Crispy Buffalo Quinoa Bites Salad with Cheesy Ranch

The recipe Crispy Buffalo Quinoa Bites Salad with Cheesy Ranch can be made in roughly 40 minutes. This recipe serves 4. This salad has 1321 calories, 57g of protein, and 94g of fat per serving. For $8.67 per serving, this recipe covers 50% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Several people made this recipe, and 17197 would say it hit the spot. If you have blue cheese, dried chives, gorgonzola, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is brought to you by Half Baked Harvest. With a spoonacular score of 99%, this dish is awesome. Similar recipes are Cheesy Buffalo Quinoa Bites, Crispy Cheesy Quinoa Bites, and Vegan Buffalo Quinoa Bites & Vegan Ranch Dip.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 10 minutes

 

Ingredients:

2 ounces blue cheese

2 tablespoons butter, melted

8 cups of butter lettuce, chopped

1/2 cup butter milk

1 cup cannellini beans, mashed

2 carrots, sliced or chopped

2 cups cooked quinoa

2 teaspoons dried chives

1 large egg, lightly beaten

1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped

1-2 cups leftover [baked french fries | (optional)

1 clove garlic, grated

24 ounces gorgonzola or blue cheese, crumbled

1/2 cup greek yogurt

4 green onions, sliced

1/4 cup hot sauce (I use Franks)

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 tablespoon olive oil

3 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 cup panko bread crumbs

1 teaspoon pepper

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt

1 teaspoon seasoned salt

1 teaspoon peper

Equipment:

bowl

whisk

frying pan

Cooking instruction summary:

InstructionsMake 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 asideIn 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!

 

Step by step:


1. Make the dressing.

2. 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.

3. Combine the melted butter, olive oil, hot sauce and seasoned salt in a medium size bowl.

4. Whisk to combine and set aside

5. In another bowl combine the quinoa, mashed cannellini beans, bread crumbs, egg, salt, pepper and 4 tablespoons of the buffalo sauce.

6. 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.

7. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add olive oil.

8. 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!


Nutrition Information:

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1306k Calories
56g Protein
93g Total Fat
65g Carbs
50% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
1306k
65%

Fat
93g
144%

  Saturated Fat
44g
281%

Carbohydrates
65g
22%

  Sugar
7g
8%

Cholesterol
204mg
68%

Sodium
4716mg
205%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
56g
113%

Vitamin A
12025IU
241%

Vitamin K
166µg
159%

Calcium
1186mg
119%

Phosphorus
1062mg
106%

Vitamin B2
1mg
69%

Manganese
1mg
59%

Selenium
40µg
57%

Folate
227µg
57%

Vitamin C
41mg
51%

Zinc
7mg
47%

Vitamin B12
2µg
45%

Fiber
10g
44%

Vitamin B5
4mg
43%

Potassium
1477mg
42%

Magnesium
160mg
40%

Vitamin B6
0.8mg
40%

Iron
6mg
37%

Vitamin E
4mg
32%

Vitamin B1
0.41mg
27%

Vitamin B3
5mg
25%

Copper
0.38mg
19%

Vitamin D
1µg
11%

covered percent of daily need
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