Cauliflower Patties with Roasted Capsicum and Carrot Pesto

These cauliflower patties are a great alternative if you want to pack in the veges and go light on the carbs.

Ingredients (serves 6 | makes 8 patties)

1/2 head Cauliflower
1 Egg
1/2 cup Fetta Cheese
2 Red Capsicums
1/2 cup Pinenuts
3 Large Carrots
2 tbs Olive Oil

Method

Roughly chop the carrots and capsicum and spray with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
Roast in a hot oven for 15-20 minutes until tender.
While the capsicum and carrots are roasting, roughly chop the cauliflower and place in your food processor. Blitz until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
Place 2 CLEAN tea towels on the sink and empty the cauliflower mixture straight onto the tea towels. Roll the tea towels up tightly and then wring them out over the sink. There should be lots of liquid come away. Repeat this a few times until there is no liquid remaining.
Place the cauliflower into a mixing bowl and add the egg, fetta cheese and season to taste with salt and pepper. Shape into patties.
Once your capsicum and carrots are roasted, place them along with pine nuts, olive oil, salt and pepper into the food processor and blitz to desired consistency for pesto.
Heat a large non-stick frypan with olive oil and gently cook the cauliflower patties until golden brown and cooked through.
Serve with a generous dollop of capsicum pesto and a sprinkling of green leaves.

Notes

Feel free to add anything else you'd like to these cauliflower patties. They are also beautiful if you melt cheese over the top once they are cooked. In this recipe, I've also added some sweet potato 'chips' which I cooked in the oven at the same time as the capsicum and carrots for the pesto. Also good with a dollop of sour cream.

20 Comments

- - Ellen said
  - 02 Sep 2024
    7:52 am
Thanks for sharing ! My kids would love this for sure !
- Ellen replied
  
  16 Sep 2024 , 7:53 am
  Cauliflower is much used in our house
- - mom268263 said
  - 26 Oct 2020
    4:34 pm
Interesting veg mix and good use of cauliflower which is very underused in our house.

- - mom414719 said
  - 21 Nov 2019
    8:12 pm
Cauliflower is healthy and low in calories. It is so versatile and i love creating different recipes with it. Thanks

- - nadine_hill said
  - 29 Jul 2019
    8:50 am
I have never tried cauliflower patties before – they look delicious, and healthy too!

- - Ellen said
  - 16 Jan 2019
    4:36 pm
Lovely. This is how I make a cauliflower pizza sometimes.

- - Cookfromscratchmum said
  - 25 Nov 2018
    7:45 am
Great and healthy salad thanks for sharing

- - mom101628 said
  - 12 Jan 2018
    10:39 pm
Fantastic recipe and a lovely twist on pesto. Thanks for sharing.

- - mom266216 said
  - 03 Nov 2017
    6:51 pm
Nice patties and pesto looks so delicious. will give it a try.

- - mom183717 said
  - 05 Jun 2017
    8:19 pm
I’ve never seen cauliflower patties but looks great

- - Stef said
  - 25 Feb 2017
    3:04 am
Beautiful recipe and presentation! Will have to give this one a try!

- - mom112023 said
  - 17 Feb 2017
    10:30 am
Cauliflower is one of my favourite veg and I am sold on this recipe. Thanks.

- - mom90758 said
  - 08 Oct 2016
    3:13 pm
This recipe looks splendid. I tried making pizza with a cauliflower base and it tasted very good. I’m sure these patties are delicious too!!
- mom19782016 replied
  
  12 Oct 2016 , 2:23 pm
  I’m going to give these a go!
- - mom0211 said
  - 04 Oct 2016
    11:50 am
it looks so yumm !! very healthy also! thanks a lot for sharing this recipe! cant wait to make mine!

- - mum4107 said
  - 30 Sep 2016
    5:54 am
Sounds delicious and healthy. Thanks Nikki

- - mom112217 said
  - 26 Sep 2016
    1:11 pm
The cauliflower patties are a gorgeous healthy lunch,love the recipe!
- mom93821 replied
  
  29 Sep 2016 , 5:52 am
  Cauliflower is such a good price at the moment too – which is good news.
- - mom93821 said
  - 26 Sep 2016
    10:18 am
Thanks – this recipe is my favourite of the day. I love the look of this dish and it looks so good on the plate. The flavours sound delightful.
- cherz replied
  
  26 Sep 2016 , 10:58 am
  Wow this is just pure beauty on a plate..fresh, colourful and just pure delight. thanks so much for sharing Nikki.