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Baked Chickpea-Pumpkin Patties with Mint

Wrung-out grated pumpkin, coarsely mashed chickpeas, red onion and fresh mint or dill bound with egg and breadcrumbs, then shaped small and baked until crisp. A Dodecanese-style way to use up a pumpkin, with or without cheese.

  • YieldMakes about 20 to 24 patties
  • Hands-on50 min
  • Total1 h 24 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 390 graw pumpkin, about 3 cups, coarsely grated
  • to tastesalt and pepper
  • 340 gcooked chickpeas, good-quality canned, 2 cups, rinsed and drained
  • 1large red onion, finely chopped
  • 2 clovesgarlic, minced
  • 1 bunchfresh mint or dill, leaves only, finely chopped
  • 1large egg, slightly beaten
  • 80 gplain dried breadcrumbs, 1/2 to 1 cup, as needed
  • to tasteall-purpose flour, as needed to firm the mixture
  • 120 mlextra-virgin olive oil, 1/2 cup or more, for brushing
  • 100 gcrumbled Greek feta, 2/3 cupoptional
  • 50 ggrated Kefalotyri, Kefalograviera, Parmigiano or Romano, 1/2 cupoptional

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Mediterranean

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Goat, sheep, buffalo or camel milk
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Legumes (any)
  • Chickpeas
  • Wheat
  • Olive
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Winter squash
  • Pumpkin
  • Mint
  • Yeast
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Tyramine
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Crisp

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Food processor

Season

  • Fall

Occasion

  • Entertaining
  • Meal prep

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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