Thai fish cakes with quinoa

For a healthy alternative try these fish cakes, made with quinoa and served with sweet chilli sauce and fresh mint salad.

Recipe «Thai fish cakes with quinoa» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 25 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1/3 cup white quinoa, rinsed, 4 spring onions, chopped, 1 brown onion shallot, chopped, 2 garlic cloves, chopped, 1/3 cup coconut milk , 1/4 cup Thai yellow curry paste, 1 tbsp fish sauce, 600g basa fillets, chopped , 1/4 cup peanut oil, 2 cups mint leaves, 1 brown onion shallot, extra, cut into thin wedges, 200g punnet Perino grape tomatoes, halved, Sweet chilli sauce, to serve, Lime wedges, to serve, Steamed rice, to serve.

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup white quinoa, rinsed 
• 4 spring onions, chopped 
• 1 brown onion shallot, chopped 
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped 
• 1/3 cup coconut milk 
• 1/4 cup Thai yellow curry paste 
• 1 tbsp fish sauce 
• 600g basa fillets, chopped 
• 1/4 cup peanut oil 
• 2 cups mint leaves 
• 1 brown onion shallot, extra, cut into thin wedges 
• 200g punnet Perino grape tomatoes, halved 
• Sweet chilli sauce, to serve 
• Lime wedges, to serve 
• Steamed rice, to serve 

Instructions

1. Cook quinoa in a small saucepan of boiling water for 12 mins or until just tender. Drain and refresh under cold running water. Drain.
2. Process spring onion, shallot, garlic, coconut milk, curry paste, fish sauce and basa in a food processor. Transfer to a bowl. Stir in the quinoa.
3. Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Shape 1/3 cupfuls of the fish mixture into patties and cook, in batches, for 2-3 mins each side or until golden and cooked through. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towel to drain.
4. Meanwhile, place mint, extra shallot and tomato in a bowl and toss to combine.
5. Divide fish cakes among serving plates and serve with the mint salad, sweet chilli sauce, lime wedges and rice.