It was time to
make some vegan nuggets again. When my partner and I plan our weekly
dishes, the word nugget often comes up, but we still end up making
nuggets very seldom. This was one of the rare occasions where I
thought that the time of the nugget had come. I wanted to use my
beautiful fava beans from Hodmedod's, and thought that bell peppers
would go nicely in that combination with some warming spices. I baked
the nuggets in the oven so they were fairly low fat as well. I served
them with just a fresh salad containing, blood orange, halloumi,
pomegranate seeds and quinoa.So this is how this recipe got created,
and we enjoyed these nuggets very much indeed.
Pepper and fava bean nuggets
Ingredients
2 large bell
peppers
2 ½ cups cooked
fava beans
2 shallots
3 garlic cloves
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt
½ tsp ground
black pepper
½ tsp ground
cumin
½ tsp smoked
paprika
2 tsp vegetable
stock powder
½ + 1 cups
breadcrumbs (½ into the mixture + 1 as a coating)
Method
Cut the bell
peppers into large chunks, brush them with some olive oil and roast
in the oven until soft and browned.
Fry the finely
chopped shallot and garlic in olive oil until soft.
Combine the
ingredients in a bowl and purée into a smooth paste. You can leave
some bean and pepper chunks, if you prefer a bit more texture in the
nuggets.
Let the mixture
rest in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
Shape smallish
nuggets from the mixture, roll them in breadcrumbs and bake in the
oven at 200 C for about 30 minutes.
Enjoy with the
sides of your choice!
Your VegHog
Is it awful of me to say that the nuggets looks good but that salad looks even more impressive - I think salads often look better than nuggets but I do love nuggets and these sound delicious
ReplyDeleteHaha not at all! When the salad was done, I thought it could've been a recipe post on its own, it was very fresh and tasty too. But since nuggets really are quite bland looking, I thought they need something cheery on the side.
DeleteOh wow, they both look wonderful. I want to eat them both. Your breadcrumbed recipes always have me drooling and then reminding me that i have a bag of panko to use up.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I always enjoy these breadcrumbed nuggets or burgers, but am lazy to start making them. It's actually not that much work.
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