Quinoa Burgers

12 servings

35 minutes

A great option for a picnic or a snack at work. This is not a vegan or Lenten recipe - it has cottage cheese, and egg, and parmesan. And an unusual, complex-tasting cutlet that feels great next to red onions. Recipe by Elena Chekalova.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 120.4
• Proteins: 6.6g
• Fats: 3.1g
• Carbohydrates: 15.2g

Ingredients

• Quinoa: 250 g
• Chicken egg: 1 pc
• Cottage cheese: 120 g
• Red onion: 1 head
• Garlic feathers: 40 g
• Chili pepper: 1 pc
• Rice flour: 2.5 tbsp
• Olive oil: to taste
• Cumin (zira): 2 tsp
• Salt: to taste
• Grated Parmesan cheese: 30 g

Cooking steps

1. Rinse quinoa, add water in a 1:2 ratio, bring to a boil, and cook for eleven minutes. Cool down.

   Required ingredients:

   • Quinoa: 250 g

2. Add lightly beaten egg, finely chopped green garlic (or ramsons), chili pepper, and medium red onion to the cooled quinoa, along with low-fat dry cottage cheese and grated cheese - cheddar can be used instead of parmesan. Mix everything well.

   Required ingredients:

   • Chicken egg: 1 piece
   • Garlic feathers: 40 g
   • Chili pepper: 1 piece
   • Red onion: 1 head
   • Cottage cheese: 120 g
   • Grated Parmesan cheese: 30 g

3. Salt the minced meat, add one tablespoon of rice flour. The mixture should be thick and sticky.

   Required ingredients:

   • Rice flour: 2.5 tablespoons
   • Salt:  to taste

4. Shape thin burgers, lightly dust them with rice flour, and fry in olive oil. Serve with spicy tomato or pepper sauce.

   Required ingredients:

   • Rice flour: 2.5 tablespoons
   • Olive oil:  to taste