Buffalo Quinoa Bites
Buffalo Quinoa Bites
Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked and cooled quinoa
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup chickpea/garbanzo flour
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup Frank's Original Hot Sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425F and line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Mix the cooked quinoa, eggs, cheddar cheese, and salt in a bowl.
- Add chickpea flour about 2 tablespoons at a time, sprinkling across surface, mixing well. Repeat until the mixture easily clumps when squeezed with one hand.
- Place your oil or cooking fat in a dish close to where your lined pan is for shaping. Roll the mixture into 1-1.5" balls between your hands, dipping the rolled ball in the oil and giving a brief roll to coat. This recipe makes about 30 quinoa bites.
- Bake 30-35 minutes until starting to turn golden brown. While the bites are cooking, melt the butter in a saucepan and add the Frank's sauce. Stir until combined. Once the bites are cooked, cool separate from the sauce if not eating right away.
When I moved to my current job, it was the first time I found myself involved with potlucks on a large scale. Desserts are more my jam, but those are also a little easier for folk with less interest in cooking to pick up ready-made and bring to the party. I challenged myself to come up with a savory option that fit into most dietary preferences.
After some digging around and research, I decided to come up with a savory, vegetarian "meatball". Que a few less than stellar trials, I combined a couple recipes and tweaked and simplified the ingredients list until I had this creation. Chickpea flour turned out to hold together better than regular A&P flour.
If you're not a buffalo sauce fan, this recipe takes really well to any sauce! Asian sweet chili sauce, my Pibil sauce, a favorite BBQ sauce, any sauce is delicious!
1.Preheat oven to 425F and line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Mix the cooked quinoa, eggs, cheddar cheese, and salt in a bowl.
2. Add chickpea flour about 2 tablespoons at a time, sprinkling across surface, mixing well. Repeat until the mixture easily clumps when squeezed with one hand.
3. Place your oil or cooking fat in a dish close to your lined pan for shaping the bites. Roll the mixture into 1-1.5" balls between your hands, dipping the rolled ball in the oil and giving a brief roll to coat. This recipe makes about 30 quinoa bites.
4. Bake 30-35 minutes until starting to turn golden brown. While the bites are cooking, melt the butter in a saucepan and add the Frank's sauce. Stir until combined. Once the bites are cooked, cool separate from the sauce if not eating right away. Coat the quinoa ball bites and serve. Great for serving on a toothpick for appetizers or as part of a meal.
