Have you ever made huge quantity of hummus and ended up with a truckload of hummus? You freeze them, have them for a week in wraps, as spreads, dips, in salads and still have some leftover. You stare at it, it smiles and says,’Please,Don’t throw me away’. And you’re like ‘What do I do with leftover hummus?’. I think I have a genius solution to it 🙂 This is what they look like
Last week, I made this super-healthy green goddess hummus that sneaks superfood into your hummus and I had a big bowl leftover. And I was going through my blog, checking my quinoa fritters and it was an ‘Eureka’ moment. Added the hummus to some cooked quinoa, some spices, shaped them as patties and that’s it 🙂 Super easy, YUM <3
You need:
- Cooked white quinoa-1 cup and a half
- Hummus-1 cup [I used green goddess hummus-you could use my popeye hummus/any normal hummus]
- Onion-finely chopped-1/4 cup
- Garlic-3 pods [optional-your hummus has it already]
- Turmeric-1/2 tsp [great way to sneak some turmeric in]
- Ground red chili-1 tsp
- Coriander, Mint leaves /Parsley-1 Tbsp each
- Chickpea flour-1/4 cup [or more rice flour]
- Rice flour-1/4 cup
- Salt-to taste
- Juice from 1 Lemon-to drizzle on top [optional]
- Coconut oil-for roasting these beauties
Method:
- Cook white quinoa as per instructions ( I use 1 cup quinoa, 2 cups water. Bring water to boil, add salt and add quinoa. Cook for 10 mins and cover and off heat, let it sit for 20 minutes-it absorbs water)
- Now, add everything together except lemon juice and coconut oil.
- Shape them as patties/cakes. Drizzle coconut oil and cook them over low-medium heat on a griddle.
- Squeeze some lemon juice and serve hot.
Notes:
- Texture: They are soft, yet slightly crunchy on the outside and full of flavour
- If runny, add more flour in.
- If not low,medium flame, they wont cook through
- 1 tsp chili powder was for my spice-loving husband. Reduce by 1/2 for mild
- Make them thin, wait for them to cook and then flip.
Do you love quinoa? Why not try these red-quinoa sweet potato fritters
Question? What do I do with left-over hummus Solution: Make these quinoa hummus cakes
Ingredients
- Cooked white quinoa-1 cup and a half
- Hummus-1 cup
- Onion-finely chopped-1/4 cup
- Garlic-3 pods [optional-your hummus has it already]
- Turmeric-1/2 tsp [great way to sneak some turmeric in]
- Ground red chili-1 tsp
- Coriander, Mint leaves /Parsley-1 Tbsp each
- Chickpea flour-1/4 cup [or more rice flour]
- Rice flour-1/4 cup
- Salt-to taste
- Juice from 1 Lemon-to drizzle on top [optional]
- Coconut oil-for roasting these beauties
Instructions
- Cook white quinoa as per instructions ( I use 1 cup quinoa, 2 cups water. Bring water to boil, add salt and add quinoa. Cook for 10 mins and cover and off heat, let it sit for 20 minutes-it absorbs water)
- Now, add the other ingredients together -except lemon juice and coconut oil.
- Shape them as patties/cakes. Drizzle coconut oil and cook them over low-medium heat on a griddle.
- Squeeze some lemon juice and serve hot.
Notes
1) Texture: They are soft, yet slightly crunchy on the outside and full of flavour 2) If runny, add more flour in. 3) If not low-medium flame, they wont cook through 4) 1 tsp chili powder was for my spice-loving husband. Reduce by 1/2 for mild 5) Make them thin, wait for them to cook and then flip.
Perfect, this is awesome!!
Looks brilliant Charu….
Thanks <3
I’ve never had that problem, BUT I love this pairing. Also, the green goodness hummus looks absolutely delectable. Happy FF, and have a fabulous weekend. 🙂
Thanks Kaila <3
These look so perfectly cooked. These cake sound incredibly healthy and yummy. Perfect for my lunch box, too. 😀 Thanks for bringing these at FF table. I hope you are enjoying the party. xx
I am, Thanks for passing by <3
These look really yummy! Thanks for sharing such a nice recipe! 🙂
Thanks Lili <3
oh WOW! These look totally amazing and are something I would definitely eat. My blog (www.LifeDietHealth.wordpress.com) is also vegan and gluten free so I’ll be back again soon to see what other goodies you’ve made! Thanks for sharing at Fiesta Friday 🙂
You ended up making a great recipe! I bet these little cake must be amazing! In my house hummus doesn’t last long, my hubby is greedy hummus eater, but you never know…. p.s Can we really freeze it??? I didn’t know!
Lol. Yea, I freeze and thaw when I want. I have started making hummus just for these patties. That’s how much I love these <3
Like ur stepwise pics Charu.. Grt lighting.. Patties looks delicious
Tried super hard. 😛 Thanks. Cos of winter, I have to move to balcony to take photos. Guess that’s why 🙂
You’ve got to love that ‘eureka’ moment, and what a great moment you had! This is a fantastic recipe and use of both left-over hummus and quinoa. Lovely photos too! Thanks for sharing with FF#65!
Thanks Effie <3
I love the texture and crunch of quinoa. This is a lovely recipe with great pictures!
Thanks Sri <3
I have a big tub of hummus sitting in my fridge right now! Sadly, store-bought. But maybe I can turn it into these patties. They sound delicious! 🙂
Yes, that would be awesome <3
Yum, yum, Yum 😀
They are <3