Broccoli Quinoa Cakes!

These vegetarian Broccoli Quinoa Cakes can be made in 30 minutes flat & are a delicious healthy meal that your whole family will love! Serve them up with Simple Sauteed Greens or a beautiful Mediterranean Chard Salad and top them with your favorite sauce! Easy Peasy! 

Do not try to save the world or do anything grandiose.  Instead, create a clearing in the dense forest of your life and wait there patiently, until the song that is your life falls into your own cupped hands and you recognize and greet it. Only then, will you know how to give yourself to this world so worthy of rescue.- Martha Postlewaite

Here’s an easy healthy recipe for Broccoli Cakes that are made with simple ingredients you probably have on hand. It’s a quick and healthy nutritious meal that really satisfies! Filling yet light, I love these best served with a generous side of salad or simple sauteed greens.

If you’de like to add a flavorful sauce, the possibilities are endless here and I’ll list a variety of options in the recipe notes. Here I’ve served them with this Vegan Cilantro Crema that I had from leftover tacos.

Also, I intentionally left the seasonings pretty basic here, to make them easy and accessible- and I know you will find ways to jazz these up to your liking.

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To get this started, cook 1/2 cup quinoa in 1 cup water.  This will take about 15 minutes.

While the quinoa is cooking, steam 8-10 ounces of broccoli florets, which is about 4-5 cups, packed tight.

Add the steamed broccoli (pat it dry), scallions, seasonings, egg, optional cheese and quinoa to the food processor. Pulse until combined. Add almond flour or bread crumbs to bind.

You’ll end up with a coarse mixture that can be formed into patties.

Sear the broccoli cakes up in a well-oiled skillet over medium-low heat.

FYI: If you don’t fiddle with them, they won’t stick, naturally releasing from the pan as they form a crust.

Cook them until slightly puffed and store in a warm oven until ready to serve.

At this point, the Broccoli Cakes can be refrigerated and reheated for lunches.

So as you can see I did not have to coat the broccoli cakes in flour. Using a metal spatula helps here (it has a thinner edge) as well as being patient, letting them release themselves from the pan as they from the crust, very gently flipping.

The crispy quinoa edges add great texture!  Feel free to add a sauce (see notes) or leave them plain!

Let us know what you think of these Broccoli Cakes. I’ve made several batches this week and all have quickly disappeared. Always a good sign. 😉

Have a lovely weekend.

Sylvia

Broccoli Cakes

★★★★★ 4.5 from 21 reviews

• Author: Sylvia Fountaine
• Prep Time: 20
• Cook Time: 10
• Total Time: 30 minutes
• Yield: 4 patties
• Category: main, vegetarain
• Method: stove top
• Cuisine: American

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These vegetarian Broccoli Quinoa Cakes can be made in 30 minutes & are a delicious healthy meal that your whole family will love!

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Ingredients

1. 1/2 cup quinoa (uncooked) or 1 1/2 cups cooked (see notes)
2. 1 cup of water
3. 4 –5 cups fresh broccoli florets (1/2 lb)
4. 2 scallions, diced
5. 1 egg
6. 1 teaspoon salt
7. 1/4 teaspoon pepper
8. 1 garlic clove, finely minced (or 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic)
9. 1/4 cup almond flour (or usse regular flour or bread crumbs), more as needed
10. 1/2 cup grated cheese (cheddar, jack, mozzarella or vegan cheese)
11. 2–3 tablespoons oil for searing.

 

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Instructions

• Bring quinoa and water to boil in a very small pot, cover, lower heat to low and cook 12-15 minutes or until all the water is gone. Turn off heat, let stand 5 minutes covered.
• Steam broccoli (at the same time) until just tender and drain well, and pat dry.
• Combine: Place broccoli, scallions, quinoa, egg, salt, pepper, garlic, and cheese into a food processor and pulse until finely ground. Pulse in the almond flour, mixing in well. The mixture should easily mound on a spoon and just be slightly wet, but easily forming a patty. If the mixture seems very wet, continue adding almond flour a tablespoon at a time until manageable.  Form 4 large patties. You shouldn’t need to coat these in flour, but do as you like.
• Sear: Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Carefully place patties in the skillet, lowering heat to medium-low– resisting the temptation to move or fiddle with them. As they form the deep golden crust, they will naturally release themselves from the pan, and not stick- making flipping much easier.  (I like to use a thin metal spatula here. Rubber spatula have thicker edges, much harder to get under delicate things.) Flip when golden and releasing, about 5 minutes.  Cook the other side until slightly puffed in the center, lowering heat more if need be.
• SERVE: At this point, you could refrigerate if making ahead, and reheat down the road. Or keep in a warm oven until serving. Serve with a side salad or sauteed greens. Top with a flavorful sauce if you like (see options in notes).

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Notes

Feel free to sub 1 1/2 cups cooked rice for the quinoa.

Making sure the steamed broccoli is as dry as possible (pat it dry) will allow you to use less flour or bread crumbs. The first time I made this, I did not pat dry the broccoli, and it needed 1/2 cup almond flour. The second time, I patted the broccoli dry, and only needed 1/4 cup flour, if that.

Make sure the quinoa is dry and not watery.

Pick a sauce to serve these! 

• Chipotle mayo 
• Vegan Cilantro Crema 
• Tzatziki 
• Authentic Zhoug Sauce Recipe with Yogurt
• Avocado Cilantro Sauce 

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