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Herby quinoa savoury cakes with spicy dressing

  • Hands-on time: 15 mins
  • Time to make: 50 mins
  • Serving: 4 people (makes 8 cakes)
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 cups water
  • ¾ cup quinoa
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 2 shallots, finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • sprinkling of chilli flakes (optional)
  • 1 egg
  • 4 tablespoons cornflour
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 6 fresh sage leaves or basil leaves, chopped or torn
  • 1 tablespoon tahini
  • ⅓ cup pumpkin seeds
  • 3 tablespoons cashew nuts, chopped
  • 1 cup carrot, grated
  • Spicy dressing
  • 2 teaspoons chilli paste
  • 150g plain low-fat yoghurt
  • 1 ½ cups rocket
  • Veges
  • 800g pumpkin, cut into chunks
  • 2 beetroot, quartered
  • spray oil
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Bring water to the boil and add quinoa. Cook over a medium heat for 12-15 minutes, or until the water is absorbed by the quinoa. Meanwhile preheat oven to 190ºC. Place pumpkin and beetroot on a baking dish, spray with oil and cook for 30-35 minutes.

    2 Place cooked quinoa in a bowl. Heat oil in a non-stick pan and sauté shallot and garlic until softened. Add to quinoa with remaining ingredients. Season. Mix together and form into cakes. Place on a baking tray, spray with oil. Cook for 15-20 minutes, or until lightly golden.

    3 Meanwhile, mix dressing ingredients together. Serve cakes with the roasted veges, dressing and extra rocket leaves.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check cornflour and chilli paste are gluten free.

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