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Quinoa Slider on a Cucumber Dill Bun

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

Burger:

  • 1 cup cooked quinoa
  • 1/3 cup low fat shredded cheese
  • ¾ cup shredded carrot
  • 1 egg + 1 egg white
  • 1 tablespoon flour (may need 1-2 tsp more)
  • 1 green onion sliced
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon parsley
  • non-stick cooking spray

Dill Sauce:

  • 3 ounces of non-fat plain yogurt
  • 2 teaspoon fresh dill chopped
  • ½ teaspoon lemon juice
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper

Bun

  • 1 large cucumber sliced in 1/4 inch slices

Instructions

  1. Mix together all of the ingredients for the "burger".
  2. Spray medium skillet with non-stick cooking spray. Heat skillet on stove to medium.
  3. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of mixture onto skillet to make a burger about the diameter of the cucumber; repeat for remaining burgers (makes about 12 burgers). Cook each burger on low-medium heat for about 5 minutes; flip and cook for another 5 minutes or until browned and cooked through
  4. Mix together all of the ingredients for the "dill sauce".
  5. To make sandwiches place one quinoa burger on top of a slice of cucumber; top burger with approximately one teaspoon of dill yogurt sauce; top with another slice of cucumber. Repeat for all quinoa burgers.

Recipe Notes

Nutrition: Serving size: 1 slider • Servings: 12 • Calories: 36.8 kcal • Protein: 3.1 g • Sodium: 181.4 g • Carbs: 4.3 g • Fat: 0.9 g • Fiber: 0.5 g • Sugar: 0.5 g