i have been looking on pinterest for more interesting lunch ideas for bear. he loves wraps and sandwiches just fine, but they look pretty plain and no amount of avocado will jazz things up enough!
while pinning, i stumbled upon this recipe for quinoa patties from an aussie food blog, cook republic. yum! we have quinoa in the pantry and the kids love it, so i made them, just like that. i had to customize the recipe, removing the eggs and using ground flax seeds instead. i also added and removed ingredients according to our likes and supplies on hand.
:: INGREDIENTS ::
2 1/2 cups cooked quinoa
egg replacer : 2 table spoons of ground flax seed mixed with 6 table spoons of water to make paste
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
1 handful of fresh spinach, chopped
1 tablespoons fresh thyme, finely chopped
1 teaspoon mild paprika
sprinkling of sea salt & ground black pepper
olive oil to pan fry
:: INSTRUCTIONS ::
mix all ingredients in a bowl. heat olive oil in pan. take a spoonful of the quinoa mix and mould the patty in your palm. i found that if i made them slightly thicker initially, they flattened out better. i made my patties about 2cm’s high with a 5cm diameter. the patties are very fragile and can easily crumble, but if you fry them on a low heat and remain patient you can get good shapes.
i used red quinoa, the patties are not burnt.
we enjoyed our quinoa patties with a bowl of potato and leek soup, and a green salad. i made a quick sour cream dressing (sour cream, white vinegar, sea salt, sugar, fresh dill)l to dress up the patties, instead of having ketchup as suggested by cook republic.
next up, home made crescent rolls. i like the idea of the small snack, but hate to think of all the additives and chemicals used in the ready-made stuff in tube. and, if i make lots i can freeze ’em! and they can be jazzed up with various fruits and seeds, oh my!
what kinds of things do you make your kids for lunch? i’m looking forwardto the day i can send bear with a thermos of warm food in it.
Wow, aren’t you creative? 😀
Kathy
http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.com
thanks, kathy!
mmm, looks really good. I love non-meat patties but every time I’ve tried to make some they have fallen apart. Maybe your ground flax seed paste is the answer!
they do fall apart easily, even with the flax. cook republic, the site i got the recipe from, suggests adding a table spoon of flour. i tried that, but they were still pretty fragile. good luck if you try them! let me know how they turned out.
I am wondering if I could leave out the flax seed? I am allergic as it has blood thinning qualities to it on some people (ugh, me..unfortunately…) Any ideas? Maybe a whole egg to bind it?
if you check the original recipe on cook republic it has loads of eggs in it. we can’t eat eggs as bear has a sensitivity, so that’s why i used the flax. check the link, i changed some of the original ingredients.
let me know how you do, winnie!
So glad you shared this recipe. Can’t wait to try it!
thanks for stopping by, robyn. let me know how yours turned out!