Sunflower Veggie Burgers Recipe By Tasty Food

SUNFLOWER VEGGIE BURGERS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375˚F (190˚C).
• In the bowl of a food processor, add sunflower seeds. Process until finely ground.
• Add onion, brown rice, thyme, salt, and water and process until combined.
• Add carrot and celery and pulse several times to combine.
• Using a ½ cup (120 ml) measuring cup, portion 5 patties from the mixture. Place onto a lightly greased parchment-lined sheet pan.
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until firm and browned, flipping over halfway through.
• Serve burgers with your favorite fixins.
• Enjoy!

SUNFLOWER-VEGGIE TOFU BURGERS

Steps:

• in a small saucepan, bring the rice and water to a boil. reduce to a simmer and cook rice until tender, but not mushy. (about 20 minutes) when rice is cooked, remove from heat and stir in the minced garlic.
• while rice cooks, prepare and combine the remaining ingredients in a large bowl. add the cooked rice and garlic mixture to the bowl, and mash everything together well.
• pressing firmly, form mixture into 6 patties.
• heat the oil on a well seasoned griddle or non-stick pan, and cook the burgers over medium heat until lightly browned. (about 6 minutes per side).

VEGETARIAN BURGERS

Steps:

• Place sunflower kernels in a food processor; cover and process until ground. Remove and set aside. Place beans in food processor; cover and process until ground. In a large bowl, combine the sunflower kernels, beans, carrots, onion, flour and oil. Shape 1/2 cupfuls into patties. , In a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook the patties over medium heat for 3 minutes on each side or until lightly browned and crisp. Serve on rolls with lettuce and tomato if desired.

SIMPLE VEGGIE BURGERS

Steps:

• Place about 3/4 of the beans into a large bowl and mash with a fork.
• Stir in remaining ingredients and mix until well combined.
• Shape into four 1/2 inch thick patties (May wrap in plastic and refrigerate up to 24 hours at this point.
• Heat 2 tsp vegetable oil in nonstick skillet over medium heat (or spray with nonstick spray such as Pam) and cook patties, turning once, for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden. **If cooking on bbq I use my vegetable grill so that pieces don't fall into bbq.**.

VEGGIE BURGERS

Steps:

• The day before serving, in a large (4- to 6-quart) saucepan over medium-low heat, bring 4 cups of water to a simmer. Add lentils. Cover, and simmer 15 minutes. Add barley. Cover, and simmer 15 minutes more. Add brown rice. Cover, and simmer 20 minutes, or until the water is absorbed and the rice is al dente. Do not let the pan burn dry. (If necessary, stir in a small amount of water.) Remove from heat, and set aside.
• In a medium saute pan over medium-low heat, combine the olive oil, carrots, onion and celery. Saute until the vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Add sunflower seeds, oregano, salt, pepper, thyme, basil and garlic. Saute a minute or two. Remove from heat.
• Combine grains and vegetables in a large covered container, and refrigerate overnight.
• On the day of serving, Add eggs and flour to the grain mixture. Mix well. With an ice cream scoop or by hand, form balls 3 1/2 to 4 inches in diameter. Flatten into disks about 3/4 inch thick.
• In a large saute pan or skillet over medium-high heat, warm the canola oil. Add the burgers, and cook until golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes a side. Serve immediately.