Chickpea Patties

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 green onions (trimmed and coarsely chopped)
• 1 carrot (coarsely chopped)
• 13 cups fresh cilantro (firmly packed, leaves)
• 1 tablespoon parsley (dried)
• 12 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• coarse salt
• ground pepper
• 1 cup simply potatoes traditional mashed potatoes (plain, room temperature or chilled)
• 180 ounces chickpeas (drained and rinsed)
• 1 leaf feta cheese (assorted garnishes such as olives crumbled, lettuce leaves lemon wedges and warm pita bread optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a food processor, combine scallions, carrot, cilantro, parsley, cumin, 1 tablespoon oil, and 1 teaspoon each salt and pepper; process until finely chopped. add potatoes and chickpeas; pulse until just combined (mixture should be stiff). shape into eight 2-inch patties.
• 2 heat remaining tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. add patties; reduce heat to medium, and cook until golden brown and heated through, 5 to 6 minutes per side.
• 3 transfer patties to a platter, and serve with garnishes, as desired.