At Home Recipe: Plant Based Asian Burger

We celebrated World Vegetarian Day on October 1st with burgers! That's right, we kicked off the holiday with a plant-based burger recipe from the veggie gurus - Melissa's Produce!

​Plant Based Asian Burger

If you like sweet and savory this is a must! Full of delicious vegetables and topped with a mango slaw, you will not be disappointed! Plus this recipe makes 6 burgers, enough for the whole family or for leftovers! YUM!

Ingredients
Burger Patties

• 2 shallots
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
• 1 cup roasted carrots, minced
• 1 cup roasted Brussels sprouts
• 1 cup Melissa's Cooked Quinoa
• 1 1/2 cups Melissa's Shelled Edamame
• 1 teaspoon Melissa's Dried Shiitake Mushrooms, ground
• 2 tablespoons Melissa's Pine Nuts
• 2 teaspoons Melissa's Lemon Pepper Spice Grinder
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons orange zest
• 1 tablespoon Melissa's Costa Azul Hot Sauce

Mango Cilantro Slaw

• 1 Sapurano Mango, small dice
• 1/2 Napa Cabbage, thinly shredded
• 4 to 5 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon Melissa's Agave Syrup
• 1 tablespoon soy or ponzu sauce
• 1 bunch cilantro, roughly chopped

Toppings

• 1 bunch Melissa's Baby Bok Choy, roasted
• 1/2 cup Hoisin sauce
• Mango Cilantro Slaw
• 6 buns

Directions
Make the slaw

• Combine all of your mango cilantro slaw ingredients into a bowl. Place in the refrigerator to marinate until you're ready to assemble the burgers.

To make the patties

• Saute shallots, green onion, ginger and garlic in a pan over medium heat. Add to food processor with remaining burger patty ingredients and blend until homogenous. Divide into 6 patties and pan sear on each side over medium-high heat. Finish baking burgers in a preheated 375-degree Fahrenheit oven for 10 to 12 minutes.

Assembly

• Toast buns and spread about one tablespoon of Hoisin Sauce on each bun. Arrange a small stack of roasted baby bok choy on bottom bun, then stack burger patty. Add a good amount of slaw to the top of the patty and top with bun.

​Makes six burgers.

Happy burger making!