3 Recipes To Prepare Vegetarian Croquettes

Vegetarian mushroom and vegetable croquettes are low in calories and can be prepared either fried or baked. You can make them as “open mouths” for your lunches or to enjoy on a special occasion. Let’s see the recipe below.

Ingredients

• ½ red pepper
• ½ leek
• Mushrooms (250 g)
• 3 tablespoons of olive oil (60 ml)
• ¼ teaspoon of nutmeg (3.5 g)
• ¼ teaspoon of chopped parsley (3.5 g)
• Salt (2.5 g)
• ½ cup of whole wheat flour (100 g)
• 2 tablespoons of cornstarch (30 g)
• 2 cups of soy milk (500 ml)

For the breading:

• Wheat or corn flour
• 3 tablespoons of chickpea flour (45 g)
• 1 tablespoon of vinegar (20 ml)
• a pinch of salt
• Bread crumbs

Preparation

• To start, chop the bell pepper, leek, and mushrooms.

• Then, fry them in a frying pan with oil, until golden brown. Add a little salt and spices and stir.
• Then pour in the flour and lower the heat a little, continuing to mix.
• Dissolve the starch in a part of the soy milk, then add it to the pan.
• Keep stirring continuously until you get a thick cream.
• Remove the preparation from the heat and wait for it to cool.
• Separately, put flour in a plate and chickpea flour with vinegar, salt and water in another plate.
• Keep stirring until you have a liquid cream.
• In another bowl, pour the breadcrumbs.
• Form the croquettes with your hands. First, pass them through the flour, then through the liquid mixture, then again through the flour, again through the liquid mixture, and finally through the breadcrumbs.
• When you have made all the croquettes you can freeze them.
• Heat plenty of olive oil and fry the croquettes until golden brown.
• Finally, remove the oil residues and serve them.

Vegetarian zucchini and cheese croquettes

Combining the properties and flavor of zucchini, cheese and other vegetable ingredients we can make delicious vegetarian croquettes to enjoy as a family. Even if you prefer a healthier recipe, you can use vegan cheese.

Ingredients

• Zucchini (150 g)
• ½ cup of vegan cheese (100 g)
• 1 cup of flour (200 g)
• 2 cups of almond milk (500 ml)
• Extra virgin olive oil (as necessary)
• Bread crumbs
• Salt, garlic powder and parsley

Preparation

• First, wash and cut the zucchini.
• Next, pour it into a frying pan with hot oil and fry until soft.
• Add the flour little by little and stir the ingredients.

• After about two minutes, start to add the almond milk, reducing the heat to a minimum.
• Make sure to stir the ingredients well so there are no lumps. After obtaining a homogeneous mass, add the previously grated cheese.
• Taste the preparation and add salt to taste.
• Remove from the heat and spread the dough on a plate to cool quickly.
• When it is warm, take it to the refrigerator for a couple of hours to make it firm.
• After this time, form the croquettes with your hands and roll them over. The batter can be made with breadcrumbs, garlic powder and parsley.
• You can moisten them with more almond milk or beaten eggs.
• Finally, fry them in plenty of oil until golden brown.

Vegetarian artichoke croquettes

In addition to being a vegetable full of nutrients beneficial to health, the artichoke is very versatile and combines very well with other ingredients. For this reason, we have decided to use it as a base for these delicious vegetarian croquettes.

Ingredients

• 10 artichokes
• 1 lemon
• 6 slices of bread soaked in milk
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 4 tablespoons of grated Parmesan (60 g)
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 3 tablespoons of semolina (45 g)
• 1 teaspoon of chopped parsley (7 g)
• Breadcrumbs (what you need)
• Salt and ground black pepper (to taste)

Preparation

• First, pour the lemon juice into a pot of water and bring it to a boil.
• When it comes to a boil, pour in the previously peeled and cut artichokes. Cook them for 20 minutes.
• Once the recommended time has elapsed, drain them and wait for them to cool.
• Then pour them into a meat grinder and add the soaked bread and other ingredients.
• Make sure to integrate everything very well and put the dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

• Later, form the croquettes and pass them through the breadcrumbs.
• To finish, fry them in plenty of hot oil until golden brown. Serve them warm or hot.

Have you already tried them? As you can see, they are easy to prepare and use healthy ingredients. Choose the version that you like best and use them to vary your favorite foods.