![]() |
Recipe from: makebetterfood Image Credit: Kevin |
Herb
Quinoa Millet Cakes
“Similar to crab cakes, these whole-grain cakes are packed
with nutrients and are incredible delicious and filling.” Kevin
1 cup
uncooked quinoa
½ cup
uncooked millet
Using a fine
mesh strainer, wash quinoa and millet under cool water for three minutes.
2 ¼ cups
water
½ teaspoon
salt
In a medium
saucepan, combine quinoa, millet, water, and salt.
Cook over medium heat and bring to a boil.
Cover, decrease heat, and simmer until quinoa and millet is
very soft and tender, about 45 minutes.
Remove from heat and cool to room
temperature.
4 large eggs
In a small
bowl, beat eggs and set aside.
3 heaping
cups cooked quinoa and millet
1 cup panko
bread crumbs
½ medium red
onion, finely chopped
4 cloves
garlic, finely chopped
½ cup grated
parmesan cheese
½ cup
coarsely chopped black kalamata olives (about 6 ounces)
⅓ cup chopped
parsley
1 tablespoon
lemon or lime zest
½ teaspoon
salt
½ teaspoon
coarsely ground black pepper or crushed red pepper flakes
In a large
bowl, mix quinoa, millet, bread crumbs, onion, garlic, cheese, olives, parsley,
lemon
zest, salt, pepper.
If you have extra quinoa-millet, store it in an
airtight container and use as a
healthy side dish for another meal.
Add beaten
eggs and stir until all of the mixture is moistened.
Using a ⅓ or
½ cup measure, scoop out mixture and form into a patties using your fingers.
2 tablespoon
olive oil, plus more as needed
In a large
skillet over medium low heat, heat olive oil.
Cook four to
six patties at a time on each side until lightly browned, about 4 to 5 minutes
each
side.
Flip and cook other side.
Remove and place on a paper towel lined plate.
Add
additional oil as needed and cook remaining patties.
Serve warm
with tartar sauce, lemon sauce, or barbecue sauce.
Read
more and enjoy this amazing recipe and many more when visiting makebetterfood
No comments:
Post a Comment