TVP Burger with CSA Field greens, and tomatoes from a friends garden.

I’ve said it before but I think I’ve finally gotten my veggie burger recipe perfected. This burger is easy to make without any real advance preparation. It can be grilled on the BBQ or fried in a pan. This burger actually reminds me of my favorite store bought veggie burgers only these ones cost about $1.00 to make 8 compared to $4.00 for 4. The blend of TVP, quick oats, and vital wheat gluten give this burger a little chew, with a nice crispiness on the outside. Finally the mild seasoning is just enough to give you the real burger taste. I have underlined the most important ingredients the rest can be played with to your liking.

What you need:

1 cup TVP

1 cup mixed vegan beef broth

1/4 cup all purpose flour

1/4 cup nutritional yeast flakes

1/2 cup quick oats

1 TBL vital wheat gluten

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp onion powder

1 tsp smoked paprika

1/4 tsp chili powder

1 tsp salt

1 TBL ketchup or any type of BBQ Sauce

2 egg sub (2 TBL ground flax meal, 6 TBL cold water)

Making the burger:

Start by bringing 1 cup of water to a boil in a small-medium saucepan, then add enough bouillon to make 1 cup of broth. Stir in 1 cup of TVP, cover, and set aside for 5 minutes.

Whisk together the flax and water then set aside.

While the TVP is soaking up the broth, mix together all your dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.

after 5 minutes of soaking mix your TVP into the dry mix and add the Tablespoon of ketchup or BBQ sauce. Mix well until evenly distributed.

Now rewhisk the flax water mixture and fold into the tvp mix. Stir until well blended and you have a sticky ground beef like texture.

Shape into patties no more than 1/2 inch thick and set on a baking pan (you can make them as big or small as you want as long as they are under a 1/2 inch thick). Once all your patties are formed on the baking sheet loosely cover with saran wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Now at this point you can either BBQ your burgers now or freeze them so they are ready whenever you want them.

BBQ’ng the Burgers:

When I BBQ my veggie burgers I like to brush a little pure olive oil on them prior to placing them on the grill, then flipping them oil side down on the grill. Once again before flipping them I give the other side a light olive oil brush. This helps give a nice crisp and prevent them from drying out and sticking to your grill.