Sweet Potato Quinoa Patties with Creamy Cilantro Avocado Sauce

• Vegetarian
• Gluten free

• Produce

  • 1/2 Avocado
  • 1 cup Cilantro, packed fresh
  • 1/2 tsp Coriander, ground
  • 1/2 Garlic clove
  • 1/2 cup Onion
  • 1 Sweet potato, medium

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs, large

• Condiments

  • 2 tbsp Lime juice

• Pasta & Grains

  • 1 cup Quinoa

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/2 tsp Paprika, smoked
  • 3/4 tsp Sea salt

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1 tbsp Refined coconut oil

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1/2 tsp Cumin, ground

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Greek yogurt

• Liquids

  • 2 tbsp Water

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cut into chunks
• 1 cup uncooked quinoa
• 2 extra large eggs
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped finely (about 1/2 medium onion)
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp ground coriander
• 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1 tbsp refined coconut oil, divided
• 1/2 avocado, cut into chunks
• 1 cup packed fresh cilantro (about 1 bunch)
• 1/2 garlic clove, germ removed, roughly chopped
• 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
• 2 tbsp lime juice (about 1 large lime)
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 2 tbsp water

Directions

• Cook quinoa. Place quinoa in a fine-mesh strainer and rinse thoroughly with cool water for at least 2 minutes. Drain. Rinsing quinoa before cooking will remove its natural bitter or soapy taste. Transfer to a medium saucepan, cover with stock or water, cover with a lid and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook for 15 minutes on the lowest setting. Turn off the heat and let stand covered for 5 minutes. Set aside.
• Prepare mashed sweet potatoes. Place potato chunks in a medium pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook until they are very tender. Drain and mash sweet potato in your food processor (you can also mash them manually but make sure theyre very smooth).
• In a large bowl, add cooked quinoa, 1 cup mashed sweet potatoes (you may have more than 1 cup but dont add more or less than that), eggs, onion, cumin, coriander, paprika and salt. Mix until well combined.
• In a large skillet, heat 1/2 tbsp coconut oil over medium heat. When hot, form patties with quinoa mixture (about 1/3 cup each), place them in the skillet and flatten them a little. Make sure you dont overcrowd the skillet. Cook for 7 minutes undisturbed. Flip patties very gently with a spatula and cook for another 7-8 minutes. You want to cook them gently, so they are brown on the outside and cooked all the way through inside. Place patties in warm oven. Repeat with remaining patties, adding 1/2 tbsp coconut oil.
• Sauce. While the patties are cooking, prepare the sauce. Add all the ingredients to the bowl of your food processor or blender, and process until smooth (if using a blender, you might need to add a little bit more water).
• Top patties with sauce, and serve warm.

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