Today I share these spinach and chickpea cutlets, a perfect solution for those who, like me, love vegetables and legumes but often have to give them up due to digestion issues.
I discovered that blending the chickpeas together with the spinach is the ideal secret: this step makes the legumes much lighter and easier to digest, without sacrificing their nutrition. The result? Delicious cutlets, very soft inside and with a truly surprising crunchy crust. For the coating I chose corn flakes, which provide a special and tasty crunch; if you prefer you can use classic breadcrumbs, but I assure you the effect won’t be the same!
Come with me and let’s get messy.
Enjoy the recipe, Giusi.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Budget-friendly
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Cooking time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 5
- Cooking methods: Oven, Air Fryer
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients for the spinach and chickpea cutlets
These ingredients are for 5-6 spinach patties.
- 1.5 cups cooked chickpeas (boiled)
- 2 cups spinach, cooked (boiled)
- 5 tbsp bread crumbs (I use gluten-free)
- to taste salt
- to taste corn flakes (Or bread crumbs)
Tools for the spinach and chickpea cutlets
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Hand blender
Steps
For this preparation I used ready-to-use chickpeas, the ones in glass jars. For the spinach I used frozen spinach and cooked it in the microwave. Squeeze the spinach well to remove all excess water and place it in a bowl together with the cooked chickpeas; add salt to taste and blend with a hand blender.
Once the ingredients are blended, add 5 tablespoons of breadcrumbs. If necessary, and the mixture still seems too soft to handle with your hands, add more breadcrumbs but don’t overdo it.
With your hands form balls, then flatten them slightly to create the cutlet and coat them in corn flakes on both sides.
With your hands form balls, then flatten them slightly to create the cutlet and coat them in corn flakes on both sides.
I cooked the spinach and chickpea cutlets in the air fryer at 338°F for 15 minutes; I flipped them halfway through cooking.If you prefer, you can cook the cutlets in a pan: just heat it with a drizzle of oil and cook until golden. Alternatively, you can also bake them in a convection oven at 374°F for about 15-20 minutes, until they are nicely golden.
The cutlets are ready to be enjoyed.
