Sweet Potato Recipes Crispy Red Lentil Patties With Avocado Sauce
I make these patties when I want comfort that still feels light. Sweet potato meets red lentil and the mix turns crisp outside and soft inside. We eat them hot off the pan with a cool avocado sauce. The kitchen smells warm and nutty and I hover with a fork like a hawk. This batch fits many needs and moods. It checks sweet potato recipes and red lentil recipes. It lands as sweet potato patties and can pass for crispy lentil fritters. We treat them as vegetarian lentil dishes and as sweet potato snacks. Friends ask for healthy lentil recipes and I point here with a grin. I mash, you stir, we shape. Heat snaps, steam rises, and the first bite hits with a soft center and a crisp edge. The sauce stays bright and mellow and keeps the whole plate in balance. It is home cooking that plays nice on busy days and slow nights.
- Time: 45 min
- Servings: 12
Source: Lila Cooks
Ingredients
- one cup dry red lentils rinsed
- two cups water
- one medium sweet potato about four hundred grams peeled and grated
- one small red onion finely chopped
- two cloves garlic minced
- half cup fine oat flour or breadcrumbs
- one third cup chopped parsley
- one teaspoon ground cumin
- half teaspoon smoked paprika
- half teaspoon ground coriander
- quarter teaspoon chili flakes optional
- one teaspoon fine salt plus more to taste
- fresh black pepper
- three tablespoons olive oil for pan cooking
- one ripe avocado
- juice of one small lime
- two tablespoons plain yogurt dairy or plant
- two tablespoons olive oil
- two tablespoons water more as needed
- quarter teaspoon salt
- small handful cilantro or parsley
- lemon wedges
- mixed greens
- extra herbs