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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

VeganMoFo2011 Day 25: Cookbook Challenge - The Best Veggie Burgers on the Planet

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We're up to week 6 of the Cookbook Challenge and the book for this week is The Best Veggie Burgers on the Planet by Joni Marie Newman.

I don't own this book because I didn't know how many recipes I'd be able to make without soy and gluten but luckily Joni has a lot of recipes available on her fantastic blog, there's a list on the right hand side.

Sundried Tomato and Pesto Burgers

This recipe got my attention because it's already soy and gluten free as the burgers are based on brown rice. I didn't have to make any substitutions but I did use Doongara rice as I'd cooked some the day before and had enough left to use in these burgers.

While the onions and mushrooms were cooking, I made the pesto and added the rest of the ingredients to the food processor. Once the veggies were cooked, I blended them with everything else, the mix smelt so good. I only used 1/2 cup of brown rice flour and I chilled the mix for 15 minutes.

The burgers were easy to form and held together really well while cooking. I chose to fry them because it was far too hot yesterday to have the oven on. I made mini burgers to suit my bread roll and I got 10 of them.

These burgers are delicious, I love the flavour combination of sundried tomatoes and pesto and they had a nice, soft texture.

I cut open a Schär gluten & soy free bread panini roll and I added avocado, Plamil rice mayo, tomato and baby spinach and one burger pattie plus I ate another on it's own. This was such a good dinner and now I have an awesome lunch for tomorrow too.

I'm considering buying the Kindle version of The Best Veggie Burgers on the Planet, do you have the book and if so, what's your favourite burger?

Labels: burgers, gluten free, soy free, The Best Veggie Burgers on the Planet, vegan, VeganMoFo2011

20 comments:

Caitlin said...: wow- those burgers look great. it's nice when recipes already fit our dietary restrictions ;); October 25, 2011 6:06 AM
Maggie Muggins said...: Those are the cutest burgers. I keep trying to tell myself that I don't need a book that only has burger recipes, but then I see posts like these and I immediately switch to "I totally need a book that has nothing but burger recipes!"; October 25, 2011 6:28 AM
Carissa said...: Oh my goodness these sound soooo good! I LOVE pesto but never thought to add it to burgers! Great!; October 25, 2011 6:47 AM
Sarah said...: I've been on the fence about this book - but damn - That burger looks epic!; October 25, 2011 7:04 AM
Nanette said...: Those do look so good! I'm also trying to decide if I need that book.; October 25, 2011 7:28 AM
vegan.in.brighton said...: Those look great, I'm king to keep them in mind for barbecues in the summer as I have some gluten free friends who'd love them.; October 25, 2011 7:59 AM
Mel said...: The burgers look really good and the sun-dried tomatoes and pesto flavour sounds very appealing to me. I almost bought this book a while ago and now I wish I had!; October 25, 2011 8:32 AM
Dawn said...: Fabulous! Sundried tomato AND pesto might be more than I can stand.; October 25, 2011 9:00 AM
Rachel said...: Holy moly those look good!; October 25, 2011 12:25 PM
eatingappalachia.com said...: Sundried tomatoes and pesto sound like an amazing combo--I'm all down with that burger!; October 25, 2011 12:52 PM
vanessa said...: how cute!; October 25, 2011 1:10 PM
Mattheworbit said...: They look so cute.. and that is such a great combo - sundried tomatoes and pesto. Mmmm! As long as the patties don't fall apart..; October 25, 2011 3:42 PM
chow vegan said...: Yum!, I love mini burgers, those look really good! I have the cookbook but haven't had a chance to make anything out of it yet. :-); October 25, 2011 3:44 PM
inhergrace said...: Oh yum! That book sounds so delicious and that burger ... I just wanted to munch it! Are the Schar breads good? Ive only ever tried the baguette style ones. Am looking for new GF bread. Your food normally looks awesome, but that sundried tomato burger really appeals to me! Love! xox; October 25, 2011 3:58 PM
celyn said...: Looks incredible! You will get some idea of the PPK's favorites from this cookbook in less than two hours on my giveaway blog!; October 25, 2011 7:18 PM
Emmy said...: Yum the look delish! We've been enjoying the Baba ganoush burgers!; October 25, 2011 8:46 PM
omgoshimvegan said...: That recipe looks fantastic. I love the idea of making smaller burgers. Almost like a slider.

I don't have this cookbook either as I wasn't sure how often I would use it. Surprising considering my cookbook addiction. I might have to "cave" in a get it.; October 25, 2011 11:17 PM
jessy said...: veggie burgers are my absolute fav, Mandee - and Joni's sundried tomato 'n pesto burgers look great! i love that they're already soy-free & gluten-free - not having to tweak a recipe always makes me most happyfaced! damn, that's a good look'n burger, Mandee!; October 26, 2011 12:09 AM
sarahstumbles said...: A gf burger! Yay, I can't wait to try it!; October 26, 2011 5:27 AM
Kittee Bee Berns said...: mandee,
you have nice buns!
(and burgers, too).

xo
kittee; October 26, 2011 6:40 PM

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