8 Plant-Based Croquette Recipes

Croquettes are a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed as an appetizer, side dish, or main course. They are made by combining a variety of ingredients, such as potatoes, cheese, vegetables, and then deep-frying them in oil. Croquettes are a great way to use up leftovers and can be customized to suit any taste. Here are 8 delicious vegan croquette recipes you need to try!

1. Beet Kola Urundai: Indian Beet Croquettes

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These Beet Kola Urundai, better known as croquettes, hail from Chettinad, India. Spicy and delicious with a crisp outside and melt-in-your-mouth center, they’re slightly earthy and sweet from the beets and spicy from the chili. This recipe by Pavani Nandula is great to serve as an appetizer or snack and also as an accompaniment to a rice dish.

2. Alasanda Vada: Black Eyed Pea Croquettes

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Alasanda Vada: Black Eyed Pea Croquettes are a traditional South Indian fried snack. They hold up their shape beautifully while frying and are crispy on the outside, and fluffy on the inside. The texture is very similar to chana dal vada but they taste a little different. Try them out! These Black-eyed pea croquettes by Pavani Nandula are delicious!

3. Couscous and Vegetable Croquettes

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Even if you’re no pro in the kitchen, you can cook these Couscous and Vegetable Croquettes by Valentina Chiappa. They’re so easy to make––just blend, mold, and bake! In 30 minutes you have delicious couscous croquettes. They’re crunchy on the outside and soft on the side––the perfect texture combo.

4. Purple Sweet Potato Croquettes

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The vivid color and amazing appearance of these yummy Purple Sweet Potato Croquettes by Valentina Chiappa will have you coming back for seconds just as much as the flavor will! These are sure to be a crowd pleaser.

5. Baked Jackfruit Croquettes

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These Baked Jackfruit Croquettes by Marieke Gruwel are wannabe croquettes that are a twist on the original meat and potatoes croquette, replacing the meat with jackfruit. They’re a healthy alternative – oven baked and served with Dijon mustard.

6. ‘Cheesy’ Fried Potato Croquettes

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These ‘Cheesy’ Fried Potato Croquettes by Rosie Newton and Dillon Sivyour are  pretty darn good. These homemade croquettes are filled with soft mashed potato, vegan cream cheese, herbs, and spices, coated with a crispy cornmeal, deep-fried coating.

7. Red Lentil Rice Croquettes

Source: Red Lentil Rice Croquettes

This Red Lentil Rice Croquette recipe was born by chance with the intent of preparing a quick dish. But the taste of these croquettes was so good, that Valentina Chiappa  decided to share the recipe with you!

8. Potato and Cauliflower Croquettes

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Cauliflower is the vegetable par excellence of the winter season. Apart from eating it raw, however, you can prepare many delicious dishes, from cream to vegan lasagna. The cauliflower in this Potato and Cauliflower Croquettes recipe by Simona Malerba really brings out the creaminess and butteriness of the potato. These fried treats are yummy and so simple.

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