Cauliflower cakes with oat crust

Easy 30-minute cauliflower cakes made with spicy roast cauliflower, white beans and seeds with a crispy golden oat crust. Crunchy on the outside, moist and crumbly inside, these patties turn simple ingredients into a flavour packed dish perfect for a vegetarian lunch or dinner.

Why you'll love these cauliflower cakes

• Packed with flavour.
• Made using wholesome ingredients.
• Contain protein and fibre.
• Can be prepared and cooked in around half an hour.
• Freezer friendly.

You may also like to try these other quick and easy vegetarian patties including spicy bean burgers, edamame fritters, sweet potato burgers, beetroot burgers, nut cutlets or chickpea falafel.

Ingredients

• Cauliflower - use fresh cauliflower. Frozen cauliflower contains too much water and is not suitable for this recipe.
• Cooked white beans - such as white kidney beans or cannellini beans. Canned or jarred beans are perfect for this recipe. If using dried beans they will need to be soaked/cooked first.
• Flax seeds - to help bind the ingredients together.
• Cajun seasoning - or you can substitute any other seasoning of your choice.
• Rolled oats - to coat the cauliflower cakes.
• Olive oil - to roast the cauliflower and cook the patties.

How to prepare

Chop the cauliflower, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with the spices and place in the oven to roast.

While the cauliflower is cooking, place the beans in a bowl and mash. Add the flax seeds.

Add the cooked cauliflower to the beans and seeds.

Mash the mixture. Form into four patties and coat with oats.

Cooking and reheating

• Cook in hot oil for a few minutes on either side until slightly golden on the outside and hot inside (best option).
• The patties can also be reheated - place on a baking tray in the oven until heated through.
• They can also be reheated in a microwave (but they would loose their crispy shell).

Serving suggestions

• Serve with rice or potato wedges and vegetables for a vegetarian dinner.
• Serve with a green salad and quinoa or crusty bread for a light lunch.
• Cauliflower cakes make a tasty vegetable side dish.
• Or they can be served cold with a packed lunch or finger food for parties.

You may like to try one of these easy recipes to pair with your cauliflower patties: no knead olive bread, muffin tin focaccia, rosemary and olive rolls, sautéed Swiss chard with almonds and raisins or roast vegetable and quinoa salad.

Make ahead and storage instructions

• The prepared cauliflower cakes can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days.
• They can also be frozen. Defrost at room temperature before cooking.

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