Ingredients
- I cup quinoa
- 1 ½ cups water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 TBS oil
- 1 ½ cups grated yam (Oamaru Organics)
- 2 small red onions (Ettrick Gardens)
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 teaspoon dried mint
- 2 eggs (Agreeable Nature)
- 1/3 cup GF flour
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- Sour cream and fresh mint to serve
Yam and Quinoa Fritters
Method
- Cover the quinoa in water to soak, leave for 2 hours or overnight
- Drain, rinse and place in a pot with the 1 ½ cups water and salt, and bring to the boil, stirring occasionally
- Lower the heat, and cook until all of the water is absorbed
- Set aside to cool
- Finely slice the red onions and crush the garlic
- Heat oil in a pan and add the onion, garlic, and a pinch of salt on a medium heat
- Cook out until beginning to go translucent
- Add in yams, and cook, stirring until beginning to soften
- Remove from the heat, and stir through the dried mint
- Crack eggs into a large bowl, whisk lightly
- Add in the cooked quinoa, yams, and GF flour
- Stir to combine
- Season with salt and pepper
- Add coconut oil to a frypan, on a medium heat
- Cook 1/3 of a cup portions of the fritter mix in the oil pressing down slightly to form a flat, round, fritter
- Once golden, flip and cook the other side
- Approx
- 3 minutes each side, depending on the heat of your pan
- Repeat with remaining fritter mix
- Serve with sour cream and fresh mint
- Enjoy!
Comments
Recipe from Jamalia Edwards.
GF