Low Fat Vegetarian Recipes

Ingredients:

30 oz great northern beans, rinsed and drained -or navy beans
1 cup finely chopped plum tomatoes
2 green onions, chopped
6 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves
3/4 tsp dried sage leaves
1 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1/3 cup yellow cornmeal, (up to 1/2)
salt, to taste
olive oil cooking spray
6 slice italian bread
1 large garlic clove, halved -tomato-bosil relish--
basil sprigs

Instructions:

1. In medium bowl, coarsely mash beans with potato masher, or process in
food processor, using pulse technique.

2. In large bowl, combine tomato, green onions, garlic, thyme, sage, cumin,
black pepper and cayenne pepper. Add beans; mix thoroughly. Mix in enough
cornmeal to make a firm but not dry mixture; season to taste with salt.
Refrigerate mixture 1 to 2 hours for flavors to blend.

3. Preheat broiler. Form bean mixture into six patties. Spray large skillet
with cooking spray; place over medium heat until hot. Cook patties until
browned, about 5 minutes on each side.

4. Broil bread 6 inches from heat source 1 to 2 minutes on each side, until
browned; rub both sides of bread with cut clove of garlic. Spoon
Tomato-Basil Relish on bread or on patties (depending on size of bread);
top with bean patties and garnish with basil.

Tomato-Basil Relish

1 1/2 cups chopped plum tomatoes 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh basil --or 2
teaspoons dried basil 2 to 3 teaspoons fresh lemon iuice 1/2 teaspoon
Worcestershire sauce Salt, to taste Ground black pepper, to taste

Combine tomatoes, basil, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce; season to
taste with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until serving rime. Makes about 1
1/2 cups relish.

Per serving: About 307 cal 15 g pro, 53 g car, 2 g fat, 7% cal from fat, 0
mg chol, 731 mg sod, 3 g fiber.

Busted by Gail Shermeyer <4paws@netrax.net>



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Preparation Time: 0:00

Servings: 6