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Loading...My Favorite Quinoa Recipe: Quinoa Falafel!
- Katie Waldeck
- March 23, 2012
- 3:03 pm
- 43 comments
If there’s anything we can unequivocally say about Care2 Healthy Living readers, it’s that you love, love, love quinoa! In that spirit, I’m sharing my absolute favorite quinoa recipe. I like to eat them with a couple of cut-up veggies and tahini sauce on pita bread, but feel free to experiment (leave some ideas in the comments!) Enjoy!
Quinoa Falafel
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa
- 30 oz. garbanzo beans
- 2 cups carrots, chopped
- 1 cup green onions, sliced
- 6 tablespoons parsley, chopped
- 4 eggs
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 4 teaspoons coriander
- 1/4 cup sesame seeds, toasted
- 4 garlic cloves
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
1. Bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a small-medium saucepan. Add quinoa, reduce heat to low & cover. Cook for about 12 minutes, or until the liquid has absorbed. Set aside and let cool.
2. Pulse carrots and parsley in a food processor. Add in green onion, sesame seeds, garbanzo beans, lemon juice, garlic cloves, eggs, cumin and coriander. If desired, season with salt and pepper. When the mixture is combined (it doesn’t have to be smooth — just mixed well) add in cooled quinoa and lightly pulse some more. Let it set in the fridge for about an hour.
3. Add about a tablespoon of oil to a nonstick pan and heat to medium-high. Scoop out about 2 tablespoons and shape into patties, rolling and flattening the mixture. Cook on each side for about three minutes, and lightly press down with a spatula to thin it out if need be. Continue with the remaining patties.
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Katie Waldeck
Katie is a freelance writer focused on pets, food and women’s issues. A Chicago native and longtime resident of the Pacific Northwest, Katie now lives in Oakland, California.
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A little too pricey for me. Thanks Eric.
Hmm, this is how my own family has been making pesto for generations. I can remember when most peopl…
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Very good information....Now if only I could get some sleep....
they are very good
43 comments
+ add your ownThank you for the share!
Quinoa, who heard of it before presidential candidate Barack Obama?
yum
Looks tasty will give it a try, always love a variety of recipes!
I just learned how great Quinoa is for you and cant wait to try this recipe!
interesting
Thank you for another way to use quinoa!
I made this last night. I found the mixture was a bit wet so I'd suggest using less eggs, or adding chickpea flour in. They were still delicious (I baked mine in the oven rather) and had them with a tahini dressing (2 parts tahini, 2 parts water, 1 part lemon juice, garlic & parsley all whizzed up together). Yummy!
Recipe sounds interesting, but non-stick coatings are toxic according to many articles. I'll use the good 'ol iron skillet.
I wonder if flax seed meal could be used instead of eggs -otherwise, sounds good!
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