Black Bean Cakes w/ Lime Chili Sauce
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 185.8
- Total Fat: 11.9 g
- Cholesterol: 58.3 mg
- Sodium: 309.4 mg
- Total Carbs: 12.9 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.9 g
- Protein: 3.8 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Black Bean Cakes w/ Lime Chili Sauce calories by ingredient
Introduction
These make a nice entree or an appetizer. You can broil them in the oven rather than fry them to make them lower in fat. These make a nice entree or an appetizer. You can broil them in the oven rather than fry them to make them lower in fat.Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
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2 T. olive oil
4 scallions, chopped
6 garlic cloves, chopped
1-2 jalapeno chiles, chopped
1 T. ground cumin
2 15.5 oz. cans of black beans, drained, rinsed, mashed
sea salt
pepper, freshly ground
1 sweet potato, peeled and grated, about 2 cups
1 large egg, beaten
1/2 c. dried breadcrumbs
1/2 c. reduced fat sour cream
juice and rind of one lime
1/2 t. garlic powder
1 t. chili powder
sea salt to taste
Directions
Saute chopped scallions, garlic, jalapeno, and cumin in small pan with 1 T. of olive oil. Put in large bowl. Mix together with mashed beans, grated sweet potato, egg, breadcrumbs and salt. Form into eight patties. Fry in a large, non-stick frying pan with 1 T. of olive oil until dark brown and slightly crispy on the outside. Mix sour cream with lime juice, lime rind, salt, garlic powder, and chili powder. Top fritters with Lime Chili Sauce and serve.