Vegan Risotto Cakes
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Ingredients
  • For the vegan risotto:
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, finely sliced
  • Large handful fresh marjoram (or 1 heaped teaspoon dried)
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 300g risotto rice
  • 300g sliced Brussels sprouts (or finely chopped kale)
  • 200ml dry white wine (optional)
  • 900ml vegetable stock (add an extra 200ml if you don't use white wine)
  • 2-3 tablespoons nutritional yeast flakes, such as Marigold
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • For the vegan risotto cakes:
  • 2 teaspoons chia seeds soaked in 1 tablespoon hot water
  • 400g can canellini beans, drained
  • Vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
  1. Vegan Risotto:
  2. Over a medium heat, warm the olive oil and gently saute the onion for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  3. Add the garlic, lemon zest and marjoram and cook for another couple of minutes.
  4. Stir in the rice and Brussels sprouts, coating the ingredients well with the olive oil.
  5. Add the white wine, if using. Stir well and then start slowly adding the stock.
  6. Add the stock a little at a time, stirring well each time until the stock is absorbed.
  7. When all of the stock is absorbed and the rice is cooked, remove from the heat and stir in the nutritional yeast and add salt and pepper to taste.
  8. Vegan Risotto Cakes:
  9. Soak the chia seeds in the water for about 15 minutes.
  10. Crush some of the beans then mix all of them (the whole and the crushed beans) into the risotto.
  11. Add the soaked chia seeds and mix well.
  12. Form the risotto into balls and flatten into patties.
  13. Heat the oil in a shallow frying pan and fry the risotto cakes until crisp and golden, ensuring that they're heated all the way through.
Recipe by Veggie Runners at https://www.veggierunners.com/2015/01/27/vegan-risotto-cakes/