quinoa patties

tunes by:

Carla Bruni

You Belong to ME 

Nobody knows you when you're down and out
L'amour

Think Italian arancini, but made with quinoa ::  cooked quinoa mixed with eggs, whole-wheat bread crumbs, grated parmagiano, onion, garlic, salt, pepper.   Credit to Heidi Swanson of Super Natural Every Day Cooking, a fantastic book.

Served with a feta cucumber tzatziki. (one cup greek yogurt, 1/2 of an english cucumber rough chopped, 1/4 cup finely diced onion, 2 tablespoons champagne vinegar, 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, kosher salt and a few dashes of hot sauce)
&
roasted garbanzo beans.  tossed with olive oil, cumin, chili, urfa pepper and salt.  roasted at 450 deg convection for 25 minutes until crispy.
&
a chopped salad of spring asparagus, cherry tomatoes (carpenter produce), avocado, capers, cucumber (english canadian number).  Topped with Kenzoil, sherry vinegar, salt and pepper.