Vegetable Quinoa Patties
There is nothing better than a kid-friendly recipe that feeds big people too. Timesaver! This is another recipe that came together by accident. (As an amateur home chef that happens a lot.)
While I was in Switzerland visiting the in-laws and I was scratching my head for a finger food idea for my littlone. The traditional swiss rotations of fondue, raclette, sausage and more cheese was not working for her. And I was bored of the steamed/roasted vegetable rut. I remembered that Goop had a millet falafel that seemed easy enough and would work perfectly for little hands.
However since I had not lugged my cookbook on the train I figured perhaps I could throw it together from memory with a few substitutes based on what was on hand. (You think French is hard when you are not fluent, try navigating the grocery store in Swiss German.) We didn’t have millet so I could use quinoa, I had scallions, I had parsley, and then I thought, what else was in there again…I actually couldn’t remember but just knew it had a bunch of stuff in there and was fried. So I grated some veggies, kept the scallion and herbs, of course we had plenty of cheese and then I added eggs and breadcrumbs since that works well for meatballs and…ta-dah!! Vegetable quinoa patties were born but then quickly extinguished by my toddler, husband, and MIL. You can get create with dipping sauces as well.
Ingredients
2-1/2 cups of cooked quinoa
1/2 cup of zucchini, grated
1/2 cup of carrots, peeled and grated
1 medium to large spring onion, finely chopped
1/3 cup of grated parmesan cheese
4 eggs
1 cup of breadcrumbs (you can add more if necessary)
2 Tablespoons of Olive Oil, and more for frying
Salt and pepper to taste
Method
1. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl. Let sit for 5 minutes.
2. Heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Drop individual mounds into the frying pan, flatten with a spatula to get a good patty shape, and cook 2 minutes on each side or until the egg is cooked.
3. Set patties on a paper towel to soak up the oil before eating them warm. Leftovers can be reheated in the microwave or in the skillet.
(Image by Ajiri Aki)
