20 Delicious Vegan Burger Food

VEGAN CHEESEBURGERS

Steps:

• Divide vegan ground meat into 4 equal pieces. Pick up one piece, transfer to a cutting board, and use your hands to press and shape it into a patty about 1/4-inch wider than your bun. Repeat to form remaining patties. Put three fingers of one hand together, and press a shallow indentation into the center of each patty. Season with salt and pepper.
• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high until shimmering. Add patties and cook, flipping frequently, until well browned and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the coolest part of the center of the patty registers 120 to 125 degrees for medium-rare, or 130 to 135 degrees for medium. Immediately add cheese slices to the top of the patties, and transfer them to a large plate.
• Dress bottom buns as desired. Place a patty on top, and dress top bun as desired. Close cheeseburgers and serve.

VEGAN BURGER

Steps:

• Whizz the shallot, celery, parsley and most of the chickpeas to a coarse paste. Don't overdo this, you want a texture slightly rougher than hummus. Mash the remaining chickpeas and stir them into the paste with the garam masala, tomato purée, flour and polenta. Season well.
• Shape the mixture into four patties. Let them rest for at least 30 mins - you can leave them overnight in the fridge if you like. The polenta needs time to absorb any extra liquid.
• Heat a little oil in a non-stick frying pan and cook the patties until they're brown and crisp on each side. Try not to handle them too much as they'll be quite soft when warm. Slide into buns or pitta with the accompaniments that you'd like.