Crispy Shrimp & Red Quinoa Patties

• 1 1/2 cups red quinoa, cooked** and cooled to room temperature
• 9 to 12 shrimp, peeled, deveined, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces, and cooked
• 2 to 3 tablespoons coarse bread crumbs
• 3 tablespoons flax meal
• 1 small red onion, minced
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1/2 jalapeno, minced
• 3 eggs (free-range if possible)
• 1 pinch red pepper flakes
• Sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt, plus 1/2 cup for topping
• 2 teaspoons harissa paste, for topping

1. **If you can spare the time to make stock from the shrimp shells and use that as the cooking liquid for the quinoa, you will have extra-shrimpy, even more flavorful patties.
2. In a good size bowl, fold together the quinoa, shrimp, eggs, onion, garlic, jalapeno, flax meal, bread crumbs, red pepper flakes, 2 tablespoons of greek yogurt, and salt and pepper until well combined.
3. If the mixture is too wet, add more flax meal or bread crumbs. If it is too dry, add a little water or a bit more yogurt. This is not an exact science -- It is important that the mixture binds together, but you don't want it cakey.
4. Mix together the remaining 1/2 cup Greek yogurt and harissa paste; I like to partially mix, so that some of the experience is creamier yogurt, and some is more fiery/savory harissa. Do as you like in combining them. Place back in the refrigerator until ready to top the patties.
5. Over medium heat in a heavy bottomed skillet, sear the patties in a glug of good olive oil for 5 to 7 minutes on the first side. Cook spaced judiciously but without crowding the pan.
6. You're looking for a nicely crisped surface without any blackening. Use a spatula and flip, browning the second side for 3 to 5 minutes. Adjust heat as needed so that you get golden brown, crispy-edged patties, and of course, add more olive oil as needed as you cook subsequent rounds.
7. Serve patties dolloped with the harissa yogurt and serve with a zingy cucumber salad or other crunchy, juicy vegetable.

red quinoa, shrimp, bread crumbs, meal, red onion, garlic, eggs, red pepper, salt, greek yogurt, harissa paste

Taken from food52.com/recipes/27557-crispy-shrimp-red-quinoa-patties (may not work)