By Gabriele Caglio
Quinoa rissoles with zucchini and tuna
5 steps
Prep:30minCook:20min
Why not try to use quinoa to make some this tasty rissoles. This version is made with zucchini and tuna.
Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 01:44:44 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Good
Glycemic Index
62
Moderate
Glycemic Load
21
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories505.6 kcal (25%)
Total Fat25.7 g (37%)
Carbs33.7 g (13%)
Sugars2.9 g (3%)
Protein33.5 g (67%)
Sodium1215.9 mg (61%)
Fiber3 g (11%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
1 servings
Instructions
Step 1
Prepeare the quinoa seeds, wash them under fresh water and boil in twice their weight in water. It should take about 15 minutes but check the package for both the amount of water and cooking time just to be sure.
Once the quinoa is ready, let it cool for 10 minutes.
You should not find any water once the quinoa is boiled but if you have any, just put the quinoa in a strainer.
Pot
Lid
CooktopHeat
quinoa15g
water
Step 2
Grate the zucchini and put them into a large bowl.
Bowl
Mandoline
zucchini35g
Step 3
Put the tuna in the bowl with the zucchini. Add some salt, pepper, nutmeg and grated parmesan in the bowl and mix. Add the egg and a couple of spoons full of breadcrumbs. Mix and keep adding breadcrumbs until the mixture start getting dry and compact.
Spatula
tuna can75g
eggs1
breadcrumbs
salt
pepper
nutmeg
grated parmesan
Step 4
Shape the rissoles. With one serving quantities you shold have araound 6 or 8 balls depending on how big you make them. Bread the rissoles with some more breadcrumbs.
Plate
Spoon
breadcrumbs
Step 5
Warm up a frying pan with abundant oil and fry the rissoles until they are crispy.
CooktopHeat
Frying Pan
Slotted Spoon
oil
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