{"id":15325,"date":"2012-03-14T11:48:09","date_gmt":"2012-03-14T15:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=15325"},"modified":"2012-03-14T11:48:09","modified_gmt":"2012-03-14T15:48:09","slug":"monster-veggie-burgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2012\/03\/monster-veggie-burgers\/","title":{"rendered":"Monster Veggie Burgers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Monster_Veggie_Burger.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15326\" title=\"Monster Veggie Burgers\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Monster_Veggie_Burger-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Monster_Veggie_Burger-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Monster_Veggie_Burger.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a> I adore veggie burgers and my love affair with them started a few years ago. \u00a0They are dense with crispy caramelized bits from being heated up in a skillet. \u00a0Sometimes they are loaded down with grains and they are always packed with protein.<\/p>\n<p>They are also difficult to make. \u00a0I tried and tried but no matter what, I couldn&#8217;t find a combo that would hold together nicely. \u00a0It was too mushy and fell apart.<\/p>\n<p>One day I was watching <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guyfieri.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Guy<\/a> make some veggie burgers (Yes I watch his show. Yes I think he&#8217;s fab. I fully embrace that with no shame.) and he used oats as a binder.<\/p>\n<p>Well now. \u00a0I hadn&#8217;t done that before! I&#8217;ve also seen other versions of burgers have nuts and other grains added in so I decided to get back to experimenting and see what I could come up with. \u00a0I stumbled upon a combo that works for me and is now my favorite veggie burger.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Andrea&#8217;s Monster Veggie Burgers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 15oz Can of Chickpeas, drained and rinsed<\/li>\n<li>1\/2C Walnuts<\/li>\n<li>1\/4C Pumpkin Seeds (optional)<\/li>\n<li>1C Oats<\/li>\n<li>3 Cloves of Garlic<\/li>\n<li>1 Large Green Pepper, chunked<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 Large Red Onion, chunked<\/li>\n<li>1 Jalapeno, sliced in half<\/li>\n<li>2tsp Garlic Powder<\/li>\n<li>2tsp Chili Powder<\/li>\n<li>Big Pinch of Red Pepper Flakes<\/li>\n<li>Pinch of salt and pepper<\/li>\n<li>1\/2TBSP of Olive Oil + extra for a quick brush<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Preheat oven to 400 degrees and grease a baking sheet with some nonstick spray or olive oil. \u00a0Toss the garlic cloves, red onion, and green pepper with the 1\/2TBSP of olive oil and place on baking sheet. \u00a0Roast in oven for about 10 minutes or until the veggies start to soften up. \u00a0Remove from oven.<\/p>\n<p>In a food processor, place the beans, oats, walnuts, and pumpkin seeds and process for a couple of pulses. \u00a0Add in the seasonings, and the roasted veggies. \u00a0Pulse until you get \u00a0a smooth consistency.<\/p>\n<p>Pour mixture into a bowl and start to form patties with it. \u00a0This should make four HUGE patties or six medium sized patties. \u00a0Place on a platter or plate, cover with plastic wrap and place in fridge. \u00a0Allow the patties to set up for at least 2 hours.<\/p>\n<p>When you&#8217;re ready to cook them, preheat oven to 400 degrees and spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray or oil. \u00a0Place patties on sheet and brush with a bit of olive oil on top. \u00a0Bake for about 15 minutes, till the tops are crisp and browned.<\/p>\n<p>Serve immediately and enjoy!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Monster_Veggie_Burger2.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15327\" title=\"Monster Veggie Burger\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Monster_Veggie_Burger2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Monster_Veggie_Burger2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Monster_Veggie_Burger2-449x300.jpg 449w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Monster_Veggie_Burger2.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I call these &#8220;Monster Burgers&#8221; because they are huge. \u00a0I used chickpeas because I think they provide a better texture to the burger and also give it more umph. \u00a0These are still soft and will smash down as you eat them but with the chickpeas they do hold their shape a little better.<\/p>\n<p>The walnuts and seeds also provide texture and if you want to leave those out, you can. \u00a0The burger amounts will be smaller in size and not quite as dense.<\/p>\n<p>You can bake them like I suggested or you can cook these in a skillet. \u00a0Just heat some oil over medium heat and cook the burgers about 4 minutes on each side.<\/p>\n<p>We top ours with sharp cheddar, caramelized onions and green peppers, and <a title=\"Bourbon BBQ Sauce\" href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2012\/02\/bourbon-bbq-sauce\/\">BBQ sauce.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Monster_Veggie_Burger3.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15328\" title=\"Monster Veggie Burger\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Monster_Veggie_Burger3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Monster_Veggie_Burger3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Monster_Veggie_Burger3-449x300.jpg 449w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Monster_Veggie_Burger3.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yum yum!<\/p>\n<p><em>Have fun guys, and remember, always play with your food! Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I adore veggie burgers and my love affair with them started a few years ago. \u00a0They are dense with crispy caramelized bits from being heated up in a skillet. \u00a0Sometimes they are loaded down with grains and they are always packed with protein. They are also difficult to make. \u00a0I tried and tried but no [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[36,16],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4KYWa-3Zb","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15325"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15325\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}