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Ingredients for Ingredients for Ingredients for
Quinoa Cakes: Roasted Red pepper Sauce Basil Chive Cream

• 1 cup water • 2 red peppers 3/4 cup creme fraiche
• 1/2 cup quinoa • 1 ½ tbsp olive oil 1/4 cup chopped basil leaves
• 4 large eggs, beaten • 1 small garlic clove, crushed 2 tablespoons chopped chives
• 1 cup plain bread crumbs • 1 small white onion, roughly 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan chopped Salt & Freshly ground black pepper
cheese • 100ml vegetable stock
• 100 gms goat cheese, crum- • ½ tsp sugar to taste (optional)
bled
• 1/2 onion, diced finely
• 1/4 cup chopped chives
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• Salt & Freshly ground black
pepper

Method to make Quinoa cakes

• Combine the water, quinoa, ½ teaspoon of • Slice the peppers open, pick out and discard all the
salt, and ¼ teaspoon of pepper in a medium seeds and membrane, then roughly chop the red
saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to flesh.
a boil, then reduce the heat to low, cover the • Heat the olive oil in a frying pan. When hot, fry the
pan, and simmer for about 15 minutes, until garlic and onions for a few mins.
all of the liquid is absorbed into the quinoa. • Add the chopped peppers and continue to fry for a
Remove from the heat and let cool slightly. few mins, stirring to combine everything.
• Stir together the quinoa, eggs, bread crumbs, • Add the vegetable stock, bring to the boil, then
cheeses, red onion, and chives in a medium allow it to reduce a little.
bowl to combine. Season with salt and • Pour the contents of the pan into a blender and
pepper. whizz until smooth. Adjust the seasoning to taste.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large • Depending on the ripeness of the peppers, you
skillet over medium heat. Form the quinoa shouldn’t need any sugar – but if they retain a
mixture into 12 patties. slightly bitter flavour, return the sauce to the pan,
• Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium heat. add sugar to taste and let it dissolve over the heat.
Working in batches, cook the patties for 4
to 5 minutes per side, adding more oil as Method to prepare Basil Chive Cream
needed, until golden brown.
QUINOA CAKES WITH BASIL CHICE CREAM Method to prepare Roasted Red pepper Sauce • Stir together the crème fraiche, basil, chives, and
lemon juice in a small bowl to combine.
•
Season with salt and pepper, to taste and
AND ROASTED RED PEPPER SAUCE • Heat oven to 200C refrigerate to chill.
Place the peppers on a baking tray and roast
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in the oven for about 45 mins until the skins
are blackened. Final Assembling :
• Remove from the oven and put into a plastic • Top each quinoa cake with a dollop of cold basil
bag – this makes them sweat and the skins chice cream cream and serve with warm red
slip off more easily. When cool enough to pepper sauce on the side.
Chef Anurudh Khanna- Multi Property Executive Chef handle, peel off the skins with your fingers. • Garnish with fresh chives and microgreens
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