This is a recipe borne from cooking quinoa with too much water to the “you idiot, this is gluggy” stage, rather than the lovely fluffy grains I’m used to. Crossed with the ideas that came after these veggie-packed kiddo quinoa bites that were such a hit with my girls.
We had them with some sauce and a salad and called it a day, but they would be pretty fun with spaghetti, or as little appetisers with a barbecue-style sauce. They’re quite reminiscent of the rissoles of my youth (bring on the onion gravy), so it would all depend on how big you made them. As a burger patty I think they would probably be too soft, but hey, I’m not the boss of you!
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Fun, savoury “meatball” style quinoa balls, ready for all your meatball needs! Excellent with spaghetti or with a dipping sauce.
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked quinoa (slightly gluggy is fine – in fact, encouraged!)
- 2 Medium eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/4 cup plain flour
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
- 1 Medium onion, diced reasonably small
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/2 – 1 tablespoon mixed herbs (fresh parsley would be awesome too)
- 1 pinch each salt and pepper
Instructions
- Mix everything. I’m not kidding – get in there and squeeze the bejesus out of it with your hands until it is thoroughly incorporated and reasonably firm.
- Shallow fry in oil over medium-high heat until golden brown all over and heated through.
Keywords: vegetarian meatballs, meatballs made with quinoa, meatless meatballs, quinoa meatballs
Smaggle says
May 5, 2014 at 12:20 pmOh perfect! I find quinoa really filling so I’m looking at working it into my diet more. Brilliant!
Veggie Mama says
May 5, 2014 at 4:34 pmQuinoa is great for that. I’m betting it’s the protein x
Christina @ Hair Romance says
May 5, 2014 at 1:06 pmWhat a good idea! These would be yummy with some cheese inside them too
Veggie Mama says
May 5, 2014 at 4:33 pmCheese IS good! I put cheese in the other ones I made (with carrot and avocado) for the kids, and I ate most of them, haha
Cybele @ BlahBlah says
May 5, 2014 at 2:34 pmI’m making these. I’ve a bit of an addiction to the Iku rice balls but these look even better x
Veggie Mama says
May 5, 2014 at 4:33 pmHand over those rice balls, they sound amazing!
Naomi @ Not Just A Mummy says
May 5, 2014 at 2:36 pmMmmmm these look good! I have some quinoa knocking around that needs to be used up (plus I can’t be bothered to hit the shops for at least another 24 hours) so dinner may well be sorted..
Veggie Mama says
May 5, 2014 at 4:33 pmHaha welcome to my afternoon. Soup it is!
Angie@TheLittleMumma says
May 7, 2014 at 10:05 pmYum!
Valerie Atlantamomofthree says
May 26, 2014 at 9:13 amOoh, these look and sound amazing!! Thanks for sharing – pinning it to my vegetarian board. 😀
Veggie Mama says
May 26, 2014 at 12:58 pmThanks for Pinning! Hope you like them.
Patricia says
April 13, 2016 at 6:18 pmEasy instructions with easy-to-find ingredients. Just my thing! Will try this soon. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Stacey says
April 13, 2016 at 7:13 pmOh that’s awesome! Thanks for stopping by x