What would you serve with veggie oat patties and tomato sauce?

[TheKitchenWitch]

The patties (a new recipe I'm trying out) are made of oats and rice with grated veg. There's a tomato sauce that goes with them. I'd rather not do potatoes as we had that yesterday (plus they're both a bit carb-y) but I can't think what else to do to make it into a whole meal.
Any ideas?

Salad? Oats and rice though?

Yes, oats + a grain. I used millet last time and then realised that I don't actually like millet very much lol
I have a multitude of recipes for veggie burgers/patties/balls etc, and am always trying out new ones I come across. Some of them are astonishingly and surprisingly good!

There will be salad anyway, I just feel like the main meal needs another "something". Like if it was meatballs and tomato sauce, you'd have pasta or rice with it. But having either of those isn't really an option here so I'm a bit stumped.

Instead of making a Pattie you could stuff a pepper with the mixture ?

Quinoa salad with seeds, red onion and avocado chopped through it, and a bit of lime juice and ginger

Stir-fried peppers, onions & courgettes? Or green beans.

With baby new potatoes.

Sweet potato wedges or fries

" I can't think what else to do to make it into a whole meal."

Roast chicken or a nice juicy steak?

Roast veg with sweet potatoes.

Can you share the recipe please, these sound interesting 😊

Sounds like you just need another side dish - my go tos are corn on the cob, coleslaw, sweet potato wedges.

I would definitely have this with chips or wedges, salad and maybe some coleslaw, but cous-cous might work for you?

@TheKitchenWitch if be happy with those & a salad. It's hard if you're trying to keep the carbs low. (I couldn't eat your patties, too high in carbs for me 🥲)

I suppose tenderstem broccoli would be nice with them & salad .

Sounds like it could do with more protein so maybe a bean/quinoa salad?

Spring greens and broad beans.

😅

Sweet potato mash, tenderstem broccoli or asparagus drizzled with balsamic glaze and mixed seeds, corn on the cob. Or make them into wraps with salad, avocado etc.

Where's the protein? I'd have something beany or tofuey with this.

It's low on protein, but given that we eat a fuck load of pulses etc most of the time I'm not too bothered. It's no different to having pasta with nice tomato sauce, is it?

I think I am going to do some veg on the side, I will need to raid the freezer though as all I've got in the fridge are some wilty carrots (two of which have gone into the patties themselves), half a small cucumber and some salad leaves.

@Laurdo I have some smaller, bean/lentil-based ones which I use regularly for wraps, and they are fantastic.

@AnnWithoutAnnie I'm not desperate to keep carbs low, but seeing as they are already made up of 2 carbs I feel I need a little something else for balance. Although if I'm honest I think some sort of fried/crispy potatoes would go best (but we had potatoes yesterday).

😂

Cauliflower bites - cut into smallish pieces, dip in mixture of beaten egg, garlic and flour, then roll in breadcrumbs and bake in the oven until outsides are crispy.

Courgetti

or on a bed of wilted spinach/mushrooms/onions (I sometimes serve bean ‘meatballs’ and tomato sauce like this)

please post the recipe/a link if you think it had turned out well

@BlooberryBiskits Do you have a recipe for your "meat" balls? Trying to eat more veggie meals and these sound good

Baguette

So we've had dinner, thumbs up from everyone!
I did it with some mixed veg (broccoli, carrots and cauliflower), and bread to mop up the sauce. And very nice it was too!

Recipe for anyone interested:

150g oat flakes
2-300ml veggie stock (I only needed 200)
50g grain cooked (original was millet, I used well-cooked soft rice)

Mix and soak for about 10mins

2 carrots (or 1 carrot / 1 parsnip or courgette or whatever you have in the fridge) grated finely and cooked (I did it in the microwave)

1tsp mild curry powder
1tsp mild mustard
1 tbsp plain flour (can also use cornflour)

Mix into oat and grain mixture, and combine well. Season if necessary.

Form 12 patties. Leave in fridge until needed then fry in a little oil on medium heat until deep golden on the outside.

Serve with tomato sauce!

(and bread and veg obvs :D )

This is going to sound really thick and I thought I was a pretty competent cook, but what are oat flakes?