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Looking for a meatball recipe without the meat…? Quinoa ‘Meatballs’.
Ingredients
- 150g of quinoa
- 6 egg whites
- 50g of chickpea flour
- 1 onion
- 1 green pepper
- 1 pinch of parsley
- 1 pinch of garlic powder
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 pinch of pepper
- Olive oil
| Nutritional Information per serving | |
|---|---|
| Calories: | 84kcal |
| Fat: | 1,2g |
| of which saturates: | 0,2g |
| Carbohydrates: | 13,4g |
| of which sugars: | 0,7g |
| Fiber: | 2g |
| Proteins: | 4,9g |
| Salt: | 0,5g |
How to make: Quinoa ‘Meatballs’
| Preparation time: | 12 minutes |
| Cooking time: | 35 minutes |
| Portion size: | 1 'Meatball' |
| Number of servings: | 10 |
| Cooking style: | Mediterranean |
- First, heat water in a saucepan. When it starts to boil, add the quinoa. Cook for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, chop the onion and pepper into very fine pieces. Add oil to a non-stick pan. When it's hot, add the vegetables and cook on a low heat.
- When the quinoa is ready, drain the water and place it in a bowl. Dry it as much as possible using paper.
- In another bowl, add the quinoa, along with the vegetables and the rest of the spices.
- With the help of a fork, crush everything until into a consistent mass.
- Then, using your hands, form it into meatball shapes.
- You can fry or bake the meatballs.
- If doing the latter: heat the oven for 10min at 200º. Add the meatballs to a cooking tray and spread with olive oil. Then put in the oven and cook for 12-15 minutes at 170º, until golden..
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