Chard Patties with Lentils

Name: Chard Patties with Lentils
Prep time: 63 min
Cook time: 18 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexicana
Ingredients: 2 cups lentils, cooked, without water, for the patties; 2 cloves garlic, for the patties; 1/4 bunches cilantro, for the patties; water, hot, for the chard; 10 leaves chard, only leaves, for the patties; 250 grams panela cheese, in cubes, for the patties; 1 cup egg white, for battering; 1 teaspoon salt, for battering; 2 teaspoons olive oil, for frying; 2 tomatoes, roasted, for the sauce; 1/4 onions, roasted, for the sauce; 2 cloves garlic, roasted, for the sauce; 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth, for the sauce; epazote, for the sauce; pinches salt, for seasoning; pepper, for seasoning; white rice, steamed, for accompaniment

Yamilette González

This recipe for chard patties with lentils is ideal for taking care of your health in a delicious way. Remember that due to its vitamin K content, chard helps improve blood clotting. Furthermore, it is a very nutritious, economical, and yielding food.

Reviewed by Editorial Team of Kiwilimón

Published: 10-01-2022

Preparation

45 mins

18 mins

Low

Grind the cooked lentils with garlic, cilantro, salt, and pepper in a processor until you get a paste-like and workable dough. Set aside. Heat water in a pot until it boils and cook the chard leaves for 30 seconds, remove and place on absorbent paper. Set aside. With the help of your hands, form a patty with the lentil paste, fill with cubes of panela cheese and cover with the chard in such a way that you wrap it perfectly. In a bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form with a little salt using a hand mixer. Set aside. Dip the patties in the egg whites, remove the excess, and fry the patties on both sides in a pan with hot olive oil; don’t worry if the batter doesn’t cover the entire patty. Place on absorbent paper to remove excess oil. For the sauce: Blend the roasted tomatoes together with the roasted garlic, roasted onion, and vegetable broth. Cook the sauce with the epazote for 10 minutes in a pot, adjust seasoning and add more salt if necessary. Serve the chard patties with lentils in a deep plate and drench with the sauce. Accompany with steamed rice.