Veggie Patties

The battle between children and vegetables is as old as time. Don’t tell me you don’t feel like ninja-masters trying everyday to camouflage vegetables into everything your little ones eat.

Burger is one of my kids favorites, so this is the deal we make: I prepare the patties and they get to fill their burger with whatever they like. A win to win scenario.

When the burger trick doesn’t work, time for plan B: Make your kids favorite dip. Studies have found that kids are more likely to eat their veggies if they’re served with dip.

A very refreshing dip for vegetables is “tzatziki”. My kids love it and they have so much fun dipping in their veggie patties. Try this trick with your kids favorite dip.

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Hands on: 10 minutes

Portion: 10 medium size patties

Ingredients

1 eggplant

2 zucchinis (medium size)

1 red pepper

1 onion

5 mushrooms

100gr (0.8 cup) flour

grated cheese

5 tsps. olive oil

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How to do it

1. Grate all the vegetables at your food processor.

2. Take a deep nonstick pan and sauté your vegetables in 5 batches. Add to the pan one teaspoon olive oil for each batch.

3. Remove from heat and transfer to a bowl.

4. Add the flour and mix with a spoon.

5. Let the mixture aside to chill or refrigerate for 10 minutes.

6. Preheat oven to 200* C (390* F) Fan.

7. Line a baking pan with some parchment paper.

8. Form medium size patties, place them in the pan and sprinkle each one with some grated cheese.

9. Bake for 20 minutes.

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Tips

• If the mixture sticks on your hands when you form the patties, spread on your hands a couple drops of olive oil.

• Add a pinch of salt while sautéing, if the cheese you sprinkle on the patties is not too salty.

• You can make veggie burgers.

• A perfect dip for our patties is the famous Greek “tzatziki”. Find the kid-friendly recipe HERE.

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