Vegan Quinoa Patties

5 from 16 votes

These golden, crispy zucchini quinoa patties are a nourishing, delicious option for breakfast, as a snack, or in a wrap or burger bun for the main meal. They are hearty, filling and loaded with veggies and healthy protein.

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Total Time30

Course: Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings: servings (4 patties each)

Calories: 314kcal

Author: Vaishali · Holy Cow Vegan

Equipment

Ingredients

1 medium zucchini (grated on the medium holes of a box grater)
2 cups cooked quinoa (from ¾ cup dried quinoa)
½ cup rice flour
1 medium onion (very finely minced. Or use four scallions, green and white parts finely chopped)
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried thyme
2 teaspoon garlic powder (of four to five garlic cloves, finely minced or crushed with a garlic press)
1 jalapeno pepper (or any green pepper, finely minced. Use less and deseed for less heat.)
1 medium russet potato (boiled and peeled, then mashed or grated.)
Salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons oil (use avocado oil or any neutral oil)

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Squeeze out as much water from the grated zucchini as you can, then place the zucchini in a large bowl. Reserve the liquid from the zucchini because we will need some of it later. You should have just under one cup of zucchini after the water has been squeezed out.
Add the remaining ingredients, except the oil, to the bowl with the zucchini. Mix until you have a mixture that holds together. You can add back some of the water you squeezed out of the zucchini if needed - I added back about half.
Pull out a two-inch ball of the mixture and form it into a patty in the palm of your hand. You can make these as thick or thin as you like. I like to make the patty really thin, about three inches across, so it gets very, very crispy.
Coat the bottom of a large cast iron skillet or non-stick skillet with oil. Place the patties on the skillet without overcrowding, and pan-fry in batches until the bottom of each patty is golden brown and crispy, about 4-5 minutes. Flip and cook the other side. Serve hot.

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