Quinoa Veggie Burgers

Ingredients

• Quinoa

  Uncooked

  1 cup or 170g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  1 ½ cup or 355g

• Salt

  Table

  2 dash or 0.8g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  2 dash or 0.2g

• Cheddar cheese

  ⅔ cup, shredded or 75g

• Carrots

  Raw

  3 medium or 183g

• Onions

  Raw

  ⅓ cup, chopped or 53g

• Garlic

  Raw

  3 clove or 9g

• Egg

  Whole, fresh eggs

  2 large or 100g

• Wheat flour

  White, all-purpose, enriched, unbleached

  ¼ cup or 31g

• Cumin

  Spices, cumin seed

  ¾ tsp, ground or 2g

• Salt

  Table

  ¾ tsp or 5g

• Sunflower seed kernels

  Seeds, dry roasted, without salt

  3 tbsp or 26g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tbsp or 27g

• Hummus

  Commercial

  1 cup or 246g

• Avocados

  Raw, All commercial varieties

  1 fruit or 201g

• Lettuce

  Iceberg (includes crisphead types), raw

  8 leaf, medium or 64g

Directions

1. Rinse quinoa and drain completely.
2. Place quinoa in a saucepan with water and a couple of pinches of kosher salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to very low. Cover the pot and simmer for about 13 to 15 minutes, until water is completely absorbed.
3. Turn off the heat and let sit covered to cool for about 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, fluff the quinoa with a fork, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
4. In the bowl of a food processor, chop carrots, onions, and garlic cloves until minced.
5. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients except the oil, hummus, avocado, and lettuce. Form the mixture into 8 patties about 1 inch thick.
6. Heat olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium-low heat. Add the burgers, cover, and cook until the bottoms are browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Flip the burgers and repeat, adding more oil if necessary.
7. Serve warm topped with hummus and avocado and wrapped in big lettuce leaves, or over salad greens.

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