Make these quinoa sliders as quick snacks or appetizers for a party and every guest will love you! 🙂 They’re great for lunch too.
Quinoa and beans, who would have thought this was a good combination?! I had a can of red kidney beans in the pantry, some leftover quinoa and decided to throw in some spices and other great ingredients and make these protein-rich vegan patties. I’m glad I did! What I thought would be just a regular lunch, turned out into a delicious feast!
I had some gluten-free burger buns from Schar, so I used the patties to create some delicious quinoa sliders. The extra ingredients, such as roasted eggplant, melted vegan cheese, fresh tomatoes, salad, and mustard, made these quinoa sliders absolutely amazing!
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This is an easy sliders recipe that can be served as a snack or appetizer at parties, or you can make it for lunch at school or work. They may look time-consuming to make, but trust me, they’re not! If you make the patties composition in a larger batch and store it in the fridge, the sliders prep part takes only 10 minutes, tops! 🙂
Let me know if you tried my quinoa sliders recipe! Send me your thoughts using the comment form below. 😉
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Protein-Rich Beans and Quinoa Sliders
Ingredients
For quinoa patties:
- 1 cup quinoa
- 14 oz red beans canned, drained
- ¼ cup sweet corn
- 1 tomato chopped
- 3 Tbsps psyllium husks
- ⅓ cup chickpea flour or rice flour, or any other flour you want
- 5 Tbsps parsley chopped
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp sweet paprika powder
- 1 tsp oregano
- salt and pepper to taste
- oil
Assembly:
- gluten-free burger buns by Schar or any other buns
- eggplant sliced thin
- cherry tomato sliced thin
- vegan cheese
- lettuce leaves
- mustard
Instructions
- Boil quinoa in a small pot for 15 minutes.
- Drain it and add it to a large bowl. Add all the other quinoa patties ingredients and start mashing them with a fork.
- Store in fridge for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, you can slice the buns, eggplant, tomatoes, vegan cheese and prepare all other ingredients for these quinoa sliders.
- Heat some oil in a non-stick pan. Make the patties and lightly fry them 3 minutes on each side. Set them aside on a plate covered with some paper towels.
- Add the eggplant slices in the greased pan. Fry 2 minutes on a side, then flip. Add one vegan cheese slice on top of each eggplant slice and cover with a lid. Let it cook for 2 minutes until it melts. Set aside.
- Assemble the quinoa sliders, just like in the photos.
- Enjoy! 🙂
Nutrition
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Miranda
Sunday 29th of July 2018
My favorite healthy snack :) THank you for writing this recipe!
Ruxandra
Thursday 2nd of August 2018
You're welcome! :D
Colleen
Saturday 5th of March 2016
Love this! I don't have psyllium husks on me, can I substitute chia or flax instead?
Ruxandra
Wednesday 9th of March 2016
Sure! :) I just prefer psyllium because it's absolutely tasteless and texture-less. It acts just like glue. But flax-egg or ground chia seeds will work as well. :)