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Crispy Buffalo Quinoa Bites







    Ingredients                                          Method



      Buffalo Sauce a Quinoa Bites
      2 tablespoons butter, melted
      2 tablespoon olive oil                              Make the buffalo sauce. Combine the
      60 ml hot sauce                                     melted butter, olive oil, hot sauce and
      1/2 teaspoon salt                                   salt in a medium size bowl. Whisk to
      2 cups cooked quinoa                                combine and set aside
      1 can cannellini beans, mashed                      In another bowl combine the quinoa,
      1/2 cup bread crumbs                                mashed cannellini beans, bread crumbs,
      1 large egg, lightly beaten                         egg, salt, pepper and 4 tablespoons of
      1/2 teaspoon salt                                   the buffalo sauce. Mix well to moisten
      1 teaspoon pepper                                   the ingredients and then form into 30-
      3 tablespoons olive oil                             35 equal size balls (about 1/2
                                                          tablespoon to 1 tablespoon of the
                                                          quinoa mixture). Squeeze the balls
                                                          together tightly with your hands, being
                                                          careful.

                                                          Heat a large frying pan over medium-
                                                          high heat and add olive oil. Add half the
                                                          balls to frying pan and cook until golden
                                                          and crisp on all sides, about five
                                                          minutes. Gently (very gently) toss about
                                                          10 balls at a time
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