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These crispy cauliflower quinoa bites are tasty, easy, and the perfect little snack to make for an appetizer, after-school snack for the kids, or any occasion. These cauliflower bites are made with healthy cauliflower, quinoa, and have a ton of flavor with the seasonings.
Why you’ll love cauliflower bites:
- Quick: Prep these in 15 minutes and have them ready in 40
- Flavorful: The combo of spices really make these bites snappy and full of flavor
- Easy: This recipe is easy to make, healthy, and delicious
Maria Koutsogiannia
Maria is the creator of FoodByMaria and your go-to Greek food expert for cozy, flavor-packed recipes. Inspired by her Mediterranean roots, she brings traditional Greek flavors, feel-good ingredients, and a whole lot of joy to everyday cooking.
Ingredient Notes:
Cauliflower: Cauliflower is a vegetable that is high in fiber and B-vitamins. It also provides your body with antioxidants and nutrients that can help protect your body from diseases.
Quinoa: Quinoa can help your body stay healthy! It can help lower the risk of chronic disease, help you balance your blood sugar, and can even improve your gut health.
How to make cauliflower bites:
- Preheat the oven to 400F and prepare 2 baking trays with parchment paper.
- Rinse the quinoa and add it to a medium-sized pot along. Add the water, stir briefly, and bring to a boil. Cover the pot with the lid and reduce to medium-low heat for 15 minutes, until the quinoa is tender and the “whitetail” appears on the grains. Transfer to a bowl, fluff it up with a spoon, and allow it to cool (almost) completely.
- Cut the cauliflower into small pieces and steam until tender. Transfer to a bowl and allow to cool. Once cool, cut it up into pea-sized pieces.
- As soon as the quinoa and cauliflower are cooled, add them to a medium-sized bowl. Add ALL of the remaining ingredients. Mix until thoroughly combined. Adjust any seasonings to taste.
- Using a small cookie scoop or large spoon, scoop the mix (approx. 3 tbsp worth) and press together to form a ball. Make sure to really compress your scoop.
- Transfer immediately to the baking trays, evenly spaced apart.
- Bake for 25 minutes, until golden brown.
- Serve warm with any dip, sauce, aioli, or queso! YUM!!!
Expert Tips & FAQ:
How can I make this recipe vegan? To make this vegan, replace the eggs with 3 tbsp of ground flaxseed – mix the ground flaxseed separately with 4 tbsp of water prior to adding to the mixture.
How can I make this nut-free? To make this nut-free use 1/3 cup of Bob’s Red Mill 1:1 Gluten-Free Flour Blend instead of almond flour.
Cheese: Add any vegan or dairy cheese to the mix if you would like (about ½ – 1 cup). Make it EXTRA cheesy! No one would be mad 😉
Get Creative: Customize the flavor by adding more garlic OR add hot sauce OR oregano OR anything you wish!
Storage: Store the cheesy bites in the fridge in an airtight container for 5 – 7 days or in the freezer for 1 month. Reheat to serve or enjoy cold.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups cauliflower
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ½ cup almond flour
- ¼ cup nutritional yeast
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 ½ tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
Start Cooking- Preheat the oven to 400F and prepare 2 baking trays with parchment paper.
- Rinse the quinoa and add it to a medium-sized pot along. Add the water, stir briefly, and bring to a boil. Cover the pot with the lid and reduce to medium-low heat for 15 minutes, until the quinoa is tender and the “whitetail” appears on the grains. Transfer to a bowl, fluff it up with a spoon and allow it to cool (almost) completely.
- Cut the cauliflower into small pieces and steam until tender. Transfer to a bowl and allow to cool. Once cool, cut it up into pea-sized pieces.
- As soon as the quinoa and cauliflower are cooled, add them to a medium-sized bowl. Add ALL of the remaining ingredients. Mix until thoroughly combined. Adjust any seasonings to taste.
- Using a small cookie scoop or large spoon, scoop the mix (approx. 3 tbsp worth) and press together to form a ball. Make sure to really compress your scoop.
- Transfer immediately to the baking trays, evenly spaced apart.
- Bake for 25 minutes, until golden brown.
- Serve warm with any dip, sauce, aioli, or queso! YUM!!!
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I love your recipes and it would be even better if you could have the option for grams and centigrade as well. Thanks so much for all your recipes. Wonderful thank you x I’m uk based
Hi Karen! I have my recipes in grams on my app!
This recipe is my favourite. cheesy goodness mmmmm. 🙂
Thans partick!! Mmmm is right!
Easy to make and easy on the stomach!
thank you so much!
These are delicious, my toddlers loved them and eat so many of them!
thank you so much, Mj!
They look good can’t wait to make them!
you’re going to love them Jane!
how would these turn out if I made and then frozen?
they would be perfect!
I loved this recipe… I have used it many times now. They pack really well for lunch and reheat in the microwave no problem!
thank you so much!
Thanks for the delicious recipe. These fluffy cauliflower quinoa bites are a hit, healthy afternoon snacks, and post-workout snack breakfast.
I am so glad you loved them Sally!
Thanks for the recipe! My family loved these!
Yay! That makes me so happy!
These look so good and effortless, how would long do they last for, and how would they uphold during a reheat?
around 5 days and they would be just find reheated!