Crispy Buffalo Quinoa Bites Salad with Cheesy Ranch
- Preparing Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Served Person: 4
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 2 cups cooked quinoa
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
- 1 large egg lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
- 1/2 cup greek yogurt
- 1 clove garlic grated
- 4 green onions sliced
- 1 cup cannellini beans mashed
- 1/4 cup hot sauce (i use franks)
- 1 teaspoon peper
- 1/2 cup butter milk
- 2 teaspoons dried chives
- 2 ounces blue cheese
- 1-2 cups leftover [baked french fries |http://www.halfbaked
- 8 cups of butter lettuce chopped
- 2 carrots, sliced or chopped
- 24 ounces gorgonzola or blue cheese crumbled
- Carbohydrate 39.5524150615865 g
- Cholesterol 81.0741961690405 mg
- Fat 19.8591377561694 g
- Fiber 4.50114529819036 g
- Protein 15.1205618804253 g
- Saturated Fat 7.93844658499252 g
- Serving Size 1 1 Serving (438g)
- Sodium 1267.19574174975 mg
- Sugar 35.0512697633961 g
- Trans Fat 3.34347415972723 g
- Calories 390 calories
Instructions Make the dressing. Combine all ingredients except the blue cheese in a bowl and mix well. Stir in the blue cheese and place in the fridge while you make the salads. Make the buffalo sauce. Combine the melted butter, olive oil, hot sauce and seasoned salt in a medium size bowl. Whisk to combine and set aside In another bowl combine the quinoa, mashed cannellini beans, bread crumbs, egg, salt, pepper and 4 tablespoons of the buffalo sauce. Mix well to moisten the ingredients and then form into 30-35 equal size balls (about 1/2 tablespoon to 1 tablespoon of the quinoa mixture). Squeeze the balls together tightly with your hands, being careful. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add olive oil. Add half the balls to skillet and cook until golden and crisp on all sides, about five minutes. Gently (very gently) toss about 10 balls at a time with the buffalo sauce or you can dip each ball in the sauce as well if you are afraid the balls will crumble. To assemble the salads, combine lettuce and carrots in bowls or on plates. Season lightly with salt and pepper, then toss. Top with an equal amount of green onions and fries, then add the buffalo quinoa bites on top. Cover in blue cheese, then drizzle with the dressing and add any remaining buffalo sauce. Go to town!
