Our delicious sweet potato patties take centre stage in this seriously wholesome meal, which we serve with spinach, hummus and harissa paste for a spicy kick.
You can make this gluten-free by substituting the bulgur wheat with the same quantity of quinoa. Just be sure to cook until there’s no water left before adding to the mix.
This is a great meal-prep recipe. You can make the patties in advance and store them in the refrigerator for a few days in an airtight container (keep them separated using baking paper). Then simply bake them when you’re ready to eat!
If you don’t have sweet potato you can use butternut squash instead. You can also use quinoa instead of bulgur wheat.
Rose harissa paste is a spicy Tunisian chilli paste which is now available in most supermarkets. You can also substitute this for a different chilli paste or sauce.
Sweet Potato Patties
Serves:5 peoplePrep Time:Cooking Time:
Nutrition facts:200 calories20 grams fat
Rating: 4.3/5
( 3 voted )
Ingredients
500g (17.6oz) sweet potato
100g (3.5oz) bulgur wheat (or quinoa for gf option)
300ml (10.1fl.oz) vegetable stock
1 x 400g (14.1oz) tin of chickpeas, drained + rinsed
1/2 red onion, peeled + finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, peeled + finely chopped
1 large handful of coriander, chopped
1/2 tbsp smoked paprika
2 tsp ground cumin
salt + pepper
500g (17.6oz) baby spinach
hummus, for serving
5 tbsp rose harissa paste, optional
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 200°C fan / 425°F.
Pierce each sweet potato once with a fork, then add to a tray and roast for 35-45 minutes or until soft all the way through.
Add the bulgur wheat to a saucepan, cover with the vegetable stock, bring to a boil then simmer for 10-12 minutes or until cooked, then transfer to a plate and leave to one side to cool. Note: make sure you cook the bulgur wheat until all the water has evaporated otherwise the mixture might be too wet.
Use a fork to mash the chickpeas in a large mixing bowl until mostly broken down. Peel roasted potatoes and add them to the bowl along with the cooked bulgur wheat, red onion, garlic, coriander, smoked paprika, ground cumin and generous pinches of salt and pepper.
Give everything a good mix until all the ingredients have combined, then grab a small handful and shape into a round patty. Transfer to a large baking tray lined with baking paper. Repeat until you’ve created 10 evenly-sized patties.
Roast for 30-40 minutes at 200°C fan / 425°F, turning carefully halfway through. Give the sweet potato patties 3-4 minutes to harden when they come out of the oven before removing them from the tray
While they harden, add the spinach to a pan on a medium heat and cook until wilted. Serve the spinach with the sweet potato patties, a generous helping of hummus and a tablespoon of rose harissa paste.
Just to say thank you…I made the Sweet Potato Patties tonight, substituted in Quinoa, made my own Hummus and my own Cumquat Chutney, with Spinach and Carrots. It was sensational!! Will definitely be making these more often…
Hey Emma. Yes absolutely – technically you could simply use more bulgur wheat but the patties won’t be as firm. Alternatively white beans (i.e. butter beans) would also work 🙂
This recipe is AMAZING! Looking forward to printing it out, when the print link works. Well done- big hit in our family, kids love them too. Thank you!
yeah late to the party as usual. I am going to mansplain, but here goes. Coriander is the plant, In general culinary use, the leaves are referred to as Cilantro, either fresh or dried, and the seeds are coriander, usually dried and ground for most recipes.
ok these do not hold together at all. Not sure what needs to be done. Consistency before baking was about like regular hamburger, maybe a teeny bit wetter. . I got 3 of the 10 flipped. all others fell apart on flipping. Any suggestions. they are very tasty, but they need to be more firm.
ok these do not hold together at all. Not sure what needs to be done. Consistency before baking was about like regular hamburger, maybe a teeny bit wetter. . I got 3 of the 10 flipped. all others fell apart on flipping. Any suggestions.?they are very tasty, but they need to be more firm.
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I am unable to print your recipes. So sorry about that!
You can print these recipes by using the print option on your phone. Just go thru the pages and pick the ones you want to print!
Hi, don’t have fresh coriander. What can I sub??
Colantro
Can’t wait to try these!!!!
I am unable to print recipes from this domain – tried Google chrome, Firefox and Safari – just a white page when clicking the Print button.
i made this today only instead of harissa paste i had it w some red onion chutney. it was amazing!
Just to say thank you…I made the Sweet Potato Patties tonight, substituted in Quinoa, made my own Hummus and my own Cumquat Chutney, with Spinach and Carrots. It was sensational!! Will definitely be making these more often…
Hi, could I use an alternative to chickpeas only I can’t eat them? Thanks in advance
Hey Emma. Yes absolutely – technically you could simply use more bulgur wheat but the patties won’t be as firm. Alternatively white beans (i.e. butter beans) would also work 🙂
I am unable to print your recipes too. I want to print them from my computer.
Hey sorry Veronica – this is something we’re going to look into asap
Hi! When you write 400 g can of of chickpeas, do you mean 400 g before or after drained? (That is, does 400 g include the chickpea water?)
Thank you!
Roast at what temperature?
They patties go back in the oven at 200°C fan / 425°F (same temperature as when we roast the sweet potatoes). Hope that helps!
This recipe is AMAZING! Looking forward to printing it out, when the print link works. Well done- big hit in our family, kids love them too. Thank you!
Anyone know nutritional facts on this?
yeah late to the party as usual. I am going to mansplain, but here goes. Coriander is the plant, In general culinary use, the leaves are referred to as Cilantro, either fresh or dried, and the seeds are coriander, usually dried and ground for most recipes.
ok these do not hold together at all. Not sure what needs to be done. Consistency before baking was about like regular hamburger, maybe a teeny bit wetter. . I got 3 of the 10 flipped. all others fell apart on flipping. Any suggestions. they are very tasty, but they need to be more firm.
ok these do not hold together at all. Not sure what needs to be done. Consistency before baking was about like regular hamburger, maybe a teeny bit wetter. . I got 3 of the 10 flipped. all others fell apart on flipping. Any suggestions.?they are very tasty, but they need to be more firm.