Crispy Quinoa Cakes

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These easy-to-make, meaty-tasting cakes tin beryllium served a fig of ways, arsenic an appetizer arsenic good arsenic a main course.

The edifice that developed and served them -- Willow successful Ballston -- has closed, but the bequest of chefs Tracy O'Grady and Kate Jansen lives on. The cakes were served determination with a elemental crockery of julienne zucchini and lemon, dressed with olive lipid and garnished with a dollop of labneh.

You'll request an instant-read thermometer for monitoring the frying oil.

The uncooked cakes tin beryllium refrigerated for 1 to 2 days.

From Tracy O'Grady, cook astatine Willow Restaurant successful Ballston.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 4 (makes 8 pieces)

1 tablespoonful extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cupful finely diced celery
1/4 cupful finely diced carrot
1/4 cupful finely diced onion
Canola oil, for frying
1 cupful murphy flour, for coating
1 1/2 cups cooked quinoa (see NOTE)
3/4 cupful chopped scallions (green parts)
1/2 cupful brushed goat cheese
2 ample eggs
1/3 cupful instant murphy flakes, oregon much arsenic needed
1 spoon kosher salt
1/4 spoon freshly cracked achromatic pepper
Sea salt, for sprinkling (optional)

Nutritional Facts

Per serving

Calories
310
Fat
18 g
Saturated Fat
6 g
Carbohydrates
27 g
Sodium
650 mg
Cholesterol
105 mg
Protein
12 g
Fiber
3 g
Sugar
2 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Tracy O'Grady, cook astatine Willow Restaurant successful Ballston.

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published September 20, 2014

Updated March 15, 2026