I had a quinoa / black bean burger at Burger Up while we were passing though Nashville & it was delicious! Kevin & I decided that it might be nice to try and come up with a half quinoa / have beef burger to resolve his carnivorous tendencies while still being a little healthier. We came across this recipe and thought we'd give it a try! I didn't want to go through the trouble of documenting the process just in case they turned out terribly, but to our great surprise, they were pretty tasty! We subbed ground turkey for the ground beef & guessed a bit on the proportions of the carrot & "courgette"(zucchini). The texture came out a little like a sloppy joe, but the "burgers" were very moist and didn't make us feel like we had eaten a ton of bricks afterwards! The true test of any recipe is, "would you make it again?" I think as we continue to revise our half-veggie masterpiece, the answer is yes!
Here's what we did (with conversions)...
+ Cook quinoa according to packet directions (we used garlic quinoa)
+ Grate half a zucchini, and half a carrot (we had to improvise with baby carrots)
+ Shred one slice of bread (next time we plan on using Panko)
+ Mix the grated zucchini, carrot, bread, garlic & parsley in a bowl & add ground turkey (about .5lbs) worcestershire sauce, egg yolk (might use two next time to bind the mixture more) & quinoa (about 2.8 oz)
+ Season with salt & pepper and mix well
+ Divide mixture into patties (our mixture made about 5)
+ Cook burgers in a pan for about 4 minutes on each side, or until cooked through
+ Serve on potato rolls with hummus & complete with a side of sweet potato fries!
And my terrible documentation...
Cheers!
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