Looking for a healthy patty recipe? Here's a simple one for quinoa veggie patties that will totally satisfy your cravings for a healthy and filling snack.
Finely chop the celery, spinach, carrot and sweet red pepper, place in a bowl and set aside.
Finely chop parsley in advance and add it to the thyme leaf measurement, set aside.
Measure and combine the cumin, coriander, paprika, place in a small bowl and set aside. Now reserve a 1/2 cup of quinoa, 1/2 cup of chickpeas and place those, as well, off to the side. You will be hand smashing those shortly.
Heat oil in a wok or frying pan over medium heat.
Saute the vegetables for approximately 5 minutes. Add your mixture of cumin, coriander, paprika and stir for an additional 1 minute.
Remove from heat and set aside. Now is the fun “smashing” part. Grab the bowl. Make sure it’s a big bowl because you’ll be mixing everything in that bowl at the end that contained the 1/2 cup of chickpeas and 1/2 cup of quinoa, and mash the contents with a fork.
Add the veggies, parsley, thyme leaf, quinoa, and chickpeas you haven’t mashed yet, and the flour to a food processor. Process just until the mixture clumps together. Don’t over-mix.
Now add the contents of the food processor, tahini, soy sauce and salt & pepper (optional) into the bowl with the already mashed quinoa and chickpeas. If the mixture is too dry to create a patty, add a tiny bit of water. For best results, chill the mix for 1 hour to 1 1/2 hours before forming it into patties.
Divide burger mix into 6 equal balls and flatten into 3 to 4-inch patties.
Fry in a little extra virgin olive oil on medium heat for around 3 minutes on each side the first time, then 5 to 7 minutes on each side a second time until browned and firm.