Yes: the beans and quinoa, plus smoked paprika, make a burger-like color and texture. And, grinding dry quinoa turns it into a powder: denser than all purpose flour, but it does the job. Dusting it and cooking it in oil made it crisp. I will definitely make this again.
Okay, that's what I was thinking. The dusting of quinoa flour probably gave you a crust, like you would get on a grilled beef patty. From the picture alone, I would think it was just that, a grilled beef patty.
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