That’s right I said fried. Sometimes it’s worth it! And as long as it’s fried in coconut oil, it’s oh so healthy and super easy to make! (Of course, it is still a fried treat, so enjoy in moderation!)
Try it out today:
Fried Sweet Potato Quinoa Fritters
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup of cooked organic sprouted quinoa, rinsed
- 1 sweet potato, cubed
- 4 green onions sliced
- 1 handful of baby spinach, kale, bok choy or swiss chard finely chopped
- 1/4 cup of chopped oregano
- 1/4 cup chopped basil
- 2 pinches of red pepper flakes
- Coconut Oil 1 tsp (optional)
- black pepper
- salt
Avocado Dip
- 1 avocado, mashed
- 1 tablespoon coconut milk
- 1 tbsp. chopped oregano
- 1/4 tsp. onion powder
- 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- In a small bowl, prepare avocado dip combining all ingredients. Set aside.
- Add your quinoa to a saucepan. Cover with 1 cup of water, bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer on low covered. As soon as the water is absorbed, turn off the heat, leave the lid off this will keep more moisture in the quinoa making it a bit sticky. You do not want your quinoa to be soft and fluffy you want it to be sticky that way the balls stay together.
- At the same time steam one whole, peeled and cubed sweet potato. Don’t overcook or it will turn to mush in the recipe. Let cool.
- Add the sweet potatoes to the quinoa along with the spinach, green onion, oregano, basil, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Using a wooden spoon thoroughly combine ingredients. If you find that it is not binding well add 1 tsp of coconut oil.
- Roll into equal size balls. If you make them too large they will fall apart during the cooking process.
- Put coconut oil in a deep frying pan and heat up on medium heat. Once it’s good and hot place quinoa balls in pan. Let them get golden brown before flipping. If you try and flip early they could fall apart.
Notes
- You are going to love this dish!
