Mushroom Nut Burger

Ingredients

  • 1 cup rolled oats (not quick-cooking or instant)
  • 2+ ea garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1 lb mushrooms (like cremini or button), trimmed and halved
  • ½ cup pecans (or any other nut you like)
  • 2 tsp chili powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 8 cups torn lettuce or other salad greens
  • 2 ea tomatoes, cut into wedges
  • ½ ea large red onion, sliced into thin rings

Preparation

  1. Grind the oats in food processor to a coarse meal
  2. Pulse the garlic and mushrooms in food processor till finely chopped
  3. Mix oats, garlic/mushroom mixture and nuts and process to a thick paste, add water 1 tsp at a time if needed
  4. Add the chili powder, salt, and pepper and stir with the spatula
  5. Refrigerate 10 minutes and make into 4 patties
  6. Fry in oil just like burgers, 3-5 minutes per side
  7. Mix leftover fryings, lemon and water to make a drizzle
  8. Serve on bed of lettuce, drizzled with pan sauce and topped with tomatoes and onions

Miso-Mushroom Burger

Use - ¼ cup chopped walnuts and ¼ cup miso instead of pecans - fresh ginger slices instead of garlick - add soy sauce with the lemon juice in step 7

Tahini-Mushroom Burger

  • Use tahini instead of nuts
  • Use cumin instead of chili powder