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Quinoa Patties

November 20, 2013 | Budget Friendly, Freezable Meals, Healthy Lunchbox, Make-ahead Meals, Savoury Snacks, Vegetarian

Quinoa patties

This vegetarian Quinoa Patties recipe is very versatile and can be used to build a tasty meal. They are perfect for the lunch box and delicious both hot and cold.

Health benefits

Quinoa is a superfood I just love. It has a very impressive nutrient profile and is very versatile and easy to cook with. For more about why I just love Quinoa, as well as ways to use it, click here. The eggs combined with the quinoa make this a wonderful, protein-rich vegetarian meal.

Take a look at the variations (below the main recipe) for suggestions to alter the recipe to suit your specific dietary requirements.


Quinoa Patties

Prep 20 minutes
Cook 15 minutes
Total 35 minutes
Serves: 4
Quinoa patties
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These quinoa patties are delicious hot or cold, as a side dish or as the main event. They are just so versatile, nourishing and delicious. 

Ingredients

  • 180 g quinoa (1 cup) washed very well
  • 45 g parmesan cheese (½ cup) grated
  • 2 clove/s garlic -peeled and crushed
  • 1 bunch/s spring onion/s -white part finely diced
  • 30 g leafy greens -like kale, spinach, basil or another herb (1 cup approx.)
  • 60 g fresh breadcrumbs (1 cup) or gluten-free breadcrumbs
  • 4 free-range or organic egg/s
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper - to taste
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Method

  • After washing your quinoa very well in a fine sieve to remove the bitter saponins, cook your quinoa (instructions here). If you have time to soak the quinoa in water with a splash of apple cider vinegar (for up to 12 hours) this will improve its digestibility.
    Once cooked set aside to cool.
  • In a food processor or powerful blender, grate your cheese and chop your garlic and spring onion. Set aside in a large mixing bowl.
  • Now process your bread (works well from frozen) to a crumb.  Add to the cheese mix.
  • Without rinsing your bowl, process you eggs and greens until the greens are a chopped up as necessary. I like them a little in tact, but for veggie phobic kids, you may like to process them to a liquid.
  • Now mix all the ingredients together until well combined and season well.
  • In a large frypan, add a good couple of tablespoons of coconut oil or butter (or a mix of both).
  • Heat over a moderate heat and drop a good heaped tablespoon of the quinoa mixture into the oil. This recipe should make approx. 15-16 patties.
  • Press down a little with the back of a spatula.
  • Cook until the edges start to brown. Carefully turn and brown the other side.
  • Eat immediately or allow to cool and store in the fridge.

Thermomix method

  • Soak the quinoa overnight, drain and rinse. If no time to soak, rinse several times, rubbing it so the bitter saponins are washed away. Cook in the basket with 700ml of water, Varoma temp, speed 4, 12minutes if soaked, 15minutes if just rinsed or until the little white tail on the seed appears.
  • Set aside to cool and dry your TMX bowl.
  • Process you cheese, garlic, and onion, 10 seconds, speed 4. Set aside.
  • Make your breadcrumbs by processing frozen bread (broken into pieces), 10 seconds, speed 6. Set aside.
  • Chop the leafy greens, 5 sec, speed 4. Add the eggs and process 5 seconds speed 4.
  • Add back the cooked quinoa, breadcrumbs and cheese/onion mix. Season and mix on reverse, 10 seconds, speed 3 (you may need to scrape the sides).
  • In a large frypan, add a couple of tablespoons of coconut oil or butter (or a mix of both).
  • Heat over a moderate heat and drop a good heaped tablespoon of the quinoa mixture into the oil.
  • Press down a little with the back of a spatula.
  • Cook until the edges start to brown. Carefully turn and brown the other side.
  • Eat immediately or allow to cool and store in the fridge.

Serve

  • With avocado salsa (pictured) or guacamole
  • With pesto or hummus
  • With salad
  • With grilled meat or fish and salad for a larger meal

Make-ahead

  • They can be eaten cold or re-heated in the oven or a sandwich press.

Store

  • Store in an airtight container in the fridge.
  • Can also be frozen.
  • My kids love these in their school lunchbox.

Variations

Gluten-free

Use gluten free bread or rolled quinoa.

Dairy-free

Just omit the cheese (you can add in ¼ cup nutritional yeast for more flavour).

No greens

You can substitute the greens with grated carrot or sweet potato.
 

Love to hear your thoughts on these delicious patties.  You can comment or rate this recipe below.

Course: Main Course

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Category: Budget Friendly, Freezable Meals, Healthy Lunchbox, Make-ahead Meals, Savoury Snacks, Vegetarian Tags: cheese, coconutfree, cornfree, dairyfree, dinner, eggs, familyfood, glutenfree, grainfree, legumefree, lowfructose, lowsugar, lunch, lunchbox, meal, nutfree, patties, Quinoa, seafoodfree, sesamefree, snack, soyfree, vegetarian, wheatfree, yeastfree

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  1. Tracey says

    Oooooo this looks yum! Will have to try soon, be perfect for summer 🙂 I love how there is no spice in it, so many vegetarian recipes have too much spice in them!

    November 21, 2013
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    • Georgia Harding says

      They are simply delicious. i love spice, but I also love fresh simple flavours too, hope you enjoy. G x

      November 21, 2013
      Reply
  2. Shelley Johnson says

    Georgia, good things happen 🙂 I was standing in a coffee shop when I heard the mention of your website, in particular reference to your healthy slice recipe. I couldn’t wait to get home and take a peep – I have been addicted ever since – Your recipes all feel so healthy and homely just from reading them and I have printed off a few to tackle in my kitchen. Seeing pics which include the ‘ol Golden Wattle book takes me back to my own Nan’s kitchen and I thank you for that. I am enthused and excited to venture into your world of health – its been a long time coming. keep up the fabulous work, for yourself your family and for us out here. Regards, Shelley

    November 22, 2013
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    • Georgia Harding says

      Thanks so much for your lovely comment Shelly. Yes I love my Nans cook books – very precious to me and I just had to feature the old Golden Wattle on the site. Reading your words motivate me to pursue my passion of sharing all I have learned – much appreciated. G x

      November 22, 2013
      Reply
  3. Penelope Lennon says

    yum, this looks like a good xmas day breakfast for our vegetarian family! thanks.

    November 26, 2013
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    • Georgia Harding says

      Funny I was thinking the same. A great special breakfast. G x

      November 26, 2013
      Reply
  4. Kathy says

    Fantastic recipe Georgia. We whipped it up in no time for our visiting vegetarian and we all loved the patties. She’s not a big fan of eggs so we omitted three and added extra cheese plus a tablespoon of s.r. flour. There was a little mix left over which we extended with green lentils, coriander and cumin. Delicious!

    January 8, 2014
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    • Georgia Harding says

      Glad you all liked it, G x

      January 9, 2014
      Reply
  5. Sharene says

    Wow! Made these tonight for the first time. I cooked the quinoa in broth that I made from your recipe. My husband came into the house asking what was the wonderful smell-the coconut oil. He is a meat and mash man. A farmer. Well between him and my 18 year old son they couldn’t get enough. They are awesome! Thank you for yet another nourishing recipe.

    February 3, 2014
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    • Georgia Harding says

      Love to win over a meat and mash man! Really pleased you all enjoyed them. G x

      February 4, 2014
      Reply
  6. Amy says

    Another fantastic recipe Georgia! I have had a packet of quinoa sitting in my pantry wondering what to do with it. I’ve also never tried it before. Thanks for the extra cooking instructions too! My four year old asked why they were green and I told him that they were full of herbs from the garden (I used some basil and spinach). He really liked them. I’m yet to convince hubby to give them a try, but his friend who came over for dinner said they were really good, so I think I might have some luck next time 🙂 Thank you so much for helping me to increase the healthiness and variety in our food!

    October 16, 2014
    Reply
  7. Sally says

    These are so delicious and easy to make. Thanks so much,

    November 3, 2015
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    • Georgia Harding says

      Glad you enjoyed G x

      November 8, 2015
      Reply
  8. Megan Zigomanis says

    5 stars
    Thanks for a fantastic vegetarian recipe Georgia. We love to have a few ‘meat free’ dinners a week and this is a perfect option to have on hand. They cooked beautifully, tasted amazing and held their shape nicely in the fridge for leftovers the next day. I followed the recipe exactly as written but might try some of the variations next time and add some extra vegetables!

    February 4, 2018
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    • Georgia Harding says

      Thrilled you enjoyed it Megan. Thanks so much for your feedback and the star rating Gx

      February 4, 2018
      Reply
  9. JUSTINE says

    5 stars
    Amazing recipe with lots of flexibility for changing up the veg – today I made mine with spinach, broccoli, mushrooms 🙂

    February 10, 2018
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    • Georgia Harding says

      Thrilled you enjoyed them and adding your own spin on them Justine. Thanks for sharing (and rating the recipe too) G x

      February 15, 2018
      Reply
  10. Maddy says

    5 stars
    Very Delicious!!

    June 22, 2018
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    • Georgia Harding says

      Glad you enjoyed Maddy. Cheers for the feedback and 5 stars G x

      June 25, 2018
      Reply
  11. Therese says

    5 stars
    I love these patties – can hey be frozen? (not that I ever have any left to freeze!)

    September 19, 2018
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    • Georgia Harding says

      Yes they can – store in an airtight container. They won’t be quite as crisp (but I reheat them in the sandwich press and this helps). So glad you love them Therese, thanks for rating the recipe too G x

      September 20, 2018
      Reply
  12. Hayley Barker says

    5 stars
    My 1 year old LOVES these!! Do they freeze well?

    October 28, 2018
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    • Georgia Harding says

      Hi Hayley – that’s so awesome. Yes they will freeze well. You’d need to snap freeze them before putting them in an airtight container or separate using baking paper as they will stick if stacked on top of one another. Thanks for the feedback and for rating the recipe G 🙂

      October 28, 2018
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  13. Alex says

    Hi Georgia, we have a pre-diabetic in the house so avoiding carbs – could the quinoa be subbed for something else? Hemp seeds maybe.

    September 13, 2020
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    • Georgia Harding says

      Hi Alex, I have only recipe tested with quinoa sorry. However quinoa is a protein rich seed (not grain) and I know a diabetic friend swears by it as a rice/ carb sub. G x

      September 14, 2020
      Reply

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