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Brown Rice Carrot Fritters with Chipotle Sunflower Sauce

Crafted with ease and taste in mind, this recipe is a great choice.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 35 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 460 kcal

Ingredients

Carrot Cakes
  • 1 cup uncooked short grain brown rice
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 3/4 cup rolled oats
  • 3 tablespoons cilantro
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 cups shredded carrots squeeze of moisture
  • 1/2 cup ricotta drained if needed
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 to 2 tablespoon olive oil for cooking
Sauce
  • 1/2 cup soaked sunflower seeds
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 chipotle in adobo sauce
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons minced cilantro
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt

Instructions

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  1. Cover the rice with 2” of water. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook until the rice is cooked; 45 minutes or so.
  2. In the food processor, pulse the garlic into small pieces. Add the oats, cilantro, salt, and pepper until the oats are in fine pieces. Add in the brown rice and carrots, followed by the ricotta and eggs. Pulse the mixture a few times to combine the mixture. The carrots and brown rice should still be visible but broken down slightly.
  3. Place mixture in the refrigerator and allow to sit for 30 minutes.
  4. Warm the olive oil up over medium heat in a large skillet with lid. Wet your hands and form the mixture into patties that are roughly 1" thick and 4" wide. Place in the skillet and cook for 4 minutes, until browning and crisp. Flip, cover, and cook for another 4 minutes until crisp and warmed through.
  5. To make the sauce: combine the ingredients for the sauce in a food processor or blender. Puree until smooth, taste, and add more salt as desired.

Notes

  • Tips & Tricks:  Use with leftover brown rice- it speeds up the cook time quite a bit! Stock up: get the pantry ingredients you will need: carrots, brown rice, sunflower seeds
  • Nutrition: see the information.

Nutrition Information

Serving 4carrot cakes Calories 460kcal (23%) Carbohydrates 56.1g (19%) Protein 17.3g (35%) Fat 19.3g (30%) Saturated Fat 5.5g (28%) Cholesterol 201mg (67%) Sodium 501mg (21%) Fiber 5.4g (22%) Sugar 3.7g (7%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 460

% Daily Value*

Serving 4carrot cakes
Calories 460kcal 23%
Carbohydrates 56.1g 19%
Protein 17.3g 35%
Fat 19.3g 30%
Saturated Fat 5.5g 28%
Cholesterol 201mg 67%
Sodium 501mg 21%
Fiber 5.4g 22%
Sugar 3.7g 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.