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Sweet Potato Quinoa Patties with Avocado Salsa

Golden, crisp-edged sweet potato and quinoa patties with cumin and smoked paprika, topped with a bright, creamy avocado and tomato salsa.

Sweet Potato Quinoa Patties with Avocado Salsa

Ingredients

  • 3½ medium450 gSweet potatoespeeled and grated
  • ⅔ cup120 gQuinoa, dryrinsed
  • 1 cup240 gWater
  • 1⅓ cups240 gWhite beans, canned, drained and rinsedpatted dry
  • 1 medium120 gRed bell pepperfinely diced
  • 3 medium45 gGreen onionsthinly sliced
  • 3 cloves9 gGarlicminced
  • 2 large100 gEggsbeaten
  • ⅓ cup40 gAll-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp4 gGround cumin
  • 1¾ tsp4 gPaprika (sweet or smoked)smoked
  • ¾ tsp5 gSalt
  • ½ tsp1 gBlack pepper
  • 2 tbsp25 gOlive oil
  • 1½ whole300 gAvocadodiced
  • 2 medium250 gTomatoesdiced
  • 2 tbsp30 gLime juice
  • ⅔ cup chopped10 gFresh cilantrochopped

Steps

  1. Bring the water and quinoa to a boil in a small pot, cover, and simmer on low for 15 minutes until the water is absorbed; spread on a plate to cool for 10 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C) and brush a sheet pan with half of the olive oil.
  3. Squeeze the grated sweet potato in a clean towel to remove excess moisture, then add it to a large bowl.
  4. In the bowl, mash the white beans roughly into the sweet potato with a fork.
  5. Add the cooled quinoa, red bell pepper, green onion, garlic, egg, flour, cumin, smoked paprika, three-quarters of the salt and the black pepper; mix well.
  6. Shape the mixture into 8 patties about 1/2 inch thick and set them on the oiled sheet pan; brush the tops with the remaining half of the olive oil.
  7. Bake for 15 minutes, flip carefully, and bake 12 to 15 minutes more until deeply golden and the center reaches 160°F (71°C).
  8. While the patties bake, make the topping: gently stir the avocado, tomato, lime juice, cilantro and the remaining quarter of the salt in a bowl.
  9. Let the patties rest 3 minutes, then serve two per plate, bunless, spooned over with the avocado-tomato salsa.

Contains: Egg, Gluten.

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