Monday, March 28, 2016

ARE YOU WAFFLING?

Only five are left now.  Squash that is as one was needed for Sunday's lunch for a new recipe, Spaghetti Squash & Quinoa  Fritters. As we only have Butternut Squash from last summer, the title will have to be changed to Squash & Quinoa Fritters.  

Touted in Pinterest's posting of 24 Low Carb Spaghetti Squash recipes, this one is from Kellysambitiouskitchen and what a treat, a fritter  that isn't fried. You get to use your  waffle iron to cook these fritters.  Pretty, aren't they? AND they taste good too. These were a big hit here in the End of the Rainbow Valley



Here are the ingredients you will need:


INGREDIENTS- makes 18-20 fritters
  • 2 eggs
  • c flour
  • 2 c spaghetti or butternut squash, cooked (about 50 min)  
  • 2 c quinoa, cooked
  • ½ c parmesan cheese, grated
  • ½ c shredded italian blend cheese
  • 4 scallions, thinly sliced
  • 6 dashes of favorite hot sauce
  • kosher salt + pepper to taste
  • lite sour cream to garnish


    INSTRUCTIONS

    1. Plug in waffle iron to get it super hot-n-ready.

    2. In mixer bowl, add eggs. 
      Beat, on high, for 2 min.

    3. Add flour + continue beating to combine. {about 1 min}

    4. Add squash, quinoa, cheeses, scallions &hot sauce to egg mixture.

    5. Beat on medium, until fully combined / uniform consistency has been achieved.

    6. Once waffle iron's ready, spray with non stick
       cooking spray.

    7. Use 1 T measuring spoon to portion out squash mixture.

    8. Drop one dollop of mixture/ per section onto waffle iron + close the waffle iron lid down! (my iron makes 2 at a time)

    9. I cooked a minutes more, (total 7 min)
      Cook 5 mins + raise lid. Fritters should be perfectly crisp around the edges, but add more time to suite your preferences/until golden brown!

      Use rubber spatula to easily lift fritters up  out of  waffle iron.

      Serve with garnish of sour cream + extra scallions, if desired.



      I do need to check  if the Butternut Squash is as low carb as the Spaghetti Squash, I bet the color would be different...

      Since there were just two of us and I had made an entire recipe, I made all up all of the batter and froze the leftovers. 

      ENJOY.

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