Sweet Potato Quinoa Patties Food

SWEET POTATO QUINOA PATTIES RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• Prepare quinoa according to package instructions (I cook 1 heaping cup with a scant 2 cups of water in my rice cooker). Preheat oven to 400 degrees, pierce sweet potatoes with fork and bake for 45 minutes or until soft. Remove skins, mash with a fork to remove all chunks and place in large mixing bowl. In a sauté pan combine onions, olive oil, a hearty pinch of sea salt and cook over medium-low heat until onions are translucent. Add garlic and cook an additional minute, stirring continually to prevent the garlic from burning. Add thyme at the very end and mix well. Add onions, quinoa, 1/4 teaspoon sea salt (more to taste), a bit of fresh cracked pepper to large mixing bowl with sweet potatoes and stir until well combined. Form mixture into golf ball size ball, flatten into a patty, and cook in earth balance vegan butter on a non stick pan for approximately 2 minutes on each side (you want them to brown up and crisp!). Repeat to make as many as you'd like. Enjoy with a generous sprinkling of fresh thyme leaves and some finishing salt! Save any leftovers in the refrigerator to make later.

SPICY QUINOA WITH SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Put the quinoa in a bowl and cover with water; drain. Repeat twice; drain well. (This will help remove bitterness.) Transfer the quinoa to a medium saucepan over medium heat and stir constantly until the quinoa is dry, about 8 minutes. Add 1 1/2 cups chicken broth, 3/4 cup water and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Bring to a simmer, then cover the pan, leaving the lid slightly ajar to let steam escape; reduce the heat to medium low and cook until the quinoa is tender and the liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the red onion and garlic and cook until slightly softened, about 4 minutes. Add the chile powder, coriander and cumin and cook, stirring, until the spices darken, about 1 minute. Add the remaining 1 1/2 cups chicken broth, the jalapeno, sweet potatoes and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Increase the heat to medium high and bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sweet potatoes are tender and the liquid is almost absorbed, about 15 minutes.
• Add the sweet potato mixture to the quinoa, then add the cilantro and lime juice and toss; season with salt.

SWEET POTATO AND QUINOA CAKES (GLUTEN-FREE)

Steps:

• Steam sweet potatoes until soft. Peel and mash in a bowl and set aside.
• Place quinoa and 1 cup water in a sauce pan. Cover and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until the water is absorbed for about 15 - 20 minutes. Set aside. You will use only one cup of cooked quinoa. Store the leftover for later use.
• Sauté onion and garlic with 1 Tbsp of olive oil until the onion is soft.
• In the bowl containing the mashed sweet potato, add all the other ingredients and combine well.
• Make patties (10 - 12 patties depending on the size).
• Heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in a frying pan and cook patties for about 5 minutes each side. You might have to cook in two batches.
• Infuse love and serve with your favorite sauce.

SWEET POTATO-QUINOA CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°F
• In large bowl, lightly beat egg and egg whites.
• Add quinoa, sweet potato, scallions, cilantro, quinoa flour, salt and pepper and mix well. Let stand 15 minutes.
• In large skillet, heat 2 teaspoons vegetable oil over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking.
• Cook cakes in batches, using about 1/4 cup of quinoa mixture for each cake and flattening slightly with back of spoon to form a 3-inch disk.
• Cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side, reducing heat if cakes brown too quickly.
• Drain on paper towels and keep warm in oven. Repeat with remaining cakes, adding more oil to pan as needed.
• Serve hot with lime wedges to squeeze over cakes.