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🍔 Plant Based Peeps... 🍔

lolakimono — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 21:54:07 GMT

If you make your own veggie burgers, what combinations do you put together?

I made some today with the following:

GF bread, made into crumbs
Roasted red pepper
Roasted yellow pepper
Roasted yellow squash
One can garbanzo beans
2 scallions, sauteed
1.5 packages of baby bella mushrooms, sauteed

I combined everything in the food processor, pulsed, and then baked them for about an hour at 350, turning once. They were still pretty moist (easily falling apart).

I have made them before with different substitutions-

black beans or white beans for garbanzos
oats, rice cereal, cooked quinoa or brown rice for bread crumbs
black olives for mushrooms
alternate veggies- shredded carrots, zucchini, spinach, kale, whatever I have on hand.

So what do you put in yours to help them stay together when flipped? I am allergic to eggs and I eat gluten free.

TIA

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SandPiper — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 22:05:16 GMT

@lolakimono I would like to know to. I've tried black bean and veggie burgers so many times and they always fall apart. I gave up.

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JuLee — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 22:23:39 GMT

I've tried a ton of combinations as well, and mine always fall apart. Next time I'm going to add a "flax egg" to see if that makes a difference.

One egg equals [1 tablespoon flax meal plus 3 tablespoons water], and you do not need to make each one individually. In a small bowl, add flax meal followed by water (not water followed by flax), stirring with a fork as you go.

Refrigerate. Place the bowl of eggs in the refrigerator for a minimum of 15 minutes, but up to an hour is best. This will allow your egg to “set up”.

When the eggs come out of the fridge they’ll have formed a thick sticky goo, just the consistency of egg whites. That is your binder.

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Elizabeth95 — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 22:25:30 GMT

Here's the recipe I use for vegan lentil burgers.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchen/vegan-lentil-burgers-3362403

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sgraham30 — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 22:28:26 GMT

@lolakimono, I've never tried making my own, I used to buy whatever Costco had in their freezer but to me they tasted funny & they wouldn't stay together. I then found Amy's Sonoma Veggie Burger at a local health food store. The product is gluten & dairy free. I like how it tastes & best of all, it doesn't crumble & fall apart as I'm eating it.

I'm not suggesting that you buy this item, but maybe if you take a look at the ingredients that they use you may be able to determine what they're using a a binder to hold the burger together. veggie burger

Now that I've been talking about them, I want one! These are the fries that I eat with them, I buy this flavor: veggie fries

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lolakimono — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 22:31:08 GMT

Interesting- both @sgraham30 's and @Elizabeth95 's use walnuts.

Do you think that chia seeds would do anything? Or would that just gum it up?

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Elizabeth95 — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 22:35:20 GMT

@lolakimono

I think a few chia seeds might be good. I wouldn't add too many as it would probably become very gummy. I've also done a burger with beets (delicious).

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JuLee — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 22:39:05 GMT

Most of the ones you find in the store have added oil in them, and I personally, don't eat any type of oil. That's why I keep trying to make my own, and maybe why mine fall apart! I'm really interested to see if the added flax egg will work. I wonder if the walnuts would work too, since they do contain a fair amount of fat... hmmmmm

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sidsmom — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 22:43:50 GMT

@lolakimono

I would sub GF rolled oats for the bread. They soak up the moisture better.

Squash & mushrooms are watery...maybe cook them down

a little bit to release the water before placing in the food processor.

And I know this sounds weird, but...when I form patties,

I form a small hole in the middle...so they cook in the middle.

HTH. 🌼💛

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Justice4all — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 18:01:03 GMT

@sidsmom @lolakimono @JuLee @Elizabeth95 @sgraham30

Which model blender do you recommend? Need one pronto!

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lolakimono — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 18:18:41 GMT

@Justice4all

I LOVE my Vitamix, especially for making hot soups. I also make sauces, dressings, and pancake batter in it.

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Laura14 — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 18:44:48 GMT

I have used flax seed meal for my black bean burgers which you can get in a box in the baking aisle. Not going to lie, they are still soft, but it does help keep it together.

@Justice4all I second the VItamix recommendation if it's not overkill for you and you'll use the extra features. As long as you have a variable speed model, you're golden.

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sidsmom — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 18:57:41 GMT

@Justice4all wrote:
@sidsmom @lolakimono @JuLee @Elizabeth95 @sgraham30
Which model blender do you recommend? Need one pronto!

Vitamin & Blendtec are the 1A & 1B of high-powered blenders.

Expensive? Sure

But they will last f.o.r.e.v.e.r.

It's an investment & generational purchase..can't recommend enough.

I have had my Vitamix for 10 yrs....but next time, in my second life (!),

I would be tempted to get the Blendtec with the wide opening.

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sgraham30 — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 19:14:53 GMT

@Justice4all, I personally use a Blendtec, many others use a Vitamix. I chose the Blendtec because I didn't have the $$$ for a Vitamix. I think I paid $250 for my Blendtec around 3 years ago. At the time I purchased mine, Costco had a $50 or $75 off coupon for it online. Mine came with the WildSide blender carafe, with the twister jar as well it would have been $100 more.

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Elizabeth95 — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 19:20:47 GMT

@Justice4all

Like the others, I recommend a Vitamix. I use mine several times a day, not only for juicing but also for soups, dressings, sauces, cocktails and chopping. It's more expensive but it's one you'll never need to replace. Variable speed is a definite plus. I have two of them....one in the kitchen and one at the bar.

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dex — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 03:30:55 GMT

@JuLee Have you tried to make them ahead so there is time to spend in the fridge ...maybe the ingredients will bind better after a couple of hours.