International Recipe : Tuna-Filled Quinoa Croquette

Ingredients:

Dough:

• 1 egg
• 80ml milk
• 3 slices (around 100g) day old bread, preferably multigrain or wholemeal
• 100g cooked quinoa
• salt and petter to taste

Filling:

• 1 small can tuna in water
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp chopped herbs (coriander, parsley or oregano, etc.)
• 1 lime, zested and juiced
• salt, pepper and chilli flakes to taste, olive oil for cooking

Directions:

1. To prepare dough: In a micing bowl, beat eggs and milk. Add the bread and soak for 15 minutes. Add cooked quinoa and knead until firm.
2. To prepare filling, drain the water from the tuna and mix with the rest of the ingredients.
3. To make croquette, shape the quinoa dough into small balls. Make a hole in the middle and stuff with tuna fillingl pinch dough to seal.
4. To cook: Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and fry the croquette until golden brown. Drain on paper towels to remove residual oil.
5. Serve warm with salad as a meal.

Variation: The tuna can be replaced with sauteed mince meat such as lamb, beed or chicken, seasoned to taste.