Beet Burger with Smashed Avocado and Pickled Red Onion

Name: Beet Burger with Smashed Avocado and Pickled Red Onion
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: ¾ cup sunflower seeds; ¼ cup flax meal; 3 medium garlic cloves; 1 ½ tbsp organic miso (mellow white or chickpea); 1 tbsp chili powder; 1 tbsp cumin powder; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 1 tbsp onion powder; ¼ tsp salt (optional); ⅛ tsp pepper (optional); 1 cup beets, scrubbed and grated (skin on or off, your choice); 1 cup organic rolled oats; 1 ½ cups white beans (home cooked or BPA-free canned); 1 medium avocado (pitted, flesh removed and smashed with a fork) +1 as needed; 1 batch pickled red onions (link in directions); organic whole grain bread (or lettuce)

Nichole Dandrea-Russert, MS, RDN

3 years ago

Yields6 ServingsPrep Time10 minsCook Time40 minsTotal Time50 mins

Ingredients

¾ cup sunflower seeds

¼ cup flax meal

3 medium garlic cloves

1 ½ tbsp organic miso (mellow white or chickpea)

1 tbsp chili powder

1 tbsp cumin powder

1 tsp ground turmeric

1 tbsp onion powder

¼ tsp salt (optional)

⅛ tsp pepper (optional)

1 cup beets, scrubbed and grated (skin on or off, your choice)

1 cup organic rolled oats

1 ½ cups white beans (home cooked or BPA-free canned)

1 medium avocado (pitted, flesh removed and smashed with a fork) +1 as needed

1 batch pickled red onions (link in directions)

organic whole grain bread (or lettuce)

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Add the sunflower seeds, flax meal, garlic cloves, miso, chili powder, cumin, turmeric, onion powder, and salt and pepper, if using, to a food processor. Blend until a moist coarse dough forms.

Add the beets, oats, and beans. Blend until combined, using a spatula to scrape the sides and bottom of the food processor, making sure that everything is blended.

With clean hands, scoop out the burger mix to form 4-inch patties about ½-inch thick. You should get about 6 patties.

Bake for 40 minutes, flipping halfway through.

Top with smashed avocado and pickled red onions and enjoy as is, in between whole-grain bread, or in a lettuce wrap.

Leftovers will keep in the refrigerator for 5–7 days or can be frozen, separated by parchment paper in a freezer-safe container, for up to 30 days.

Chef's Notes

Substitutions
In place of sunflower seeds, use walnuts or cashews.

For the white beans, use Great Northern, cannellini, or navy beans.

Instead of oats, try organic millet or quinoa.

Top with kimchi or kraut in place of pickled red onion.

Add more delicious nutrition
Top with microgreens or sprouts.

Add slices of tomato or radish.

Add leafy greens like kale or spinach to the mix.