The Ultimate Veggie Burger

It’s been a while since I have posted; life has been busy.

I am super excited to share with you all an awesome veggie burger that I made for Steve and I last night. I stumbled upon this recipe while playing on my phone trying to wake up Monday morning.

As soon, as I read that the burger used beets, I clicked away. If you have read some of my previous posts you will know that I have been loving beets this year. Once scrolling through the recipe, I was happy to read that I had most of the ingredients and just a short, quick trip to the store was necessary after work.

The Ultimate Veggie Burger is a recipe created by Ana from The Awesome Green. This was my first time visiting her blog and it is absolutely beautiful! I look forward to scrolling through her beautiful pictures and trying other fabulous recipes.

I followed this recipe to a “t” except for a couple tweaks:

– used Naan (Indian flat bread instead of whole wheat bun); I had Naan that needed to get eaten

-Omitted the coconut oil; didn’t have any on hand and my patties were moist

-instead of wholemeal bread crumbs used panko bread crumbs

-Instead of Himalayan salt used kosher salt

– Substituted 3 tbs chunky peanut butter + 1 tbs sesame seed oil instead of tahini.

– didn’t place the sweet potatoes on the burger; tossed the slices in olive oil, salt and pepper and baked at 350F for about 30 minutes or until tender

The burgers were flavorful just by themselves, but the avocado dressing is out of this world. It was creamy, salty, and fatty all at the same time.

The burgers were tender and moist, but held together nicely. I was a little worried when forming the patties that they were going to fall apart, but the baking process really helped hold them together.  The texture was perfect, the softness from the beets and quinoa matched perfectly with the crunch from the flax seed and onion.

Note: Make sure to spray baking pan generously with cooking spray to avoid sticking. I had some sticking on a couple, but the clean up was really easy.

I was really happy that Steve loved the burger and gave me the thumbs up to make it again. 🙂

This recipe is a definite try! I just wish my pictures were half as beautiful as Ana’s.

Enjoy! Let me know if you make it and what you think.

Restaurant Review: Burger Jones

Yes, Minnesota has 10,000 lakes, the Mall of America, cold temperatures and an up and coming food scene. With so many food options sometimes a good ol’ burger sounds good. That’s exactly what Steve and I were craving last Thursday. So, we called up our good friends to join us for a burger and beer at Burger Jones.

The atmosphere has an urban rustic vibe with large photos of burgers on the wall making you salivate. Our server was friendly and knowledgeable about the menu. And, all the burgers were cooked to order and juicy.

I love bison, so I was excited to see a bison burger on the menu. All the flavors worked well together with not one ingredient over powering the other. With that said, I was missing that wow factor in my burger. It was a little to greasy for my liking and didn’t leave me craving the next bite. I enjoyed the parmesan waffle fries very much and liked that ketchup wasn’t necessary for enjoying.

Bison Burger seared Tatanka with gruyere and red onion marmalade and Parmesan waffle fries

Pictures of the groups burgers:

Bacon, cheddar, hot sauce and a fried egg on a homemade English muffin

Melted swiss and a mound of sautéed mushrooms

Cracked black pepper, caramelized onions and bleu cheese

I give Burger Jones a 4 out of 5 tables. And, look forward to trying another burger on the menu.