I had quinoa in the house for my parrots for years before I ever knew that I could eat it too. This was the first quinoa recipe I ever tried. It was given to me by my Weight Watcher leader. If you make it with brown rice the recipe is core or 4 fritters for 5 points
Ingredients: [‘vegetable broth’, ‘quinoa’, ‘long grain brown rice’, ‘canola oil’, ‘onion’, ‘carrots’, ‘eggs’, ‘arrowroot’, ‘salt’, ‘ground black pepper’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [“2 cups vegetable broth”,”1/2 cup quinoa, rinsed and drained “,”1/2 cup long grain brown rice”,”2 teaspoons canola oil”,”1 onion, finely chopped “,”2 carrots, shredded “,”2 large eggs, lightly beaten “,”3 tablespoons arrowroot or 3 tablespoons flour”,”1/2 teaspoon salt”,”1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper”]
Number of Servings: 4
Steps: [‘Bring broth to a boil in a medium sauce pan.’, ‘Add quinoa and rice.’, ‘Reduce heat and simmer, covered, 15 minutes.’, ‘Uncover, and simmer until all liquid is absorbed, about 5 minutes.’, ‘Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large nonstick skillet.’, ‘Add the onion.’, ‘Saute until translucent, 3 to 5 minutes.’, ‘Combine the carrot, eggs, flour, salt and pepper in a medium bowl.’, ‘Add the cooked quinoa and sauteed onion, mix well.’, ‘Heat remaining 1 tsp oil in skillet.’, ‘Drop batter in 1/4 cup measures on to the skillet 4 to 6 fritters at a time.’, ‘Cook until golden, 3 minutes on each side.’]