{"id":501,"date":"2009-01-02T12:22:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-02T20:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veganlovlie.com\/?p=501"},"modified":"2022-08-30T10:57:01","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T17:57:01","slug":"mixed-beans-and-aubergine-patties-plus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veganlovlie.com\/mixed-beans-and-aubergine-patties-plus\/","title":{"rendered":"Mixed Beans and Aubergine (Eggplant) Patties plus a Green Bean Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/veganlovlie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mixedbeanpatties01.webp \"  type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/veganlovlie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mixedbeanpatties01.jpg\" class=\" sp-no-webp\" alt=\"mixed beans vegan patties\/burgers\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\"  > <\/picture><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday was a chilled day at home, we brunched on the leftover pizza and then I decided to make some bean patties for dinner. I also wanted a fresh but filling salad to go with the patties and green beans stroke my fancy!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong> (12 patties)<\/p>\n<p>3 cups mixed boiled beans (I used chickpeas, red beans and mung beans)<br \/>\n1 aubergine (or eggplant if you are more familiar with the term)<br \/>\n1 onion, finely chopped<br \/>\n2 garlic cloves, finely chopped<br \/>\nHandful shredded and chopped cabbage<br \/>\nDried thyme<br \/>\n1 teaspoon potato starch<br \/>\nA few mint leaves, finely chopped (optional)<br \/>\nSalt to taste<\/p>\n<p>Oil for shallow frying and coating<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Slice the aubergine into thick circles (or whatever is easiest for you to fry). Wash them in some salt and water. Rinse off.<\/li>\n<li>Heat 4 \u2013 5 tablespoons of oil in a fry pan.<\/li>\n<li>Add in aubergines. Fry, turning occasionally, until well cooked.<\/li>\n<li>Remove from oil and drain on absorbent paper.<\/li>\n<li>Then mash or chop them.<\/li>\n<li>Preheat oven at 180 degrees Celsius.<\/li>\n<li>Lightly mash the beans in a large bowl.<\/li>\n<li>Add aubergine and all remaining ingredients (except oil).<\/li>\n<li>Mix well. Taste for salt.<\/li>\n<li>Take some of the mixture (about the size of a ping pong ball), and shape to a ball.<\/li>\n<li>Then flatten while shaping the edge so it does not form cracks.<\/li>\n<li>Lay on a greased baking sheet or tray.<\/li>\n<li>Brush \/ Spray with oil.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for 30 minutes, turning them over at 20 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Remove and allow to cool slightly. Serve warm or cold.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Green beans and couscous salad<\/p>\n<p>I blogged about my bean slicer <a href=\"https:\/\/veganlovlie.com\/2008\/05\/green-beans-with-mustard-seeds.html\">before<\/a>. I took some photos this time so you can see it in action if you\u2019ve never used one. You can buy it from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00004UE6S?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=veganlovlie-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00004UE6S\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> (in the US) or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B0001IXA9Y?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=veganlovlie-21&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=B0001IXA9Y\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> (in the UK) if you fancy or check your local store (although they might not be easily available everywhere).<\/p>\n<p><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/veganlovlie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/beanslicer01.webp \"  type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/veganlovlie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/beanslicer01.jpg\" class=\" sp-no-webp\" alt=\"bean slicer\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\"  > <\/picture><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/veganlovlie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/beanslicer02.webp \"  type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/veganlovlie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/beanslicer02.jpg\" class=\" sp-no-webp\" alt=\"bean slicer\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\"  > <\/picture><\/p>\n<p>For this salad, I used<\/p>\n<p>10 \u2013 12 green beans<br \/>\n\u00bd courgette (or zucchini), sliced thinly<br \/>\n\u00bd avocado, sliced<br \/>\n\u00bd cup couscous, soaked in \u00bd cup water (or according to packet directions) \u2013 allow to cool completely before adding in the salad<br \/>\n\u00bd the juice of a lime<br \/>\n1 teaspoon soft brown sugar<br \/>\nSalt and pepper to taste<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>After slicing and chopping to about 2.5 cm or 1 inch in length, leave the green beans to soak in a mixture of lemon juice, sugar and salt for about 30 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Then mix all ingredients together. Use the lemon juice from the green beans as seasoning.<\/li>\n<li>Add pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Add more salt if required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That\u2019s it for the salad, nice, quick, easy and all raw!<\/p>\n<p><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/veganlovlie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mixedbeanpatties.webp \"  type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/veganlovlie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mixedbeanpatties.jpg\" class=\" sp-no-webp\" alt=\"mixed beans vegan patties\/burgers\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\"  > <\/picture><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/s\/noscript?tag=veganlovlie-20\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.co.uk\/s\/noscript?tag=veganlovlie-21\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday was a chilled day at home, we brunched on the leftover pizza and then I decided to make some bean patties for dinner. 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