Best Vegan Cheeseburgers Recipes

THE BEST EVER VEGAN BURGER RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Add walnuts to the bowl of a food processor and pulse until crumbly.
• Add mushrooms and blend until finely chopped.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, add 1 tablespoon olive oil and add the mushroom walnut mixture, cooking for 5-8 minutes or until all moisture has evaporated.
• Add soy sauce and cumin and cook, stirring occasionally, until dry. Transfer mixture to a bowl.
• Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to skillet. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until semi-translucent, about 3 minutes.
• Add garlic, salt, pepper, and tomato paste, and cook for for another 3-5 minutes until fragrant. Set aside.
• Add black beans and onion mixture to food processor, and blend until mostly smooth.
• Transfer mixture to bowl and add beets, rice, vegan mayo, worcestershire sauce, and liquid smoke, and stir until combined.
• Add in vital wheat gluten and use hands to knead burger mixture together until all wheat gluten is fully incorporated.
• Form burgers into 4 patties about 3-inches (7 cm) in diameter and 1-inch (2 cm) thick.
• In large cast-iron pan, over medium-high heat cook patties about 5 minutes on each side.
• Add on vegan cheese slices and melt.
• Assemble burger with vegan mayo, lettuce, tomato, and red onion.
• Enjoy!

VEGAN CHEESEBURGER RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Add the porcini mushrooms to a bowl and cover with 150ml 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 pattie and cover the pan with a lid to melt the cheese.
• Build your burgers with all your favourite toppings.
• Enjoy!

THE BEST VEGAN BURGER (GF, SOY-FREE)

Steps:

• If your brown rice isn't cooked yet, start there by following this method or using an Instant Pot for the best results. Otherwise, move on to the next step.
• Start by caramelizing the onions. Place 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of avocado oil and the sliced yellow onion in a large heavy-bottomed skillet (like a large cast iron pan or Dutch oven) and turn it to medium-low heat. Stir constantly and sauté until the onions begin to turn translucent, then turn the heat down to low. Add 2 tablespoons of water and cover, removing the lid every few minutes and stirring to prevent burning. Cook the onions for at least 25 minutes, until they've taken on some color and have reduced by about half (see photo).
• Add another 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of avocado oil to the onions along with the sliced mushrooms. Spread the mushrooms out so they are in as thin a layer as possible and turn the heat up to medium-low. Sauté for about 5 minutes, stirring regularly, until the mushrooms are fragrant and soft. Turn the heat off and set aside.
• Place the cashews in a food processor and pulse until cashews are a small, even crumb texture - about 10 pulses. Place the cashew crumbs in a bowl and set aside.
• Add the cooled rice to the now-empty food processor and pulse until slightly crumbled, about 5 pulses. Add the cooked mushrooms and onions and pulse until well combined with no obvious or large pieces of mushrooms remaining - about another 5 pulses.
• Add the oat flour (starting with the lesser amount), salt and pepper, miso paste, coconut aminos, and smoked paprika, and pulse a few times to combine. Add the cashew crumble and pulse once or twice to distribute the cashews without overmixing. The mixture should be thick and sticky, but easy to form into patties. If too wet, add more oat flour and stir by hand. Taste and adjust, as needed, adding more salt to taste.
• Using a 1/2-cup measuring cup, scoop your burger mixture and form into 4 even patties. Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons (30 ml) avocado oil in your heavy-bottomed skillet over medium heat, and place the patties in the oil. Cover and let cook for about 3 minutes, uncover and flip, then cover and cook for an additional 3 minutes. Continue cooking if the patties aren't as crispy as you'd like.
• Enjoy! Serve on buns with homemade ketchup, vegan mayo, tomatoes, lettuce, and your other favorite burger toppings! Vegan burger patties can be saved before or after cooking, and will keep in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or the freezer for up to 1 month. Reheat cooked burgers on the stovetop over medium heat until warmed through and fragrant.