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