Quinoa Burgers

What's not to love about quinoa. You can cook it up fairly quickly and it can be used in a variety of dishes.
Besides that my husband will actually eat it. He has a dislike for couscous due to its small size and texture apparently. I think quinoa is the same small size and has a different texture to it but for some reason he will eat one but not the other. Weird hey ?

Quinoa Burgers

Yeild: approx. 10 burgers

Ingredients:

2 cups cooked Quinoa
3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese ( or other variety, if you prefer)
1/2 cup cottage cheese
1 medium carrot, finely grated
3 eggs
2 tbsp. flour
2  green onions
1/2 tsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/4 tsp. ground cumin
1/8 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. garlic powder
olive oil for frying

Directions:
In a large bowl, combine the cooked quinoa, cheddar cheese, cottage cheese, carrot, eggs, flour, green onions, sugar, pepper, cumin, salt, and garlic powder.

Heat a frying pan and a couple tsp. olive oil over medium-low heat. Measure 1/4 cup and form into patties - mixture will be slightly sticky. Fry until golden brown, about 4 minutes on each side.

*** Quinoa Cooking Directions ***
1 cup uncooked quinoa
2 cups water
1/2 tsp. salt

In a medium pot bring the 2 cups water and 1/2 tsp. salt to a boil over high heat. Add quinoa and reduce heat to low. Cover and cook for about 18-20 minutes, or until all water is absorbed and the seeds are tender.

Quinoa Burgers and Oriental Broccoli Salad

Source:from Eating Well...Living Thin