Cauliflower Chickpea Patties

Like many people in the new year, I had high hopes to start it out right. I was motivated to lighten up my diet, which for the last few months had consisted of cookies, cookies, cocktails, and more cookies. I ended the new year with a big shopping trip filled with fresh veggies, finished off the last of the cookies, and enjoyed my News Years Eve with cocktails and friends! Well, I woke up the next morning with I thought was a hangover, but was in fact a cold/flu thing! Yuck!! SO I spent the first few days of the new year stuck to my couch with a box of Kleenex, and my faithful caretaker Netflix.

INGREDIENTS

1 Head Cauliflower, florets broken apart
1Can Chick Peas rinsed and drained
1 Bell pepper diced small
1 Onion Diced small
2 Cloves Garlic Minced
1 Cup Panko
1 tsp Turmeric
1 tsp Cumin
Salt and Pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 375.
Boil or steam cauliflower until soft.
Saute onion and bell pepper over low heat until soft.
Add garlic and saute for another minute or so.
In a large bowl, smash chick peas up well with a fork or the bottom of a cup.
Add cauliflower and smash up as well.
Add all other ingredients and stir until combined.
Mix should be wet but come together in a ball without falling apart.
Carefully make a ball in your hands with the mix. I did mine a little bigger than a golf ball.
Press ball between hands to make a patty.
Place patty on oiled pan or baking dish.
Continue with the rest of the mix.
Bake for 25 Minutes, flip the patties. and bake for another 20 minutes or until browned.

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