SAVORY OATMEAL CROQUETTES with SESAME & AVOCADO SAUCE

SAVORY OATMEAL CROQUETTES with SESAME & AVOCADO SAUCE

• 3 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup milk or nut ‘milk’
• 2 eggs or melting cheese of your choice (i.e.aged mozzarella, asiago, gouda)
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 1 carrot, grated
• 1 zucchini, grated
• 1/4 cup parsley, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon marjoram or thyme, dried (or 1 tablespoon fresh)
• 1 teaspoon rosemary, dried (or 1 tablespoon fresh)
• 2 tablespoons nama shoyu (soy sauce) or tamari
• salt and pepper to taste
• avocado or olive oil for frying
  
  

• 1 tablespoon of tahini
• 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
• 3 tablespoons onion, chopped
• 2 teaspoons nama shoyu (soy sauce) or tamari
• Flesh of 1 avocado
• 1 clove garlic

DIRECTIONS:

1. Soak the rolled oats in milk for 2 hours or overnight
   
   
2. Place the soaked oats in a medium bowl and use your fingers to mush them and form a dough-like consistency before adding all other ingredients.
   
   
3. Add the rest of the ingredients and combine thoroughly. Form into croquettes, about 2-3 inches in diameter.
   
   
4. Warm a little oil in a heavy bottom pan. Fry the croquettes at medium heat for about 3 minutes on each side or until golden all around. Serve with Sesame & Avocado Sauce.
   
   
5. For Sesame & Avocado Sauce: Blend all sauce ingredients until smooth and serve with the oatmeal croquettes.