Quinoa Veggie Burger

From EatingWell: March/April 2013

This quinoa veggie burger recipe is a meat-lover’s burger: toasted pecans, mushrooms, Cheddar cheese, fresh herbs and red quinoa pack this vegetarian burger full of delicious flavor. Red quinoa, which you can generally find in stores where white quinoa is sold, gives the quinoa veggie burgers the perfect color. If you can only find white quinoa, that’s fine too. These quinoa veggie burger patties hold together well for freezing, making for a quick and easy meal. Defrost overnight in the refrigerator before cooking. Serve with your favorite burger garnishes. (Adapted from “Quinoa Revolution” by Patricia Green and Carolyn Hemming; Pintail Books, 2012.)

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03/25/2013

Anonymous

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I love the flavor and texture! I used white quinoa and walnuts, because that is what I had on hand, and was a little heavy-handed with the mushrooms. When making the burgers, I scooped the mix into measuring cup and then patted it down with a spoon. It made it really easy to just turn them out onto a baking sheet and they held together really well. Ate them with cucumber, tomato, spring greens and garlic aioli. Delicious-- I will be making these again for sure!

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03/03/2013

Anonymous

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The flavor of this veggie burger was great. I wasn't sure what toppings to use, but we ended up deciding on tzakiki, cucumber, and feta, served in a whole wheat pita. I think that was a good choice, though I'd love to hear other ideas.

My main problem with these burgers was that they crumbled as soon as we bit into them -- it seemed like they might have needed some more moisture to hold them together, although they were nice and crunchy so I wouldn't want to change that. With the remaining burgers I think I might crumble them onto a pizza like sausage -- again with the combination of cucumbers, feta, and tzakiki like I used previously.

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Michele_249 wrote 5 weeks 2 days ago

I just made these tonight and

I just made these tonight and was surprised at how good they taste. I had no problem with mine crumbling but I should have cooked quinoa a little longer (a little crunchy on burger). I just dressed mine like a regular burger with a little ketchup, mustard and mushrooms. Hubby liked them too!!