated saute pan. Add more coconut oil as needed during cooking. Depending on the size of your pan you should be able to cook 1/2 of the patties at once. Do not overcrowd the pan. Cook patties for 3-4 minutes on each side. Don't be tempted to move them around, let a nice crusty outside form and then turn them over. Continue cooking the remaining patties in the same way.
5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and place browned patties on parchment lined baking sheet. Finish baking patties prior to serving for about 15-20 minutes until fully heated through. ** I like to precook them and store them in the refrigerator, when I want a quick meal I pop them in my counter top toaster oven to finish them .

Recipe Notes

I decided to serve the patties on a bed of tomato sauce, (because I had a little leftover), but feel free to enjoy them however you like