Quinoa and Vegetable Fritters
Recipe
Crispy and bursting with flavour, these fritters are a healthy dinner option.
Serves: 12 people | Prep time: 10 minutes | Cooking time: 25 minutes
British | Sides | Gluten Free
Ingredients
- 150g Quinoa
- 75g cooked Broccoli
- 1 Spring Onion
- 1/2 Courgette (grated)
- 50g cooked Kale
- 1 tbsp freshly chopped Mint
- 1 tbsp freshly chopped Parsley
- 2 Large Eggs (beaten)
- 50g Gluten Free Plain Flour
- 30g Parmigiano Reggiano
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 75g Natural Yogurt
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1/2 tsp Paprika
Method
- Rinse the quinoa and then cover with 300ml cold water, bring to the boil and then simmer for 10-15 minutes until fluffed up and cooked through then leave to cool.
- Add the cooked kale and broccoli to the quinoa along with the spring onion, grated courgette, mint and parsley and combine.
- Next add the flour, eggs and Parmigiano and mix until smooth. Heat the oil in a frying pan and add 1-2 tablespoon of mix per fritter into the pan.
- Cook for 5 minutes until crisp and then flip over and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Mix the yogurt with the lemon juice and paprika and serve.