Monday, August 17, 2009

voted best burger.

Veggie Burgers
You must try these! They are easy to make, absolutely delicious, and so good for you! They have been voted Best Burger at the Hagerott's!



2 Tb finely chopped carrot (I just use the veggie peeler)
2 Tb finely chopped red pepper
2 Tb frozen whole-kernel corn
1 cup cooked rice
1 cup cooked beans
1 egg yolk
1 Tb fine dry bread crumbs
Olive oil
6 small whole-grain buns
Lettuce
Tomato slices
¼ c. plain yogurt
2 tsp. honey mustard

1. Place carrots red pepper, and corn in microwave-safe bowl and add 1 Tb. water. Cover and microwave 2 minutes or until veggies are tender. Drain and set aside.
2. Place beans and rice in a bowl and mash with a fork. Stir in cooked veggies and egg yolk. With wet hangs shape well-rounded tablespoons of mixture into balls, then roll in bread crumbs to coat. Flatten into patties.
3. Heat oil in skillet on Medium. Cook patties for 2 to 3 minutes per side. Serve in buns with lettuce tomato, and a dip made of stirred yogurt and honey mustard. Serves 6.

Here are a few suggestions I have:
*Instead of using frozen corn I used a frozen veggie mix. It had corn, carrots, peas, and lima beans. Then you don’t have to chop a carrot and you get more veggies!
* NEVER leave out the red pepper is gives incredible flavor! I chop the whole red pepper at once and put the remaining in the freezer for next time.
* We do not have plain yogurt on hand so we make our sauce out of mayo and honey mustard. The left over sauce is great on any sandwich!
* Instead of using buns use pitas.
* Add avocado to the mix!
*Use Panko for the bread crumbs!
Here are the details: 183 calories, 7g potien, 6g fat, 27g carbs, 4g fiber



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