I was allowed to eat 100g of a vegetarian burger. I had two options: buy a ready one or make it myself. I opted for the last because just the idea of eating a packed burger after having so many days of tasteless food, made me depressed.
And this is what I made, inspired by this recipe. I added more spinach and removed the butter and other fatty ingredients but the result was extremely tasty.
Start by chopping one big or two medium onions. On the many blog sites I have been visiting, I learned how to chop onions and minimize the amount of tears. I will post it some day.
Warm some olive oil:
And fry the onions. But attention: you need to leave them frying for about 40 minutes, until they caramelize. The fire must be medium at the beginning and after that, very low:
While the onions fry, go outside and grab some rosemary. Don't be shy. Put your snow boots and go outside:
When you managed to get back, start with the chickpeas. Two pots. Washed and drained and put into a steam pan.
Steam them for around 15 minutes.
After those 15 minutes, add another floor at the pan with some spinach:
After forty minutes caramelizing the onions, add a little bit more of butter, 2 cups of champignons, 2 cloves of garlic, a bit of the rosemary and chopped cilantro. Fry it until the mushrooms get cooked.
And the final product is... well you can't smell it but it is marvelous!
Let everything to cool down and put all ingredients into a bowl. The peas, spinach and onion mix. Use a food processor to make a pure. Add one egg and a bit of breadcrumbs.
And also.... I added some cajun powder. It is a mix with peppers, oregano, thyme and salt. One table spoon. I buy them ready at the AH.
At this point I can only recommend to proof it. Get a small spoon full of the mix, put it into your mouth and breath deeply. Feel the taste and complete with whatever is missing.
Make the burgers, pass them on the beaten egg and on the bread-crumbs. Fry them and mount beautiful burgers, full of green leaves and tomatoes. You can also add some mayo if you are not in a diet.
The only concern you must have is with the consistency of the mix. It can't be too soft. When the time to make the burgers come, you will notice if the mix is too soft. If so, add bread-crumbs BUT! All ingredients must be already drained. The peas, the spinach, everything.
There is nothing more frustrating than a watery burger.
About the pictures: the only one I like is the one where the chickpeas are into a translucent white bowl. The rest are just documentary pictures. Nothing special. There is a minimum amount of light available at this time of the year and everything is photographed under this mix of tungsten/halogen light. Horrible light :) I promise to get my strobe out of the drawer next time.
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