Edamame Burger
A hearty vegetarian burger made with edamame, chickpeas, and mushrooms, enriched with nutritional yeast and cashews for a savory, protein-rich patty. These flavorful burgers have a wonderful texture and umami taste.
Ingredients
- •2 cups edamame
- •1 can chickpeas
- •8 ounces mushrooms
- •½ cup cashews
- •½ cup nutritional yeast
- •4 cloves garlic
- •½ teaspoon ground cumin
- •¼ teaspoon liquid smoke
- •1 teaspoon Braggs Liquid Aminos
- •3½ cups chickpea flour
- •2 tablespoons Oil
- •for frying
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Place the frozen edamame and the entire can of chickpeas, including the liquid, in a saucepot and warm through. This step is to defrost the edamame; if you use fresh or precooked edamame, you can skip this step.
10 min
- 2.
Combine the edamame, chickpeas and liquid, mushrooms, cashews, yeast, garlic, cumin, liquid smoke, liquid aminos, and salt and pepper in a food processor and process until smooth. Pour into a large bowl.
5 min
- 3.
Slowly add the flour until a thicker consistency is formed. Depending on the moisture content of your mixture, you may need just a little flour or a whole lot.
5 min
- 4.
Place the entire bowl in the refrigerator for 20 to 30 minutes to stiffen up and make it easier to handle when forming the patties. Form into 16 patties.
30 min
- 5.
Heat the oil in a sauté pan and fry the patties for 4 to 5 minutes, or until golden brown on both sides.
10 min
