Thank goodness for veggie burgers. As much as I love to cook, I’d probably go hungry if veggie burgers hadn’t been invented by some wonderful genius of a person. Store-bought veggie burgers are one thing, but in case you didn’t know, homemade veggie burgers are just as big a life saver as the frozen kind. In fact, homemade burgers are better, because you can do whatever you want with them and you can always make them vegan. You can make them out of a million different types of beans and or/veggies. Kale burgers, artichoke burgers, and even beet burgers…they all work and they’re all delicious! I had it in my head for a while that I wanted to create a vegan analogue to my old favorite store-bought veggie burger, which was the Gardenburger Original. Those suckers were so good! I was never a fan of veggie burgers intended to replicate meat, which Gardenburgers don’t do at all. So the other day I picked up a box at the supermarket and gave the ingredients a scan. Mushrooms, rice, cheese. I could totally swing this. So did I end up with something that accurately mimics my old favorite? Not exactly. See, just as I’m not into veggie burgers that taste like fake meat, I realized I’m not into vegan burgers that taste like fake cheese. I could’ve shoved some veggie shreds in there and probably ended up with something pretty darn close to my old favorite, but instead I went for vegan counterpart ingredients that were totally capable of standing on their own in terms of flavor and texture. Tahini, some nutritional yeast, a little white wine vinegar for tang. In the end I decided some thyme was needed, because savory herbs go so well with mushrooms. My mushroom burgers turned out great! In fact, I think this is the perfect burger for this time of year. It’s light enough to eat post holiday celebration and reasonably healthy, but packed with the savory flavor I crave during those chilly late autumn days. Also, if you happen to have some Thanksgiving leftovers still on hand, pile them on one of these patties. This one is begging for some cranberry sauce.
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