Vegan Burger Patty

Who needs meat when we have vegan burgers?Well,the vegan burger is the best option if you want to enjoy a delicious meal but also a cruelty free meal.I am not 100% vegan,not the pure vegan but I'm learning everyday.And I found out that vegan burgers can be really tasty.I accept that the ingredients of this burger are not so appreciated like the kobe or angus but I think you should give this dish a try.
Beside,everyone has leftover boiled vegetables .So next time when you have some boiled vegetables and you don't have any idea how to use them,try the vegan burger.
My serving was not a real burger because I'm on permanent diet and I try to avoid bread,sauces and other high caloric stuff but you feel free to serve the patty in a nice grilled bun with some bbq sauce.
Note:If you don't like any of the ingredient I used you can remove or replace it.Also,you can add more vegetables.The recipe is so versatile .

Difficulty:medium
Servings:7 patties (less or more,depend how big you want them)

Ingredients list:
1 cup boiled chickpeas
1 cup boiled red beans
1 boiled big potato
1 boiled big carrot
1 onion finely chopped and saute in a table spoon of oil
1 table spoon of whole grain flour or white flour
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Cooking steps:
Note:If your vegetables are not boiled ,start boiling it in salty water until they are tender but not mushy.Saute your finely chopped onion in a table spoon of oil.Allow all the vegetables to cold before blending them.

Put all the ingredients except the flour in a blender and pulse until you get a paste .If the paste is to runny,add 1 table spoon of flour.

Divide the paste in equal parts and shape your patties in a burger shape.I got 7 patties but you can get more or less,depending on the size of your burgers.

Note:The paste can be sticky and difficult to shape so you can grease your hands or dust them with flour.Because oil has to my calories for my budget I used the flour.

Cover a baking tray with baking paper and preheat your oven at 180 Celsius.Put the patties in the tray and bake them for 20 minutes.You ca turn them after the first 10 minutes of baking.Because the ingredients are already boiled we don't have to bake the patties for to long.

Now,the serving options.
If you are like me,counting each calorie for each salad leaf then serve the patty with few slices of tomatoes and some onion.

But if you don't count calories,serve your patty with a nice grilled bun,some delicious burger sauce and why not,some melting vegan cheese.
Enjoy your meal,enjoy your life!

Fat Free French Fries ?!Kidding me?

I know,I know,it past a while since i written my last recipe and usual this breaks happen when I am suffering for my very rare disease called laziness .But not this time.This time was different.In past weeks some changes happen to my life,the most important is that I'm trying to cook and eat health food.Healthy for me and friendly with the environment.Yes,yes that's right.I'm trying to eat as much vegan food as possible.I know is always possible but...hey I'm trying don't judge me to hard.I'll do better!
Beside eating as much as possible vegan food,I also try to limited the oils,saturated fats ,sugar because I still try my best to stay slim.But sometime ,you know,the cravings will start .Same happen to me one day when I had a damn crave for  French fries.Vegan but not healthy because of the oil.So,what we do with the oil,you may ask?Well ,we don't do anything with it,we don't buy it and not use it.We just make our fries without oil.Sounds crazy?Come to see

Servings:1
Difficulty :very low

Ingredients :
potatoes
paprika
black pepper powder
dried rosemary
1 clove garlic unpeeled
salt if desired

Cooking steps:
1-Peel the potatoes and cut them in fries (1 cm thick batons )
2-Put the potatoes batons in a bowl with cold water and let them sit for 30 minutes to remove some starch.
3-Drain the potatoes and dry them on kitchen towel.

4-Spice the potatoes and pour them in a baking tray coated with baking paper.

5-Put the tray with potatoes in a preheated oven at 190 Celsius for about 40 minutes.After the first 20 minutes of baking time,take the tray out,check your fries and shake the tray to make the batons turn around.

6-Serve the fries with your favorite sauce and enjoy this guilty free meal.

Note:100 grams of regular french fries contain 350 calories and also a big amount of cholesterol .This version of fries contain only 90 calories /100 grams of  potatoes ,no cholesterol and no saturated fats.
Beside ,they are really tasty.I won't lie you,they are not 100% similar with the french fires but preatty close to it.

Patatas bravas...or cute fried potatoes cubes

In my childhood I used to love fried potatoes...I still love them but you know,diet and kilos and fat and the story of my life...so I am not eating fried potatoes as often as I used to eat in the past when the life used to be lot simpler just because my weight was not so important for me.Now I have to calculate calories and trust me,fried potatoes have lot of them.But some time,I really enjoy eating fried potatoes and I try to find different recipes which will make me fell less guilty .Today,inspired by Chef John from Food Wishes ,patatas bravas.I really ,really enjoyed it!

Difficulty:low
Servings :2

Ingredients:
500 g potatoes (not the waxy ones)
500 ml oil for fry
1 tea spoon salt
1 tea spoon hot paprika
1 tea spoon black pepper corns
2 bay leaves
2 cloves of garlic

Cooking steps

In a cooking pot put 3 liters of water and the spices and garlic cloves .
Bring water to boil and simmer for 10 minutes.

Peel the potatoes and cut them in 2 centimeters cubes.Wash the potatoes and drain them.

After the spiced water boiled for 10 minutes and the potatoes cubes and boil on medium heat for 5 minutes.The potatoes shouldn't be fully cooked but they must be almost done.If is necessary leave them boil 1 minute more to reach the right point.

Drain the potatoes and let them cold completely .

Put the oil in a cooking pot (or a fryer if you have one) and heat it until oil temperature reach 170 Celsius or 350 F.If you don't have a thermometer just put a potato cube in the oil,when is start bubbling your oil is hot enough.

Put the cold potatoes cubes in the hot oil and fry for 3 to 4 minutes or until they become golden and crispy .Remove the potatoes from oil with a strainer.

Serve with some sauce .This cute crispy potatoes cubes can be served as appetizer or snack.

Enjoy!