Noodles with sauce and quino meatballs

For noodles: cook the dough according to the package instructions. Drain, reserving a little cooking water.

For the Quínoa: Wash the Quínoa very well to remove saponin, which gives a bitter taste. Put it in a pot and cover with cold water. Tapar and cook on low leak. Since boiling, count 10 mins. Let cool and separate the beans with a fork.

For meatballs: sauté the onion into a pan with extra virgin olive oil, add water and cook by 30 mins approx. Mix the cooked quínoa, the fine grated carrot, the parsley, the onion, the wholemeal flour and a pinch of sea salt. Stir well until you get a homogeneous blend. Form 12 balls of the same size with the Hummders and bake at 180 ° by 5 mins.

Heat the tomato sauce in a pan, add the noodles and the meatballs of quinoa.

Serve and add fresh basil leaves and a splash of extra virgin olive oil.

Sol Fliman & María José Buttazzoni. Children to eat. 2016. Adapted.