Reminiscere Carrot Quinoa Patties
Servings: 12 patties
Ingredients
- 1 C dry quinoa
- 4 large eggs
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 2 tsp dried parsley
- ½ small onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 C breadcrumbs
- ½ C finely grated carrot
- 1 tbsp olive oil, plus more as needed
Instructions
- Cook your quinoa according to package instructions. Take 2 ⅔ cup of cooked quinoa and mix with eggs, salt, pepper, and parsley in a large bowl. Add onion and garlic. Last stir in the bread crumbs and chopped carrot. Let the mixture sit for ~5 minutes to thicken up.
- Your patty mixture should be able to be easily molded into small discs. The texture is important as you want the mixture moist yet able to hold together. You can add more bread crumbs to firm up the mixture or a teaspoon of water at a time to add moisture (add slowly to avoid going too much in one direction).
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat, add some of the patties, cover, and cook for 7 to 10 minutes until slightly golden brown. Carefully flip and cook the second sides for just 5 minutes, or until the same color. Add more oil to the skillet between batches, if needed.
- Serve patties hot or cold and in a variety of dishes. We think they are especially delicious as part of a Greek gyro or salad, as well as crumbled over pasta with marinara, served with sliced avocado or homemade “magic” sauce.