This recipe makes meat question its very existence.
I currently have an obsession with veggie burgers of every shape and size, flavor and texture. I have always loved a good frozen veggie burger that you can easily pop in the toaster and slip between two pieces of warm bread, with pita, crumbled on a salad, scrambled with eggs or tofu, stuffed into a burrito, or smothered in ketchup. I mean, really, what is better than a patty packed with tasty veggies, weird soy products, and lots of sodium? I can’t say there’s very much. Well, perhaps boxed macaroni and cheese. I used to love velveeta shells with the highlighter orange powdered cheese. You know what I am talking about? Seriously, as I kid I loved loved loved boxed macaroni. I also used to love it mixed with something else of which I am not going to admit. Fortunately, I have outgrown that preferred taste.
I can understand the appeal of frozen or boxed meals. I have the luxury of cooking as my job, it’s my passion, and I’m always getting to work with the freshest ingredients. I sincerely understand that not everyone has that luxury, interest, or energy to cook a fresh meal every night of the week. I understand that others do not have the confidence or know how to make a hearty dinner. That is one reason I used to love veggie burgers so much. Believe it or not, I never used to cook like I do now. I enjoyed it. But I preferred baking cakes, which I couldn’t exactly live off of and feel healthy. My go to meal was heating up a nice mystery veggie burger, crumbling it on top of a giant salad with rice then tossed with lots of assorted vegetables that I had pre chopped before hand, avocado, and balsamic. I would literally eat this twice a day and be totally happy and content.
So I get it. I understand that other factors in our lives can often outweigh our diet and eating habits. But does it have to? Does there have to be a sacrifice?
I hope sharing this simple and scrumptious recipe with you might inspire a little interest and a little energy to make your own. You can make enough that you can wrap individually and freeze for when you need that easy, on the go burger. You can fry it, grill it, toast it or bake it. You can eat it any which way at any kind of occasion. And everyone will love it.
Even the beet haters.
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