Quinoa Mozzarella Burgers

Ingredients list for Quinoa Mozzarella Burgers

• ½ cup Quinoa
• 4 Burger buns halved horizontally
• 1 cup Mozzarella cheese grated
• 4-6 Sundried tomatoes chopped
• 1 Egg lightly beaten
• ½ cup Refined flour (maida)
• 2 Spring onions with greens chopped
• to taste Salt
• to taste Crushed black peppercorns
• 2 teaspoons Garlic chopped
• for shallow frying Oil
• 4 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1 medium Tomato sliced
• a few Iceberg lettuce leaves

Method

1. Boil quinoa with sun dried tomatoes in one and a half cups of water.
2. Mix cooked quinoa and tomatoes with mozzarella, egg, flour, spring onion with greens, salt, crushed peppercorns and garlic in a bowl.
3. Divide the mixture into four equal portions and shape them into patties.
4. Heat some oil in a non-stick pan. Place the patties and shallow-fry, turning sides, till evenly done and fully cooked from both sides. Drain on absorbent paper.
5. Lightly toast the buns on a non-stick tawa.
6. Apply one tablespoon Dijon mustard on each base half of the buns, top with some lettuce leaves, a patty and two tomato slices. Cover with top half of the buns and secure with a toothpick.
7. Serve immediately.