Description
This veggie burger is satisfying, super nutritious, and packed with flavor. Made with two different kinds of mustard, loaded with chickpeas, beets, and quinoa. Topped with creamy avocado, and, of course, a little extra mustard for good measure 😉
Ingredients
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- 1 medium size beet, store-bought or roast your own
- 1-15oz can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1 cup cooked quinoa (for instructions on how to cook quinoa, click here)
- 1 cup almond flour
- 3 scallions, sliced thin (white and light green tops) or 1 tbsp chopped shallots
- 3 tbsp red wine vinegar to apple cider vinegar
- 3 tbsp whole-grain mustard
- 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 8 hamburger buns
- Cooking spray
Instructions
- If using fresh beets, preheat oven to 400ºF. Wrap the beet in tin foil and bake at 400ºF for one hour (or until tender). Set aside to cool. Peel beet.
- If using store-bought pre-cooked beets, follow the instructions below.
- Preheat oven to 375ºF. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.
- In a food processor, add beets, canned chickpeas, and scallions or shallots. Process until well combined.
- In a large bowl, combine beet and chickpea mixture, cooked quinoa, almond flour, vinegar, mustard, lemon juice, salt, cumin, and black pepper. Mix until all the ingredients are well incorporated and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
- Working with approximately 1/2 cup of mixture, form 8 round patties. Transfer veggie burgers to the lined baking sheet, and spray the burgers with cooking spray.
- Bake for 30 minutes. Let them cool completely.
Notes
Veggie Burger Fixings
- 2 large tomatoes, sliced
- Baby spinach leaves
- Lettuce
- Pickles
- Pickled Onions
- Guacamole
- Ketchup
- Mustard
- Cheese
- Mayo
- Sriracha
- Hummus
- Muhammara
- Romesco
- Tomatillo Salsa
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 1 hour 30 mins
- Category: sandwich
- Method: stove top
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 burger, no bun
- Calories: 169
- Sugar: 3.4 g
- Sodium: 421.9 mg
- Fat: 6.9 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 17.9 g
- Fiber: 5.2 g
- Protein: 7.3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg