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Edamame and Carrot Burgers

served with Almond Butter

I love burgers! Well, who doesn't. I love cooking up innovative burgers to give them an edge overs others. Of course, they are healthy and nutritious so I am very particular as to what goes in them. I like using never heard combinations while making the patties. Like the time I made Eggplant and Chickpea Burger. I quizzed my friends over what was in it and they were pleasantly surprised to know that it had eggplant!

As a vegetarian, I keep looking for more protein rich foods to include in our diet. Edamame fits the bill. It is a good source of protein, iron and calcium, naturally gluten free, contains no cholesterol and is low in calories. So yes, including edamame in your diet is a good thing to do. I pick up this from stores which is ready to eat. You can find recipes on my blog where I have used this. You can check them here - Edamame and Spinach soup, Edamame and Mushroom Pasta salad, Sesame flavored Beetroot and Edamame Parathas and Hara Bhara Pulav.

I have used Roasted Almond Butter in this recipe. I think it adds a nutty flavor to this veggie burger. Feel free to use the regular butter if you wish. But I suggest, you give this Almond butter a try. I can assure you, you will love it!

Now coming back to this recipe, let me share with you the process of getting it ready onto the dining table for your family! :)

Ingredients

2 cups cooked Edamame

1 cup grated Carrots

1 cup brown bread crumbs

4 tbsp. oats powder

4-5 garlic cloves, minced

1 tbsp. ginger paste

½ cup chopped spinach

½ cup Dill leaves, chopped

½ cup cilantro, chopped

1 cup onion greens

3-4 tbsp. Sriracha sauce

Salt as required

Whole wheat burger buns

Fat free goat cheese

Mustard sauce as required

Oil as required

Black sesame seeds for sprinkle

Some Lettuce leaves, slices of onion and tomato

Dollop of Almond butter

Method

It's really simple. Coarsely grind the edamame in a food processor.

In a mixing bowl, add the edamame and carrots.

Now add the remaining ingredients like - ginger, garlic, spinach, half of the bread crumbs, dill leaves, cilantro, oats powder, salt, sriracha sauce and onion greens.

Mix it all well. Make medium size patties.

Roll each of them over the remaining half of the breadcrumbs.

Refrigerate them for 30 minutes. This helps in binding.

Sprinkle some cooking oil over a grill pan. Cook these patties evenly on both the sides. Sprinkle some sesame seeds as they cook just give it an additional flavor.