Avoiding cheese burgers is not too difficult for Chris or for me since prior to our vegan conversion, we rarely ate it. But there's a certain mystique behind the idea of a pattie in a bun with lettuce and tomato topped with Heinz 57. (thanks to Jimmy Buffet). I searched around for a vegan equivalent. I came upon a Southwest Veggie Burger recipe at the Whole Foods website: http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipe/southwest-veggie-burgers
I tried the recipe out but didn't care for it- too many beans. So I substituted the beans with hummus, replaced the brown rice with farro, changed up the spices a bit, and voila:
Ingredients
1 c hummus (the one with the sundried tomatoes works well)
1 c cooked farro
1 c sweet potato (baked seemed to work well, it wasn't as wet as when it was boiled)
1 t cumin
3 T nutritional yeast
4 cloves of minced or mashed garlic (we looooove garlic)
2 T flax (this seems to help it bind together)
Instructions
1) Use the zig zag mash potato tool to mix all the ingredients
2) Use a 1/2 cup measuring cup to make 6 patties.
3) The original recipe called for parchment paper. I didn't wat to use oil but I was too lazy to go out and purchase the parchment paper. So all six patties were tough to remove from the baking sheet. Next time, spray baking sheet with smallest amount of oil.
4) Bake at 400 degrees F for 30 minutes.
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