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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

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Yam and Quinoa Fritters

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.

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