Beet Burgers with Herbed Goat Cheese
Warmly-spiced beet veggie burgers with brown rice, and topped with herbed goat cheese.
Servings: 6 burgers
Calories: 222kcal
Ingredients
Moroccan-Spiced Beet & Carrot Burgers:
- 1 medium red beet peeled and shredded (2 cups)
- 2 large carrots peeled and shredded (1 cup)
- 2 cups cooked brown rice
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger peeled and grated
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch allspice
- 1 teaspoon sea salt or to taste
- 4 cloves garlic roughly chopped
- ¼ cup coconut oil for cooking
Herbed Goat Cheese:
- 4 ounces goat chevre
- 2 teaspoons fresh parsley finely chopped
- 2 teaspons fresh basil finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning or Herbs de Provence
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- sea salt
For Serving:
- Burger buns
- Butter Lettuce
- 1 large avocado sliced
- Sprouts
- Sweet potato fries
Instructions
Prepare the Herbed Goat Cheese:
- In a small bowl, mix together all of the ingredients for the herbed goat cheese. refrigerate until ready to use.
Prepare the Beet Burgers:
- Combine all ingredients for the lemon-dill yogurt sauce in a small bowl. Stir well and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Wash, peel, and chop 1 medium beet and 2 carrots. Place in a
- food processor
- and pulse into small rice-sized pieces.
- Add the remaining ingredients for the burgers to the food processor. Turn your food processor on and process until thick and sticky (you will need to stop and stir the mixture several times).
- Add enough oil to a cast iron skillet to generously coat the surface and heat to medium.
- Form burger patties out of the beet/rice mixture and place on the hot cast iron skillet. Allow patties to cook 2 to 3 minutes (or until crispy). Carefully flip to the other side and allow them to cook another 2 to 3 minutes.
- Serve beet burgers on lettuce of choice with herbed goat cheese, thick slices of avocado, and sprouts.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Burger | Calories: 222kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 16g | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g