It’s seemed as if I haven’t had much time on my hands lately and it makes me sad that I haven’t been creating nice things to share with you all! This weekend, today was a dedicated work day, leaving yesterday free for me to spend as I pleased. Clearly I took the chance to indulge in a little kitchen play-time!
I didn’t have any clear-cut ideas of what I wanted to make other than that sweet potatoes were to be involved, but a little experimenting actually produced a rather yummy result. Another lesson learnt from cooking: sometimes it’s better to go with the flow, forget the plans and trust your instincts !
Fortunately, I’m also getting better at this cooking note-taking thing so I can actually pass this recipe on to you and remind myself of how to make this meal again too.
I had also picked up a couple of rather lovely looking cabbages at the market yesterday morning, again with no plans for them, so decided to crack into them straight away and made a simple Asian-style slaw. You can’t go wrong with a crunchy, flavourful salad, whatever the season or occasion. Not in my opinion anyway.

- 1/2 Red cabbage, shredded
- 1/2 White cabbage, shredded (Approx 6-8 C shredded vegetables)
- 2 Spring onions, julienned
- Pinch of chili flakes (optional)
- Juice of 1 lime (Approx 2 Tbsp)
- 1” Fresh ginger, minced
- 3 Tbsp Brown rice vinegar
- 1 Tbsp tamari
- 1/2 tsp Coconut sugar (or other sweetener)
- 1 tsp Sesame oil
- 1 Tbsp Neutral oil
- 1/2 C Chopped toasted cashews (optional)
- Combine the shredded cabbage and green onions in a large bowl. Add all the remaining ingredients and mix well. This salad benefits from sitting at room temperature for a while to allow the flavours to mingle and the cabbage to slightly soften. I added some toasted cashews to the leftovers and would recommend it!
Back to the main kitchen experiment, or Sweet Potato, Red Lentil & Sesame Patties as I’m naming the result. These are very straightforward but a little fancier and prettier than your average baked sweet potato. Some extra protein and sturdiness comes in the form of red lentils and chickpea flour and a generous sprinkle of sesame seeds and green onions adds more flavour. Served alongside a little lime spiked non-dairy yogurt you’ve got a fun appetizer, or with the cabbage slaw too, a full meal.
Ingredients Instructions
http://www.coconutandberries.com/2013/12/01/sweet-potato-red-lentil-sesame-patties-with-asian-style-cabbage-slaw/
Wishing you all a happy December!
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Looks very tasty and surprisingly simple. I don’t think I ever found writing recipe notes too challenging - perhaps because I had been copying recipes into a notebook in my own style for years before blogging - but I do hate it when I make something and love it and haven’t bothered to take notes because sometimes it just doesn’t seem that exciting a dish or too like others I have blogged
I’m learning to keep a notebook and pen on hand at all times. Though I now seem to have a few recipe notebooks and it takes me a while to find where I’d written the recipe I’m looking for!
Those sweet potato patties sound fantastic! I love your photos too - so bright and colourful and fresh
Thanks Kari
I used the chickpea flour after I’d thought about your tofu fritters!
Look at the colour of the sweet potato patties, you just know they are going to taste amazing! These would make a great lunch with some crunchy slaw. Glad you took notes for the recipe, it looks so yummy 😀
Aaaw thank you for such a sweet comment. I had leftover patties with hummus for lunch today and they were still good 😀
Gorgeous food! I rarely buy red cabbage but I think I really bneed to make your slaw! Happy December to you, too.
I’m surprised you don’t often eat red cabbage- I tend to think of it as quite typical in German meals?!
My favourite red cabbage dish is braised red cabbage and apple which we have with our Christmas meal every year. Delicious 😀
Looks lovely and delicious!!
I love your photos - the colours just pop and look amazing!! 😉
Ha Ha you’re kinda like me with the note taking part… I also need to improve on that.
You would not believe how many food shots I have waiting that I can’t remember what the exact recipe was or that I took my notes… but I lost that random scrap paper! Sheesh! It’s something I have to improve on for 2014! There, my first resolution 😉
xoxo ella
I hate it when that happens! Thanks for your lovely comments on the pics
x
Your patties look so good, thank you for sharing the recipe, Emma!
Natalia
Thanks so much Natalia. I hope you get to try them some time.
This looks fabulous Emma! I am a huge fan of slaw, so that caught my eye on Instagram the other day. Love the patties too, sweet potatoes are so yummy.
I do love a good slaw too. I just ate a bowl of the leftovers as a dinner ‘appetizer’ earlier!
Yum! I have yet to try an Asian slaw, but I love cabbage (and the idea of going sans mayo).
This looks so good! I absolutely love raw cabbage and the slaw looks like a winner. Putting this one on the menu. Thanks so much!
Thanks Wendy! I have cabbage raw much more often than cooked.
oh my gosh.. these are the cutest and the prettiest patties. i think i might have to make the whole meal this weekend. i hear you about the note taking. i used to be really bad at that. then i started notingthings in a diary or random pages, but things would get lost. now i keep my laptop around and make notes in email or post drafts. they are automatically saved
Why didn’t I think of that?! Using my computer has got to be the way to go. It seems I use pen and paper less and less these days!
These look so delicious, going to have to try making them at some point!
These look so good!
Thanks Christina. It was a bit of an experiment but turned out well!
Wow, these patties look adorable, delightful and tasty, they remind me of miniature scallion & potato pancakes! Plus I would love to have that salad (I was just on a 3-day juice cleanse)! I love using coconut sugar, it’s one of my favorite types of sugar to use right now. Happy December and keep warm, Emma!
Congrats for completing the juice cleanse! Now you’ve got me thinking about making scallion & potato pancakes- I love them!
I love the salad AND the patties! Not sure which to try first, so I think the answer is BOTH!
Hehe. Thanks Heather. It was a yummy meal and I loved the leftover patties with hummus for lunch too