These burgz have me FAH-REAKING OWWWWWWTTTTTT.
The sauce. Er my gerd. THE SOWCE. It’s like thick spicy nacho cheese in whole food form. Like blended up cashews and hot sauce say whaaaaaa? Foodgasm citay.
Every Sunday I roast a bunch of broccoli and sweet potatoes. Since the big bunches of broc were on sale for 99 cents at Kroger, I obviously bought enough of it to feed a small army. So naturally I thought, “what if I put my roasted broccoli IN my veggie burgers?” The light bulks were going off left and right.
I wanted hot sauce in the burgers, in the burger sauce, and on top of the burgers with hot saucy sauce. Hot sauce all day err day.
Side note about the vegan worcestershire sauce in this recipe—you shouldn’t leave it out. It gives these boys a great meaty flavor. I bought mine at Whole Foods, along with the whole wheat bread crumbs.
I’m trying to create a super cool bean burger for Alchemy’s menu and all I know is that I want cashew mayo allllll over it. What is cashew mayo, you ask? It’s basically soaked cashews blended with a bit of water and some lemon juice.
I was lazy and didn’t add lemon juice because #lezbehonest, there’s nothing worse than using a squirt of lemon and having an awkward whole lemon left with no lemon recipes to use it up in.
I’m lazy, okay?
Would you just look at that bright orange hue?! I’m short of breath over here.
I also didn’t soak the cashews for the amount of time that you’re supposed to because I’m lazy, okay? And sometimes following the rules is over-rated. I put water in the tea kettle and poured all that hot goodness over the cashews. I let them soften up for twenty minutes or so before watching them turn into nacho cheese sauce in the food processor. Oh how I adore my food processor. It makes magic happen.
I MEAN IT TURNED CASHEWS AND HOT SAUCE INTO NACHO SAUCE!!!! Not YO sauce.
There’s something else ridiculously fantastical about these burgers. They stick together. Like majorly. They’re one mighty firm veggie burger, yet they’re egg-less and totally vegan! Slam dunkaroo if I do say so myself.
PS—If you have kiddos (or a boyfriend) that hates broccoli, I’m pretty sure they would more than tolerate it in this burg.
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These firm, hearty broccoli burgers are the perfect meatless meal paired with decadent dairy-free cashew mayo!
Ingredients
For the burgers:
- 1 large head of broccoli, chopped into florets (about 4 cups)
- 1–15oz can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 2 tbsp ground flaxseed
- 2 tbsp vegan worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp hot sauce (I used Frank’s)
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1/3 cup whole-wheat breadcrumbs
For the spicy cashew mayo:
- 1/2 cup raw cashews
- 2 tbsp hot sauce
- 2 1/2 tbsp water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Place broccoli florets on a baking sheet lined with a Silipat or parchment paper. Spray with olive oil spray or drizzle with a bit of oil. Bake for 15 minutes and then set aside to cool.
- Heat a large pan sprayed with oil over medium heat. Place cooled broccoli florets, chickpeas, flax, worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, dijon, garlic, salt, and pepper in a large food processor. Process until well-combined.
- Stir in breadcrumbs by hand. Form into four tightly packed patties.
- Cook for six minutes per side (12 minutes total). Serve on whole-grain buns with spicy cashew mayo and extra hot sauce.
For the cashew mayo:
- Place cashews in a bowl of water. Soak for 4 hours or overnight. If you’re in a hurry, pour boiling water over the cashews and soak for thirty minutes.
- Drain cashews and add to food processor along with hot sauce and water. Process for a couple minutes, scraping down the sides, until completely smooth and creamy.
These burgers look awesome – they remind me of a healthier version of falafel! I actually had no idea there was such thing as vegan worcestershire sauce, but I’m so glad there is and can’t wait to pick some up. Yum!
Mmmmm I love the sound of healthier falafel! They hit the spot for sure.
I have this distinct memory of being in Disney on some tour ride and the guide was like “i have a joke for you! what kind of cheese isn’t yours?” and immediately i responded with “nacho cheese.” He was mad at me because I was so quick to respond and ruin it. I was like 8.
Anyway these look fab. Love the photos.
Hahaha that is amazing. Enjoy!
I have this distinct memory of being in Disney on some tour ride and the guide was like “i have a joke for you! what kind of cheese isn’t yours?” and immediately i responded with “nacho cheese.” He was mad at me because I was so quick to respond and ruin it. I was like 8.
Anyway these look fab. Love the photos.
Hahaha that is amazing. Enjoy!
I will admit, when I first saw the title of this recipe I was rather intimidated. Yet, this doesn’t seem too bad at all! I love easy burger recipes.
I hate difficult recipes, so I promise these aren’t too bad 🙂 The end result is so worth it!
I will admit, when I first saw the title of this recipe I was rather intimidated. Yet, this doesn’t seem too bad at all! I love easy burger recipes.
I hate difficult recipes, so I promise these aren’t too bad 🙂 The end result is so worth it!
Delicious!!!
Thanks, doll!
Delicious!!!
Thanks, doll!
I love broccoli so these sounds amazing, I just starting to get into the cashew cream sauce type recipes so I’ll be adding this to my list…. and I will have to look for said vegan worcestershire sauce!
Awesome! Cashew cream was one of the best discoveries ever!
I love broccoli so these sounds amazing, I just starting to get into the cashew cream sauce type recipes so I’ll be adding this to my list…. and I will have to look for said vegan worcestershire sauce!
Awesome! Cashew cream was one of the best discoveries ever!
I’m also lazy so no worries.. and the times when I’m not lazy in the kitchen I regret it because then I’m left with half of whatever (lemon, tomato, etc.). I love me a good veggie burger and your photos are gorgeoussss.
Thanks my dear! Yay for kitchen laziness!
I’m also lazy so no worries.. and the times when I’m not lazy in the kitchen I regret it because then I’m left with half of whatever (lemon, tomato, etc.). I love me a good veggie burger and your photos are gorgeoussss.
Thanks my dear! Yay for kitchen laziness!
Looks amazing! I bet these would be really good with Sriracha as well
I definitely agree!
Looks amazing! I bet these would be really good with Sriracha as well
I definitely agree!
Dude. I was salivating when you teased us with these on fb and now….even better. I’d legit suffer the stomach pains for them. Serious.
I need to come to Alchemy just to eat this. and say hi. Maybe.
They are so worth the stomach pains. And yes, you better fly across the world and visit Alchemy PUH-LEASE.
Dude. I was salivating when you teased us with these on fb and now….even better. I’d legit suffer the stomach pains for them. Serious.
I need to come to Alchemy just to eat this. and say hi. Maybe.
They are so worth the stomach pains. And yes, you better fly across the world and visit Alchemy PUH-LEASE.