My New Years resolutions have made it past the critical 3 week point. I have posted everyday and I have faithfully followed the Detox Maintenance Lifestyle Eating Plan. You’ll notice I didn’t call my new regimen a diet… And yes, I know it is too soon to feel victorious but my resolve has lasted longer than usual, which is heartening because I do not always exhibit an over abundance of willpower.
You can read all about the Detox system on its creator’s website:
And if you like her strategy, you can purchase her cookbook from Amazon at:
Using Elizabeth’s book as a guide for ideas, I came up with the following recipe for savory patties. They are nice served cold as a snack or you can heat them up (I use the toaster oven) and drizzle a little fresh tomato sauce over the top.
Savory Patties: 
- Combine:
2 cups rolled oats
2/3 cup amaranto*
2/3 cup sunflower seeds
2 Tbsp chopped capers
2 Tbsp chopped sun-dried tomato
2 Tbsp chopped parsley
1 clove garlic diced super-fine
- In a separate bowl mix:
4 Tbsp olive oil
½ cup mashed carrots
½ cup mashed potatoes
1 cup mashed garbanzos
- Kneed the two mixtures together and form 20 patties.
- Place them on an ungreased, lined cookie sheet and bake for ½ hour at 350 degrees F.
*What is amaranto?
Your Savory Patties are delicious, and very satisfying and filling. Congratulations to you Joanna, for being so steadfast and determined in your healthy weight loss journey. And thank you for posting the recipe. It is definitely a winner – using only healthy detox ingredients. Congratulations are due as well to all the members of the Merida support group, who are living the Detox Maintenance Lifestyle so successfully.
Thanks Elizabeth, they do taste good, don’t they? But it was your book that inspired my recipe.
FYI – amaranto is more commonly known as quinoa (in the English-speaking countries), and is a health food staple.
The leaves of the young plants that are commonly called “quelite” in México, are a tasty substitute for spinach.
Thank you, I didn’t know that. We don’t have the plants in Yucatan and I always wondered what they were called in English. Our spinach-like plant is called chaya