You can really do whatever you like with your burger, even have it deconstructed or bread-less. And you don't need me to tell you your fave ingredients, but I'm going to suggest some options for a preemo vegan burger.
There are lots of great ready-made vegan burger patties available which are a great, quick and easy option - try them out and find your fave! Or you can make your own! This is my fave vegan patty recipe;
Chickpea patties (makes 8)
Ingredients
1 brown onion, diced
A dash of olive oil
2 carrots, grated
1 beetroot, peeled & grated
2 400g tins chick peas, drained, washed and mashed
1 Tbsp chia seeds (ground is best but whole will work too)
2 Tbsp water
ground salt and pepper to taste
Method
1. Cook/fry onion in a dash of olive oil
2. Combine Chia seeds into water and stir well. Leave for 5mins to allow chia to swell and soak up the water.
3. Combine ingredients well
4. Fry up like any patty! WOOOP WOOOOP!
Ingredients
1 brown onion, diced
A dash of olive oil
2 carrots, grated
1 beetroot, peeled & grated
2 400g tins chick peas, drained, washed and mashed
1 Tbsp chia seeds (ground is best but whole will work too)
2 Tbsp water
ground salt and pepper to taste
Method
1. Cook/fry onion in a dash of olive oil
2. Combine Chia seeds into water and stir well. Leave for 5mins to allow chia to swell and soak up the water.
3. Combine ingredients well
4. Fry up like any patty! WOOOP WOOOOP!
This recipe was originally ovo-vegetarian and used an egg to bind it instead of the chia & water which is always an option if you're ovo-vego.
The best thing about burgers is the variety of filling options, including tomato, cucumber, mushroom (cooked or raw), capsicum (cooked or raw), pickles, spinach, lettuce, beetroot (tinned/pickled or grated raw), avocado, grated carrot, vegan coleslaw, tabbouleh, hummus, guacamole, relish and spring or red or caramelised brown onions.
Caramelising onions isn't as hard as is often thought: slice one brown onion, add a Tbsp olive oil and good glug of balsamic vineager (about an eighth or quarter of a cup) and a Tbsp brown sugar all together in a small saucepan with the lid on and slowly cook on a low heat, checking and stirring regularly until it's ALL DELICIOUS LIKE.
So choose your favourite bread option (or don't, or replace it with a wrap if you prefer the bread-less /low carb option) and fillings and put it all together (or don't if you're having it deconstructed!) and ENJOY!
