Now that Peanut is getting to be a little more independent, and I've hit the 2nd trimester (read: more energy), I may be able to post more often...we'll see. I'm trying to get Peanut more involved in cooking with me, to varying degrees of success. Tonight she helped me make a salad - I chopped up the ingredients, and she put them in the bowl. She loved it, and it was something we could do together.
I got this new cookbook for Christmas, so tonight we are trying out a new recipe from it, with a few changes.
Chickpea-Brown Rice Burgers
Ingredients:
2 cups cooked chickpeas (you can used canned if you want. I cooked mine from dry, and added celery, garlic, onion and salt to the cooking water)
1 cup cooked brown rice (you could cook this in veggie broth if you wanted)
1/2 small onion
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro (if you don't like cilantro, use whatever herbs you do like...the original recipe calls for parsley)
Coarse salt and pepper, freshly ground
1 large egg
2 tbsp olive oil
Burger toppings (such as tomato, lettuce, onion, grainy mustard, cheese, etc)
Burger buns (if you want...you can eat them without too)
Directions:
1) Put the first 7 ingredients into a food processor and blend on low until a thick paste forms (I got Peanut to push the button...but it scared her, so she wanted me to do it).
2) Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add patties and cook until golden brown, about 4 minutes per side.
3) To serve, put the burgers on a bun (or not), and add whatever toppings you want.
We served the burgers with this salad:
Greens and Cranberry Salad
Ingredients:
Mixed Lettuce
Sliced Mushrooms
Diced tomatoes
Dried Cranberries
Sliced Cucumber
Slivered Almonds
Parmesean Cheese
Salad Dressing
Directions:
Put lettuce in a bowl. Top lettuce with other ingredients. Toss with whatever salad dressing you like (I enjoy balsamic).
