PLANT-BASED CHEESEBURGER RECIPE BY TASTY

Plant-Based Cheeseburger Recipe by Tasty image

Here's what you need: closed cup white mushrooms, beetroot juice, dried porcini mushrooms, walnuts, brown onion, oil, salt, black pepper, smoked paprika, garlic powder, plain breadcrumbs, vegan cheese, burger bun, lettuce, tomato, red onion, american mustard, vegan mayonnaise, ketchup

Provided by Amy Harriott-Gregory

Categories Lunch

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 19

Ingredients

2 lb closed cup white mushrooms
2 cups beetroot juice
¼ cup dried porcini mushrooms, soaked in 150ml (1/2 cup) hot water - then chopped
1 cup walnuts, ground
1 brown onion
3 tablespoons oil
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
½ teaspoon smoked paprika
½ teaspoon garlic powder
4 teaspoons plain breadcrumbs
4 slices vegan cheese
1 burger bun, toasted
lettuce
tomato, sliced
red onion, sliced
american mustard
vegan mayonnaise
ketchup

Steps:

Add the porcini mushrooms to a bowl and cover with 150ml (½ cup) of hot water. Leave to sit for 30 minutes. (As you do this your kitchen will smell of so much goodness!)
Blitz the mushrooms & onions in the food processor until finely chopped. (you will need to do this in a few stages as there's so many mushrooms!) Place into a large bowl.
Once you have soaked the porcini mushroom, drain and reserve the water. Roughly chop the mushrooms and add to your blitzed mushrooms.
Add the reserved porcini mushroom water and beetroot juice to the bowl. Stir to combine and leave to soak for 15 minutes.
Next, drain the mushroom mix through and sieve and discard the juices.
Place a large frying pan over a medium heat and add 2 tbsp of oil. Add the mushroom mix, walnuts, salt, black pepper, garlic powder and smoked paprika. Cook for 20-30 minutes continuously stirring. (Your aim here is to cook out the water from the mushrooms and dry everything out, be patient I promise it's worth it!)
Reduce the heat and add the breadcrumbs. Stir and cook for a further 2 minutes.
Remove from the heat and pour out into a bowl. Leave to cool for 10 minutes or until it's cool enough to handle.
Divide into 4 and form into patties.
Place a large frying pan over a medium heat and add 1 tbsp oil. Add your patties and cook for 3-4 minutes aside or until brown.
In the remaining 1 minutes add a slice of cheese to each burger patty and cover the pan with a lid to melt the cheese.
Build your burgers with all your favourite toppings and enjoy!