I have been having a Wonder Years marathon. Its pretty awesome. Did you know netflix now has all the seasons on instant? Did you know that Winnie Cooper grew up to be some brilliant math person who tweets palindromes? Did you know that Travis from Clueless (Breckin Myer) pretty much plays the same exact character on the early episodes of The Wonder Years also? Its weird. I love that show.
Anyway, on the blog we have been posting a lot of Thanksgiving and party food recipes to gear up for December. Parties are fun. It’s a bit stressful to figure out what to bring sometimes. I just happen to have some thoughts on what to bring to holiday parties. Our Bacon Jam. is always a hit. It’s easy to use as a dip, or a spread on a cheese board, or on a crostini. Chocolate Covered Potato Chip are also always a big hit!
These cheesy quinoa cakes are delicious, and they keep really well. You can make them ahead and serve them warm, or just serve them room temp. I love simple, but they are really good with just a little aoili.
♥ Teri
Some other appetizer recipes you might like that are similar:
Cheesy Quinoa Cakes with a Roasted Garlic and Lemon Aioli
INGREDIENTS
- 2 cups cooked quinoa
- ⅔ cup grated fontina cheese
- 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
- 2 ½ tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- salt to taste
aioli
- ½ cup light mayonnaise
- 1 head of garlic, roasted
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- salt and pepper to taste
INSTRUCTIONS
- For the cakes: Place all ingredients, except for the oil, into a mixing bowl and stir together until well combined. Season with salt and allow the mixture to sit for 5 minutes.
- Pour oil into a large sauté pan and place over medium heat.
- Form ¼ cup patties with the quinoa mixture and place in the heated sauté pan. (this will have to be done in batches)
- Cook quinoa cakes for about 5 minutes on each side. Repeat with the remaining patties until all of the cakes have been cooked. Set aside.
- For the aioli: Place all ingredients into a food processor, season with salt and pepper and blend until smooth. Pour into a small bowl and serve alongside the warm quinoa cakes.
NOTES
- *Makes 10 to 12 Quinoa Cakes
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I tried to make these but they did not stay in cake form at all. Any tips?
Aw, that’s a bummer. I would add more flour to the mixture to help keep it together (then adjust your seasonings). Sorry you had issues, hopefully this helps!
Can these be frozen and reheated? An alternate to Latkes for the holidays? Make ahead and reheat in a slow oven. Test Kitchen Question?
This recipe has been staring me down on Pinterest for days. I’m making it today. Hoping to turn my husband into a Quinoa lover like me! Love your blog… so glad I found it!!
I love this recipe and blog…I posted it on my community foodie blog. Hope you can come check it out http://www.facebook.com/thefrenchiefoodie
WOW!!!! this is a keeper recipe. thanks so much, they were delicious!!! we had them tonight with creamy tomato soup…. yum yum, we all loved them.
I just found your blog – love it. what made me love it the most? These lines: If you’re going to a holiday party anywhere in California, bring these! They are kinda like the healthy version of bad for you party food. Most likely the stupid skinny people will probably eat one. Just don’t tell them there is cheese in it.
I’m a recent LA transplant and not that I think people from CA are dumb, but I agree & love your sentiment. Thanks! Can’t wait to try these!
I’ve been looking for a new quinoa recipe for a while now, and I finally hit the jackpot! Can’t wait to try it out.
Oh wow I had to go to wikipedia to figure out what quinoa is. Never heard of it. I will look and see if our store has it. Live out in the boonies here. lol It sure looks and sounds good.
ummm these looking A. MAZING. !!
They look healthy and delicious.
Oh my, crunchy cheesy goodness! We just had these for dinner, and they are beyond yummy. I made a corn avocado salsa instead of the mayo, and sub’d in old cheddar cheese since that’s what I had. My meat-eater hubbie said it’s definitely a make again dinner! I agree! So good!
Nom, Nom, Nom. Looks yummy!
These sound great! I haven’t seen Wonder Years in so long. Fred Savage is directing now. He’s done some episodes of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, another hilarious show. But not for kids! Thanks for the recipe.
This may the recipe that gets my teens to like quinoa!
This is simply lovely. So fresh and tasty looking!
anything to do with quinoa makes my little tummy sing. love this! i wonder how it would work out if you were to add a little more veggie in the mix (ie sundried tomatoes, lime zest, maybe some shredded chard?)
Oh my yes my homemade italian sundried tomatoes. Yummmy I am adding that in.. maybe green onions as well,
Ooo, homemade sun dried tomatoes. Yum!
we are TOTALLY having a Wonder Years Marathon too! CRAZYTOWN.
I told my husband it was on netflix instant and he almost cried. He’s been wanting the dvd boxed set for like 10 years now. I used to be totally in love with Breckin Myer. It was Clueless that sold me.
Remember when it was rumored that Paul grew up to be Marilyn Manson? Poor guy; a shortened acting career, only to be confused for a quasi-evil rock star. Wonder Years was my favorite show growing up! Thanks for the note about the streaming availability. I know what I’ll spend my rainy evenings doing throughout the winter. And I think some cheesy quinoa cakes might be the perfect snack to accompany me on my future Wonder Years marathon! Happy thanksgiving!
these look like *the business*. so making these.
Ahh, I used to be obsessed with The Wonder Years! Love that show. And I love that these quinoa cakes are only SORT OF healthy :)
These look amazing! Love quinoa and obviously love cheese! x
delicious!! thanks for the recipe!!
whoahhhhh these look amazing! i have a box of quinoa sitting in my pantry begging to be made into cheesy cakes. :) happy thanksgiving to y’all!
These look absolutely wonderful!
If you make these tomorrow, I will bring you a Star Wars gift.