Pumpkin Hash Browns / Vegetarian Pumpkin Burgers

Chef floWer's Note:

Found this recipe in a Weight Watches Magazine Nov/Dec 2006 edition. They called them pumpkin hash browns but they are more like pumpkin patties. The patty could also be used for a Vegetarian Burger. They recommended Weight Watchers cottage cheese but I think low fat cottage cheese would be alright. Because I don't like eggs, I used 'Egg Like' which is an egg replacer. I skipped the 'garnish step' and serve them with to tomato sauce.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 12 patties

• 500 g butternut pumpkin , peeled, deseeded and coarsely grated
• 1 ¼ cups cottage cheese
• 3 eggs , lightly beaten
• 1 brown onion , coarsely grated
• 4 spring onions or 4 green shallots , trimmed and finely chopped
• 1 cup whole wheat flour (Known as wholemeal plain flour in Australia)
• salt & pepper , to taste
• olive oil flavored cooking spray

Garnish

• 30 g baby spinach leaves
• 60 g low-fat ricotta , fresh

Directions:

1. Combine pumpkin, cottage cheese, eggs, brown onion, spring onions and wholemeal plain flour in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
2. Heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat.
3. Spray with oil. Shape 1/4 cup quantities of pumpkin mixture into patties. Place around edge of pan, allowing room for them to expand. Cook for 3 minutes or until golden brown. Turn and cook for a further 2 - 3 minutes or until golden. Transfer to a plate.
4. Repeat last step until remaining pumpkin mixture is complete.
5. To finish, arrange spinach on serving plates. Place two patties on each plate. Sprinkle ricotta on top and serve.

Reviews

[Peter J]

Yummo! I served with spinach and ricotta as listed along with a light drizzle of sweet chilli sauce. I think using freshly cracked pepper and a nice strong onion is important for this recipe otherwise it could be a bit bland, but using the freshest of all ingredients it was just great.

[Nikoma]

These were good but came out rather bland for me. Couldn't taste the pumpkin, mostly the flour. I think I could build on this though. Add some seasoning and use all purpose flour. Thanks for the idea! I'm sure I'll be playing around with this.

[Sonya01]

this was very yummy. i loved it took some cor lunch the next day and heated them up in the microwave. thanks Chef Flower for another great recipe. Made for Edition 4: MAKE MY RECIPE—a game of tag!