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Healthy Quinoa Cakes
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.
Course
Side Dish
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
30
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
30
minutes
minutes
Total Time
1
hour
hour
Servings
12
Calories
131
kcal
Author
Sherri Hagymas
Ingredients
2 ½
cups
cooked quinoa
cooled
1
cup
panko bread crumbs
or gluten free choice
4
eggs
beaten
⅓
cup
yellow onion or scallions
finely chopped
⅓
cup
Parmesan or feta cheese
3
cloves
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
Instructions
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.
Nutrition
Calories:
131
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
14
g
|
Protein:
6
g
|
Fat:
5
g
|
Saturated Fat:
3
g
|
Cholesterol:
56
mg
|
Sodium:
120
mg
|
Potassium:
157
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
2
g
|
Vitamin A:
100
IU
|
Vitamin C:
0.9
mg
|
Calcium:
100
mg
|
Iron:
1.1
mg