Burger Recipe + "Heartbeet" Vegetable Burgers

This recipe isn't a vegetarian version of a beef burger; these are vegetable patties that celebrate every fresh ingredient they're made up of.

Ingredients

• 2 ½ cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
• 1 ½ cups quinoa, cooked and cooled
• ¾ cup trail mix
• 1 large golden beet, grated
• 1 red beet, grated
• ½ cup whole wheat flour
• ½ cup whole wheat bread crumbs
• ⅓ cup olive oil
• ½ red onion, minced
• 5 tablespoons parsley, minced
• 3 tablespoons tamari
• 1 tablespoon sea salt
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
2. Combine sweet potatoes, quinoa, trail mix, golden beet, red beet, flour, bread crumbs, oil, onion, parsley, tamari, sea salt, garlic, and red pepper flakes in a large bowl. Mix by hand until burger mix is thoroughly combined.
3. Divide burger mix into 10 portions; press each one firmly into a patty. Place on the prepared baking sheet.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories212.2
• carbohydrateContent23.9 g
• fatContent11.5 g
• fiberContent3.3 g
• proteinContent5.6 g
• saturatedFatContent1.7 g
• sodiumContent918.9 mg
• sugarContent3 g