Friday, December 12, 2014

Asian Quinoa Meatballs

I LOVED THESE. They are gluten free and delicious. My husband had a lot so I know he liked it as well. These can be an appetizer or an entree. They are definitely good for a pot luck dinner.


Ingredients

Ground turkey
3/4 cup of cooked quinoa
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 egg
1 tablespoon of soy sauce (make sure it is gluten free)
2 teaspoons of sesame oil
1 teaspoon of Sriracha
Sesame seeds
Coconut Oil cooking spray

For the sauce

1/4 cup of soy sauce (make sure it is gluten free)
2 tablespoons of rice vinegar
1 tablespoon pf grated ginger
1 tablespoon of brown sugar
1 teaspoon of sesame oil
1 teaspoon of Sriracha
2 teaspoons of cornstarch

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a baking dish with cooking spray
2. In a large bowl, combine ground turkey, quinoa, garlic, egg, soy sauce, sesame oil, and Sriracha. Using you hands, mix until well combined
3. Roll the mixture into meatballs and place them onto the prepared baking dish and bake for 20 minutes
4. To make the sauce, whisk together soy sauce, rice vinegar, ginger, sugar, sesame oil, Sriracha and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan 
5. In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water. Stir this into soy sauce mixture until thickened
6. Serve meatballs with the sauce, sprinkled with sesame seeds.


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