Recipe: Crepes with quinoa

Long ago, we did not publish anything tasty and healthy. So today I want to offer you an unusual variant of either pancakes, or burgers with quinoa and cauliflower. Tasty, useful, and is not particularly burdensome in terms of cooking! And yes, if anything, I know what you can substitute quinoa.

Quinoa (lat. Chenopodium quinoa) - cereal, annual plant species of the genus pigweed (Chenopodium) goosefoot family (Chenopodiaceae), native to the Andean slopes in South America. It has ancient origins and has been one of the most important types of Indian food. The civilization of the Incas quinoa was one of the three main types of food on a par with corn and potatoes. The Incas called it "the golden grain."

Quinoa contains more protein than any other grain. On average, 16.2% (compared to 7.5% in rice, 9.9% sieved, and (11), 14% in wheat, corn, 3.5%). Quinoa Some varieties contain more than 20% protein. Unlike wheat and rice, containing a small amount of lysine, the amino acid composition of quinoa proteins balanced and very close to the composition of milk proteins, the number of amino acids up to 20 types. Besides unique proteins, quinoa also contains carbohydrates, fats (high lecithin acid), fiber, minerals and vitamins of group B. Quinoa is also rich in phosphorus (three times more than the figure of the highest quality, and is not inferior to many kinds of fish), iron (twice that of wheat), calcium, zinc.

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Recipe

Ingredients: 1 cup white quinoa, 1/2 head cauliflower, 1 clove of garlic, 1 handful of cilantro, green onion stalk 2, 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese 3 eggs, about 2 cups quinoa, salt and pepper, olive oil frying.

Preparation. A glass of white quinoa, boil until tender and cool. While quinoa is cooked, grind in blender cauliflower, finely chop the garlic, cilantro and green onions. In a bowl, mix ready quinoa, eggs, cilantro, garlic, chopped cabbage, cheese, salt and pepper, and submit the mixture in the refrigerator for 40 minutes.

If the mixture after this time is still too liquid, you can add a little flour. Now all you have left - it is warm in a pan olive oil, formed from the resulting mass small patties and fry them until cooked and hrustyaschesti (about 4-5 minutes on each side depending on their size).

Despite the fact that the film is now available in almost every more or less large a supermarket, it is still quite expensive (in Kiev package weighing 250 grams worth about 200 rubles). Therefore, it can be replaced with bulgur, if not completely, then at least in part.