These Healthy Quinoa Cakes are a great side dish or as a light lunch with a piece of fruit. Make the optional Yogurt Dill sauce to kick it up even more.
I am always on the outlook for healthy new side dishes to make. With our love of quinoa, I decided to make a yummy little cake out of a batch instead of my typical vegetables additions like this Spinach Mushroom favorite.
You can easily change the cheese and vegetables if you’d like. Use Parmesan cheese, add spinach, grated carrots or red peppers. You really can’t go wrong with adding to them.
You may also like these Tuna Patties as well as these Zucchini Cakes too. They all have the perfect amount of crunchiness.
Ingredients for Quinoa Cakes
2 ½ cups cooked quinoa, cooled
1 cup of panko bread crumbs
4 eggs, beaten
⅓ cup finely chopped yellow onion or scallions
⅓ cup Parmesan or feta cheese
3 cloves of garlic, minced
2 tablespoon olive oil or coconut oil, for cooking
Yogurt Dill Sauce, optional
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
1 cup plain nonfat yogurt
1 teaspoons lemon juice
How to Make Quinoa Cakes
Cook quinoa per package instructions.
Make dill yogurt sauce and set aside.
Then, combine 2 ½ cups cooked quinoa with all other ingredients
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
Scoop out ⅓ cup of mixture and form into a ball then press into about a 1 inch patty.
Cook for 5 minutes until the underside is golden brown.
Flip and cook for an additional 5 minutes until this underside is also golden brown.
Serve warm or cold.
ENJOY!!
Quinoa Cakes
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups cooked quinoa and cooled
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs or gluten free choice
- 4 large eggs beaten
- ⅓ cup yellow onion or scallions finely chopped
- ⅓ cup Parmesan cheese or feta
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil or coconut oil for cooking
Yogurt Dill Sauce,optional
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
- 1 cup plain nonfat yogurt
- 1 teaspoons lemon juice
Instructions
- Cook quinoa per package instructions.2 ½ cups cooked quinoa
- Make dill yogurt sauce and set aside.1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill, 1 cup plain nonfat yogurt, 1 teaspoons lemon juice
- Then, combine 2 ½ cups cooked quinoa with all other ingredients1 cup panko bread crumbs, 4 large eggs, ⅓ cup yellow onion or scallions, ⅓ cup Parmesan cheese, 3 cloves garlic
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.2 tablespoons olive oil or coconut oil
- Scoop out ⅓ cup of mixture and form into a ball then press into about a 1 inch patty.
- Cook for 5 minutes until the underside is golden brown.
- Flip and cook for an additional 5 minutes until this underside is also golden brown.
- Serve warm or cold.
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclosure
Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should only be used as an approximation.
Adapted from Super Natural Every Day: Well-loved Recipes from My Natural Foods Kitchen
Erin
My cakes would not hold together that well when forming into a ball. Could it have been because I was using cold quinoa (from the fridge previously made)? They sloppily held together so I could cook them and did taste delicious, using parm for the cheese! I want to make again but would like them to hold better. Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Condoleeza
Your recipe looks great. I’m making tonight as an accompaniment to steaks. I realize that it says that it makes 12 servings. Can you tell me how many patties it makes when made according to the directions?
Sarah R.
What a FUN way to use quinoa!! I just love this idea. So many thanks for popping by Snickerdoodle Sunday with your latest make…hope to see you again this weekend!
Sarah (Sadie Seasongoods)
Lou Lou Girls
What a great recipe! Love it! Pinned and tweeted. We love to party with you, so I hope to see you tonight at 7 pm. That would be so awesome.
Happy Monday! Lou Lou Girls
swathi
Delicious, thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop, pinning.
Joy @ Joy Love Food
These sound wonderful! Pinning to try. Thanks for sharing at What’d You Do This Weekend? 🙂
Jann Olson
Yum! These would make a fun and unusual side dish. Love dill sauce! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
The Wellness Wife
I am making these soon! I seem to have a fetish for baking things in patty form and I’m always looking for great new vegetarian recipes.
Stephanie
Looks delicious!! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! Please join us again this week!
Lisa at Grandma's Briefs
Came over from Organized 31’s linky. I’ve been seeking new ways to use quinoa and this looks delicious. Already printed and pinned. Can’t wait to try! Cheers!
Alyssa @ Piece of Home
This is a great snack idea! We work from home and are always looking for snack ideas that are healthy and filling! This looks great!
Jennifer S.
I’m always looking for great side dishes and recipes with quinoa that actually look good. This seems to fit both requirements. I pinned it so I can try it soon. Thank.
Fun With A Message (@FunWithAMessage)
Hi Sherri,
Visiting from the linkup Mommy’s Club.
Love this healthy recipe idea and the pics are great!