Serves
2
Quinoa Burgers
A great burger which can either be eaten on its own with a lovely salad or placed in a bun with lots of sauce and veggies. Try adding feta cheese in the salad too.
Ingredients
- 440ml water
- 180g white quinoa, rinsed and drained
- 2 tsp and 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp finely chopped garlic
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp mixed herbs
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Zest from 1 lemon
- 2 tbsp freshly chopped parsley
- 150g cherry tomatoes, halved
- 100g cucumber, chopped
- 2 tbsp freshly chopped basil
- 1 tbsp red onion, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 40g spinach
Directions
- Place the water, quinoa, 2 tsp olive oil, garlic, cumin, mixed herbs, cayenne, and salt in a large pan and bring to the boil. Stir well.
- Place on a lid, turn the heat down, and simmer for 20 minutes or until all the liquid has been soaked up. Stir in the lemon and parsley.
- Using a fork, mix the mixture vigorously for 1 minute until it starts to clump together. Leave to the side to cool a little.
- When it’s cool enough to handle, make 6 round balls out of it and flatten until around 1 inch thick. Leave to set in the fridge for 15 minutes.
- Mix the tomatoes, cucumber, basil, onion, 1 tbsp olive oil, and balsamic vinegar together in a bowl.
- Cook the burgers in a hot pan with a little oil until golden brown on each side.
- Serve the spinach onto 2 plates and top with the tomato salad and burgers.
- Kcal: 460
- Protein: 15g
- Fats: 16g
- Carbs: 58g
- Fibre: 8.6g
