Vegetarian oatmeal patties with cheese, carrots, and lots of spices, these curried patties are perfect served with a yogurt dip or in a burger bun.
These hearty oatmeal patties are made with simple ingredients, which you probably already have in your pantry and fridge. Vegetarian patties with oats, carrots, and cheese are easy to make and completely satisfying.
It is not that I don't like a good meat burger, but it is not my favorite kind of meal either... Although I like meat, I have to say that when it comes to burgers, I almost always prefer a vegetarian patty.
Either made with beans, chickpeas, pure vegetables, or, in this case, a vegetarian patty made with oats, carrots, and cheese. You can also give me falafels and vegetable fritters of any kind; I would probably always choose those over meat.
If you give me something like these vegetable and chickpea meatballs or these broccoli cauliflower balls, you are sure to make me happy.
Ingredients
Oats:ย There are different kinds of oats: steel-cut oats, also known as pinhead oats or coarse oatmeal, and rolled oats, which can be thick or thin and, depending on the sort, have shorter or longer cooking times. You will needย rolled oats to make this recipe.
Vegetables: I used carrots and onions. You can also experiment with rutabaga or other root vegetables, such as parsnips, sweet potatoes, and beets.
- White onions can be replaced with red onions, shallots, or finely sliced green onions.
Cheese: To make the patties vegetarian, you will have to use vegetarian cheese, which is cheese made with vegetarian rennet.
- I use Gouda cheese most of the time. Gouda is traditionally made with animal rennet, but finding a vegetarian sort is very easy.
- Other similar cheeses can be used instead. Why not try Cheddar, Emmental, or even hard cheese - the vegetarian kinds, of course?
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
How to make vegetarian oatmeal patties?
- Step #1: Cook finely chopped onion in a little olive oil until translucent. Add the grated carrots and cook, stirring often, for about 5 minutes.
- Step #2: Add the oats. Stir well for about 3 minutes.
- Step #3: Add the hot vegetable broth, bring to a boil, and simmer for 5 minutes. Let cool for about 15-20 minutes.
- Step #4: Add grated cheese, chopped herbs, lightly beaten eggs, spices, and flour to the oatmeal mixture.
- Step #5: Form the patties by taking portions out of the mixture and pressing them into patties. You will have about 12-14 vegetarian patties.
- Step #6&7: Heat the oil in a large nonstick frying pan or skillet. Fry the vegetarian patties in two batches, on medium heat, for about 7-8 minutes, turning them 3-4 times in between. If they start browning too much too soon, reduce the heat slightly.
How to serve them?
Serve the oatmeal patties hot or at room temperature.
They keep well for 3-4 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
You can also reheat them in the oven.
Serve the vegetarian patties with Easy Yogurt Mint Sauce, salad with Yogurt Dressing or vinaigrette, and steamed or stir-fried vegetables.
Make burgers:
- Split and toast the burger buns.
- Spread a mixture of ketchup and mustard (or chili/hot sauce) on the bottom side of the bun.
- Place a patty on top.
- Top with sliced tomatoes, sliced red onions, sliced gherkins, and a lettuce leaf.
- Spread some mayonnaise on the other bun half.
- Place on top of the burger. Try a Chicken Fillet Burger if you like.
Make wraps:
- Smear a wrap/tortilla/flatbread with cream cheese/ thick Greek yogurt/ sour cream and (sweet) chili sauce to taste.
- Place some lettuce leaves on top.
- Add the broken patties.
- Add other toppings to taste: sliced tomatoes and bell peppers, cubed avocado, sliced onions, sliced olives, crumbled feta, grated cheese, etc.
- Roll the tortilla and serve.
Oatmeal Patties
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 1 medium onion
- 1โ cups carrots grated, 150 g
- 2ยฝ cups thick rolled oats 250 g
- 2 cups vegetable broth 500 ml, Note 1
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- ยฝ teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons chopped parsley fresh or frozen
- 1 tablespoon chopped chives fresh or frozen
- 1 cup grated cheese grated, 100 g, Note 2,
- fine sea salt and ground black pepper
Instructions
- Cook onions: Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large nonstick pan or skillet. In the meantime, finely chop the onion. Cook until translucent, about 2-3 minutes, on medium-low heat, stirring often.
- Add the grated carrots and cook, stirring often, for about 5 minutes. Add the rolled oats. Roast slightly, stirring often, for about 3 minutes.
- Add the hot vegetable broth, bring to a boil, and simmer for 5 minutes. Let cool for about 15-20 minutes.
- Patty mixture: In the meantime, grate the cheese and chop the herbs. Add them to the oatmeal mixture together with the lightly beaten eggs, cumin, coriander, turmeric, garlic powder, parsley, chives, and flour. Mix well.
- Form the patties by taking portions out of the mixture and pressing them into patties. You will have about 12-14 vegetarian patties.
- Cook patties: Wipe the pan or skillet you used before with some kitchen paper. Heat 1 tablespoon of the remaining oil. Fry half of the vegetarian patties on medium heat, for about 7-8 minutes, turning 3-4 times in between.
- Heat: If the patties start getting too brown too soon, reduce the heat slightly. Remove them from the pan.
- Second batch: Add the remaining oil and cook the second batch of patties.
- Serve hot or at room temperature as suggested above.
Notes
- Vegetable broth made with a stock cube dissolved in hot water.
- Cheese: If the oatmeal patties should be vegetarian, make sure you use vegetarian cheese made without animal rennet.ย
John says
This is an absolutely delicious recipe! I had all the ingredients except for Gouda, so I used mozzarella instead. Also after the patties were done, I put them in a glass dish with a can of cream of mushroom and baked them on 350 for an additional 15 minutes. My aunt used to make hers that way so I tried it for the first time today along with a side dish of jasmine rice and steamed broccoli. Iโm definitely sharing and saving this for later. Thank you
Adina says
Wow! That sounds like a delicious twist, never thought of it myself. Thank you for the feedback and the rating!
Sissi says
They look and sound delicious, in spite of being vegetarian. I think the spices are usually the key to the delicious meatless dishes, so I can well imagine how good these patties are.
angiesrecipes says
Delicious! Not sure I could get my hubby to eat all veggie patties, but I would definitely enjoy these!