Couscous Cilantro Veggie Burger
From mallorydowd 15 years ago
- 8 minutes to make
- Serves 6
This is a hearty, healthy vegetarian burger that just bursts with flavor! Couscous, chickpeas, and cilantro dictate the flavor of this green delight! Great alternative to meat burgers and the run of the mill soy burgers. Read more This is soy-free and chock full of grains, legumes, and veggies! See less
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup couscous shopping list
- 1 can garbanzo beans (chickpeas) shopping list
- 1 cup herb stuffing mix, mashed into crumbs shopping list
- 1.5 cups fresh or frozen veggies (corn, peas, carrots) shopping list
- 4 eggs shopping list
- 1 red onion, diced shopping list
- 1 clove garlic, minced shopping list
- 1 cup spinach, chopped shopping list
- 1 cup cilantro, chopped shopping list
- 1 tbsp olive oil shopping list
How to make it
- Cook couscous
- Thaw veggies (if frozen) and lightly cook
- Drain and rinse garbanzo beans
- Mix onions, corn, peas, and carrots in a large bowl, then add 2/3 of the cooked couscous
- Blend garbanzo beans, spinach, and cilantro into a puree
- Add eggs and blend, one at a time
- Add stuffing crumbs and blend
- Combine all ingredients (including olive oil) and mix until nearly smooth
- Add the remaining 1/3 couscous (this will serve to both bind ingredients together and add a delicious grainy texture)
- Fry on stovetop in a bit of olive oil or grill. Burgers will have a green color due to the spinach and cilantro; cook until golden brown on both sides
- Serve on a whole wheat bun with veganaise, tomato, romaine, and avacado slices
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Yum this sounds delicious and super fresh tasting! My vegg friends are sure to love these. Do you have any suggestions for an animal-free binder?
boofie
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