RECIPE - Tasty Tempeh & Chickpea Bites

Delicious as a light healthy lunch, entrée, a children’s dinner or in a salad wrap.
Serve with a fresh salad and Noosa Chilli Jam dipping sauce
Using fantastic crumbs with Quinoa and the lovely flavour of pumpkin.

Ingredients

 

• 1 packet Mighty Bean Tempeh, savoury
• 1 &1/2 cups pumpkin, cooked and mashed
• 1 cup red lentils, cooked and drained
• 2 long spring onions, finely chopped
• 1 cup cooked chickpeas
• 1 cup Maleny IGA Besan Flour
• 2 teaspoons Gourmet garden mild chilli paste, or to taste
• 2 teaspoons Gourmet Garden Garlic paste
• 1 tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped
• ½ cup Maleny IGA pepita seeds
• ¼ cup Maleny IGA sesame seeds
• Orgran Multigrain crumbs with Quinoa
• 1 tablespoon oil
• Karom Himalayan salt and fresh cracked black pepper, to taste

Method

• Chop the Tempeh into small cubes.
• In a large bowl, combine the cooled mashed pumpkin, lentils, chickpeas, pepita seeds, sesame seeds, spring onion, parsley, chilli paste, garlic paste and besan flour.
• Add in the tempeh cubes.
• Season to taste with the salt and pepper.
• Place some of the Quinoa crumbs in a separate bowl.
• Roll tablespoon size amounts of the mixture in your hands and then roll in the crumbs.
• Flatten lightly and continue until all mixture has been used.
• Heat the oil in a non stick frying pan to a medium heat and lightly fry the bites until nice and golden on both sides.
• Serve with dipping bowls of Noosa Chilli Jam.

Notes

• Beautiful with a nice fresh salad for a healthy dinner.
• Great for picnics and lunches.
• Place 2-3 bites in a wholegrain wrap on a bed of fresh salad greens and some Noose Chilli Jam to make a healthy and filling kebab.
• Vegetarian friendly.
• Good source of protein.

Toddler Tips

• Make them small bites and serve with an organic tomato based sauce if the chilli jam is too hot for their taste.

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