^{Image: Four bean mix cutlet in pan.}

This delightful recipe is adapted from Veganomicon – if you hadn’t heard of this book, it’s very popular among vegans and worthy of vegetarians and meat-eaters alike taking a look. There’s a lot of great recipes in the book that break the boundaries of vegan foods being plain and boring – these recipes are definitely not!

My steer away from the original recipe involved halving the ingredients and swapping the chickpeas with the four bean mix. Although, it’s quite tasty I think my next attempt I’d change the spices a little bit to suit my tastebuds more!

For those wanting a quick lunch, these are ideal for you! Try putting one in a sandwich with some ketchup and cheese, similar to a schnitzel sandwich!

^{Image: My favourite way to have schnitzels or burgers – in a sandwich with some ketchup!}

Serves:

• 2 schnitzels

Ingredients:

• 125 grams four bean mix
• 1 tbs oil
• salt
• pepper
• 1.2 tsp garlic mince
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• 1/4 tsp paprika
• 1/4 tsp thyme
• 1/4 tsp sage
• 1/8 cup water
• 1/4 cup gluten flour
• 2 tbs breadcrumbs

Instructions:

1. Mash the bean mix until it’s smooth.
2. Stir through the oil until it’s mixed thoroughly.
3. Blend in all the other ingredients and sit aside for a couple of minutes.
4. Knead until its start to get stiff.
5. Split and shape into schnitzel shapes.
6. Shallow-fry on a very low heat in some oil until golden-brown each side.