Sweet Potato and Lentil Patties

I'm giving this four stars only because I changed it to use what I had on hand. I'd like to give it ten stars, because as I made it, it's delicious! I made the recipe by half for my small family of two, but still wound up getting 5 good sized patties out of it, plus about a half patty worth of "tester" mix. I used brown lentils because that's what I had, which took a bit longer to cook. I had some mashed sweet potato on hand, nuked the broccoli, used some precooked kale I had, and cooked the onion in a little butter (which didn't matter, cause I forgot the olive oil). I blended all the veggies and lentils into a paste with my immersion blender, and used one egg and cracker crumbs instead of the flour paste (that's the way I always make veggie patties). I didn't use the vegetable seasoning because I didn't know what it is, only salt and pepper. I fried my tester patties in oil, but plan to bake the patties I've pre-formed for tonight's dinner, as I find any veggie patty seems to hold together better after setting up in the fridge. They came out really delicious; I am pleased to have another veggie patty option for my repertoire.Update, 2/14/17: I just made these again, except as written, with the spinach. I don't know what kind of portions people out there are eating, but I made the full recipe, which is supposed to serve four. It made TWELVE patties. Are folks eating triple patty meals?

It is a good recipe but I made it twice, I roughly the first time I fried the patties the second time I baked them, and they are a lot easier to manage when baking. They seemed to fal apart easily when frying. I also suggest using one egg and no flour because the concoction was more patty ready-like than pancake batter-like with two eggs and flour.

These were just ok when I made them and I made exact to the recipe. But I baked the leftovers in the oven the next day with a little more cheese on top and they came out great. Don't expect an attractive looking patty, but expect good taste and good for you!

I didn't have the required amount of spinach but I still really enjoyed them. I, personally, should put in less pepper next time. Mine were baked in the oven for the healthier option... definitely will cook them that way again!