The Ideal Veggie Burger
Author: Rebekah Smith based on Jazzy Vegetarian by Laura Theodore
Recipe type: Vegetarian
- 4 slices of bread, whole grain, rye... whatever or 2½ cups of bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin light olive oil
- 1 large onion
- 5-6 ounces of chopped mushrooms, cremini works well
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 heaping teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon tamari
- 2¼ cups walnuts
- ½ cup unsalted roasted sunflower seeds
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, or vegan cheese
- Zest from ½ lemon
- 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- Toaster
- A large skillet
- The Rosle Multi Cutter or a food processor and a cutting board and a chef's knife
- Cheese grater
- Zester
- A big mixing bowl
- Rubber spatula
- Cookie sheet or pizza pan
- Toast 4 slices of bread, whole grain, rye... whatever and set aside.
- Warm 2 tablespoons of oil in large skillet.
- Chop 5-6 ounces of mushrooms. The Rosle Multi Cutter (RMC) is great for this job (see below). Set aside.
- Chop 1 onion. If using the RMC, roughly chop onion into wedges. Set aside a small wedge of onion and chop the rest. Don't overload the unit. Otherwise chop the whole thing on a cutting board as you normally would.
- Chopped onion. Saute for a few minutes until tender. Then add...
- Two cloves minced garlic. If using the RMC to mince, add cloves to the wedge of onion you saved. I find that the chopper needs something to grab onto to work, hence the onion.
- Mushrooms. Continue to saute for 10 minutes then...
- One heaping teaspoon of brown sugar and 1 teaspoon of tamari. Cook until the pan juices have evaporated.
- Pulverize toast to make 2½ cups of bread crumbs. Either use a food processor or the RMC. Just tear the toast into pieces that fit.
- Chop 2¼ cups of walnuts in a processor or the RMC until coarsely ground.
- Same with ½ cup sunflower seeds. Process until coarsely ground and add to mixing bowl with the other stuff.
- Add 1 cup of shredded cheese, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, lemon zest, and ¼ teaspoon of salt to the bowl.
- Toss everything together.
- Add the mushroom-onion mixture to the bowl and blend everything together with your hands or a rubber spatula. The mixture will form a ball that holds together.
- Form medium sized patties and bake them on a cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 12 minutes. Turn them over and bake for an additional 10 minutes or longer to brown them.
- These were really good on soft whole wheat bagels from the Seward Co-op with a slice of a tomato from the garden. They were also good served over a bed of rice with chopped fresh tomatoes on top. To reheat, pan fry them in a little bit of oil.
Recipe by Two People & A Cat at http://twopeopleandacat.com/the-veggie-burger-i-wish-i-could-order-at-my-favorite-restaurants/
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