Quinoa Meatballs

High in protein and fibre, quinoa is a tasty grain-like seed.Quinoa is also a good source of iron, magnesium, vitamin E, potassium, and fiber. It looks a bit like couscous and is as versatile as rice, but quinoa has a richer, nuttier flavor than either of them. Cooking quinoa is as easy as cooking rice, only faster. 

Ingredients:

• 1 pound ground meat
• 3/4 cup cooked quinoa
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 green onions, thinly sliced
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons oil
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• salt and ground black pepper, to taste
• sesame seeds, cashews for garnish

 For the sauce:
  

• 1/4 cup light soy sauce
•  2 tablespoons apple vinegar
•  1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
•  2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
•  1 teaspoon oil
•  2 tablespoons pomagranadine syrup
•  1 teaspoon red pepper
•  2 teaspoons cornstarch +2 tablespoons water
•  1/4 cup water

How To:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly oil a baking dish. Thinly slice green onions. In a large bowl, combine ground meat, quinoa, garlic, onions, egg, soy sauce, oil, cumin, salt and pepper, to taste. Knead them. Roll the mixture into 2 inch meatballs.

Place meatballs onto the prepared baking dish and bake for 18-20 minutes, until meatballs are cooked through.
 
Whisk together soy sauce, vinegar, ginger, sugar, oil, red pepper and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan over medium high heat.

In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and 2 tablespoon water. Stir into soy sauce mixture until thickened, about 2 minutes. Place the meatballs in a deep serving dish, pour the sauce over, spread sesame seeds and cashews over and serve.

Enjoy!

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