If you are looking for healthy lunch ideas those Spinach Quinoa Vegetarian Patty will quickly become one of your favourite vegetarian meals. You can eat them in many different ways. It makes amazing salads toppings or lovely vegetarian patties to make some fulfilling vegetarian burgers. I also keep this recipe for those days when I am looking for creative kids lunchboxes ideas. My girl love them cold or simply rewarm few minutes in the microwave.
Soooo what do you need to make this Spinach and Quinoa patties recipes ? Only 5 ingredients – or 6 ingredients if you choose to add some cheese which is optional if you are on a dairy free diet. I usually make those vegetarian patties with leftover of cooked quinoa. It is a nice recipe to use leftover of cooked supergrains. I also tried this recipe wih cooked amaranth or mix of quinoa and amaranth. All version are very crispy and delicious.
What’s your favorite way to use quinoa?
Enjoy this simple healthy recipe & have a wonderful day !
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup spinach, cooked, squeezed dry, roughly chopped - you can use fresh spinach cooked 2 minutes in boiling water then squeezed dry or frozen spinach, defrost, squeezed dry
- 3 cups cooked Quinoa
- 2 eggs. size 6
- 1 cup Gluten Free Panko Crumbs
- 1-2 small brown onion, finely diced
- 1/2 cup grated cheese, if desired - optionnal
- 1/8 cup Sugar Free Ketchup,, to dip the patties
Instructions
- On a board using a sharp knife roughly chop the cooked and dried spinach leaves.
- Set aside into a large mixing bowl. Add the diced onions, eggs, panko crumbs, cooked quinoa.
- Combine until it comes together and it forms a sticky mixture that you can easily shape into patties with your hands. If desired, combine grated cheese but the recipe will work without cheese too. If it does not hold well together (too moist) add slightly more panko crumbs, 1 tablespoon at a time until it gets to a consistency that is easy to shape into patties.
- Prepare a plate or tray covered with baking paper.
- Shape the patties with your hands and place them on the tray. Repeat until no more batter left.
- Store in the fridge to firm up - about 15-30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 180 C.
- Bake the patties 15-25 minutes or until crispy and golden.
- Serve as a topping for salads, as burgers patties or simply as an healthy appetizer with veggie dips.
- Rewarm well in the microwave but it gets softer. You can also enjoy those patties cold and add them into kids lunchboxes.
- This recipe makes about 25 small patties.
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