Quinoa Vegetable Patties

Tonight I was running late as I've had house full of sick kids and not much time for my food preparation.

Here's what I had in the fridge: cooked quinoa , spinach, zucchini, Parmesan and some roasted sweet potatoes.

Inspired by a recent visit to my favourite local cafe Bossy Boots (where I saw these beautiful veggie quinoa patties for $6 each ), I combined the ingredients above along with some eggs and fresh herbs and cooked them 5 minutes each side (keeping shape by using an egg ring).How clever am I ?

The result, a healthy vegetarian meal perfect for a lunch, dinner , lunchbox or snack .

Recipe:

150g cooked quinao

1 grated zucchini

1/4 onion diced

1 garlic minced

1/4 to 1/2 cup grated Parmesan

1/2 cup roasted sweet potato

1 tbs chopped chives (optional)

handful of basil & mint

2 eggs

Method

1. Combine 1 1/2 cups of cooked quinoa, eggs, salt, grated zucchini, Parmesan and chives in a bowl .

2. Heat 1tbs. coconut oil in a frying pan and gently sautée onion and garlic.

3. Combine with quinoa mixture and roasted sweet potatoes until just combined.*

* you could easily swap sweet potatoes for corn, carrot or pumpkin.

4. Heat 2 tbs of coconut oil (on medium heat ) in frying pan . Use your egg poaching ring to securely hold mixture in place. Press down to fill and cover for 5 mintes on medium heat.

5. Turn over , remove poacher and cook for an additional 5 minutes. ( I only had 2 poachers so I found this method easiest to cook additional patties . If you don't have an egg poacher than use your hands to form a 1" circle.

Serve warm with a salad or your choice of topping . This recipe yields 6 patties.

Enjoy !