People with diabetes can enjoy the same healthy meals as the whole family. Read our healthy cooking fact sheet for ideas on how to make small changes to your favourite recipes.
Some great ways to make recipes healthier are to:- add extra fibre
- add extra fruit & vegetables
- reduce the amount of sugar, salt, or saturated fat
Our recipe of the month is recommended by our dietitians using Diabetes Australia’s own recipe guidelines.
Diabetes Victoria members have access to a large range of recipes and meal plans that meet our nutrition guidelines. Find out more about membership.
Chickpea and Nut Cakes
Recipe brought to you by Nuts for Life
Serves 6 - 20g nuts per serve
Ingredients
400g can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
½ cup roughly chopped toasted hazelnuts
½ cup roughly chopped toasted almonds
½ teaspoon ground cumin
¼ teaspoon mild paprika
½ teaspoon finely grated lemon rind
2 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley
2 tablespoons chopped mint
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons wholemeal plain flour
1 cup wholemeal breadcrumbs
lemon wedges to serve
Method
Preheat oven to 175C
Place the chickpeas, nuts, cumin and paprika in a food processor or blender and blend until nearly smooth
Transfer to a bowl and stir through lemon rind, herbs, egg and flour
Use wetted hands to roll mixture into cakes, then dust in breadcrumbs
Spray with cooking oil spray
Bake the cakes for 20 minutes until golden
Serve with lemon wedges
