Quinoa patties go well on vegetarian burgers or with a salad and also taste great as a snack in between meals. We present you a recipe with which you can prepare delicious quinoa fritters yourself.

Contrary to what is often assumed, quinoa is not a grain but belongs to the foxtail plant family. It is therefore more closely related to sugar beet than to wheat. Unlike the sugar beet, however, the quinoa plant is a subspecies in which the seeds, rather than the roots, are harvested.

You can cook quinoa and then process it in a variety of ways. For example, serve the seeds as a filling side dish or add them to a delicious vegetable stir-fry. Another popular way to prepare them is quinoa fritters. Here is a simple recipe for you.

Recipe: Quino Patties with Vegetables

Ingredients:

250 ml vegetable broth (homemade or powdered)
125 g quinoa (or millet)
1 small zucchini
1carrot
2 tsp cornstarch
20 ml cold water
3 tablespoons breadcrumbs
1 teaspoon curry powder
Salt
pepper
1 tbsp oil for frying

Directions:

Boil the vegetable broth in a saucepan. Add the quinoa and let it simmer over low heat until it absorbs all the liquid.
Wash the zucchini and carrot and grate them into fine strips.
Mix the cornstarch with the water in a small bowl.
In a bowl, combine the quinoa, vegetables, starch mixture, breadcrumbs, and spices. If the mixture still seems too wet for you, you can add a little more breadcrumbs.
Form patties from the mass.
Heat the oil in a pan and fry the quinoa patties until golden brown on both sides.
You can serve the qunoa patties with a salad. Various dips also go well with it.

To make the patties even heartier, add onions or garlic to the mixture. Instead of curry, you can use any other spices or herbs you like. You can also experiment with the vegetables: For example, replace the zucchini with mushrooms or the carrot with dried tomatoes.

Quinoa and Sustainability: You Should Know That

Quinoa is considered a superfood and has become increasingly popular in recent years. The problem with quinoa, like many other superfoods, is that the seeds come from overseas. Quinoa originally comes from South America and is still mainly grown in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. There are now companies that grow quinoa in Germany. But they only make up a small part of the total offer.

From a sustainable point of view, regional alternatives are usually more advisable. For example, you can easily replace quinoa with millet in most recipes. This is also easily possible with the quinoa patties. Millet is grown in Germany on a larger scale than quinoa, but often also comes from Asia or the USA. Therefore, pay close attention to the origin when buying. Also, value organic quality for all ingredients. In this way you support agriculture that does not use chemical-synthetic pesticides and is therefore better for the environment and your health.