Get ready for some good old-fashioned vegan mushroom and black rice burgers! That’s probably not a sentence that gets uttered frequently, but we’re hoping to change that once you realize the blend of bold flavors in this recipe. This recipe contains a very special spice mixture known as baharat, which is commonly used in Middle Eastern, Turkish, and Greek cuisine. It is very aromatic and breathes life into these burger patties.
- Prep Time:15m
- Cook Time:15m
- Total Time:30m
- Serves: 4 servings
- Category: Entrees, Vegan, Vegetarian
Ingredients
For the Patties
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 2 c button mushrooms, stems removed and chopped
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tsp. baharat spice
- 1 c cooked black rice
- 1 large carrot, grated
- 1/2 tsp. fresh lemon zest (from about 1/2 lemon)
- 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
- 1 flax egg (1 tbsp ground flaxseed mixed with 2.5 tbsp water)
- 1 c whole wheat breadcrumbs
- 1/4 c parsley, chopped
- sea salt and pepper, to taste
- olive oil
For the Burgers
- 4 burger buns of your choice
- 1 avocado, peeled, pitted, and thinly sliced
- 1/2 c cucumber, thinly sliced
- 4 large leaves of green leaf lettuce
- 1/2 tomato, thinly sliced
Instructions
For the Patties
- Warm the olive oil in a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat and add the mushrooms and onions. Cook for about 5-8 minutes, or until the mushrooms and onions have started to brown. Make sure to stir occasionally.
- Add the garlic and baharat spice to the pan and mix well. Cook for an additional 1-2 minutes and then remove from the heat. Let this cool for 10 minutes.
- Spoon the mushroom mixture into a large mixing bowl and fold in the cooked rice, carrot, cayenne, flax egg, breadcrumbs, parsley, and a few generous pinches of sea salt and pepper. If the mixture is a bit wet, add more breadcrumbs to help dry it out a bit.
- Form four patties with your hands and cook them in a large pan with about one tablespoon of olive oil. Make sure the heat is medium because you do not want to burn your burger patties. Cook for about 5 minutes on each side.
For the Burgers
- Once the burgers are done cooking, remove them from the pan and start assembling the burgers.
- Place one burger on a bottom bun and stack lettuce, cucumber, and tomato how you please. Smear avocado on the inside of the top bun and sandwich it down to complete the burger. Please enjoy!
