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I've been a vegetarian for almost six years now. For the first four years, I was a pescetarian (I ate fish). These days, I lean towards veganism and am very passionate about animal rights and welfare. Before going veg, I ate A LOT of meat. In fact, I had a bumper sticker on my first car that read "If we're not supposed to eat animals, then why do they taste so good?" Yeah, I was that person. I loved cooking meat, now I love cooking vegetarian EVEN MORE.

I post a lot of stories about animals and veggie food on facebook, and friends started asking me for recipes and more information on how to be a healthy vegetarian. This blog is my answer to those questions. Most if not all of the recipes can be made vegan by omitting cheese or subbing with vegan "cheese". Email me anytime.

Friday, March 25, 2011

Quinoa Croquetas

1 cup raw quinoa (wash and cook per basic instructions, we cook this amount in in 2 cups veg broth (bring to boil, reduce to low and cover/cook for 15 minutes)
1/4 cup flour
1/2 cup grated parmesan
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 cup finely chopped green onion (white mostly)
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 egg and one egg yolk (or egg replacer)
oil for sauteing

Mix all ingredients together using hand or spoon. Mix until it has the consistency of soft dough. Heat oil in skillet until medium hot. With the help of a spoon, drop egg sized balls gently into hot oil. Let cook until golden on both sides, drain on a paper towel before serving.  We sometimes use different dips, sauces, but they taste pretty good on their own.

We usually eat these with greens (beans or broccoli) and dill potatoes, but last night we weren't as hungry, so just whipped up a spinach salad with red onion and feta :)


I should also add that last night, my bf let the "dough" sit in the refrigerator for an hour or two before he made the patties and fried them - he said they stuck together much better, and I think they were his best yet!

2 comments:

  1. Update to this - we don't "drop egg-sized balls" - we make little patties and fry them that way. We've tried a lot of sauces with these over the years, but our favourite is just plain old mayonnaise/veganaise mixed with sriracha sauce!

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  2. Yummy! I am def. going to try these! :)

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