VEGGIE BURGERS ON PARADE WITH HOMEMADE KETCHUP AND DILL YOGURT

So I had some specific ingredients that could make totally different meals in my fridge right now- so I asked my husband which he would prefer. He choose a VEGGIE BURGER - all and all I wanted to use up some turnip I had and it was all a circus from there.
I thought of Quinoa but I've been missing the nuttiness of brown (short-grain) rice so let's get started...

 

You will need:

1/2 Brown Rice
1 Cup H2O
1 Tablespoon Sesame Oil
Handful Sesame Seeds
Red Chili flakes (to taste- you know what you like)

also,

1 cup diced Turnip
1 cup diced Potato
1 med Sweet Yellow Onion , diced
1 Tablespoon Smoked Paprika (yum)
1 tsp Garlic Powder
Olive oil

set aside:
1 (15oz can) Black beans
1 Egg
1 Cup Cashew flour (you could use bread crumbs)
1 tsp Basil (dried)

Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.

On stove (high heat) combine the rice, sesame oil, chili flakes, and sesame seeds with one cup water- let boil, turn to low for 35 min. Let rest.

Meanwhile, add all remaining ingredients (minus ingredients set aside) into a glass baking dish tossed in olive oil (discern how much you need to coat) and bake for 55 min.

Leave the veg in the oven to cool with residual heat. Then put into food processor and with drained and rinsed black beans. Add this mixture in a bowl with remaining ingredients and rice.

Heat a cast iron pan with olive oil on med/high heat and fry like burgers on each side 3-4 min or until brown.
Put the burger on your favorite bun or toast with lettuce (or other veg) & your fav condiments or the perfect pairing below...

(You can make the ketchup at the same time as burgers by following recipe below)

Spicy Ketchup

2 Cups tomatoes (I used fresh grape)
1/4 Sun dried tomato (For robust flavor, this could be skipped)
2 Stalks Celery
3 Dried Figs
1 Whole Jalapeno (You can skip this if you don't want it spicy)
1/4 Brown sugar (divide in two)
1/2 Cup Cider Vinegar (divide in two)

Put all ingredients into glass baking dish (8x8) setting aside 1/2 the brown sugar and vinegar. Bake with the burger ingredients in oven at 425 for 50 min. Add the remaining ingredients with oven mixture into food processor and puree. Let cool and put in fridge. It will be spicy...

Note: don't forget an apron and don't wear a white shirt- I did both - big mistake.

Dill Yogurt

This dill yogurt is the nice herby, cool compliment to the veggie burger and spicy ketchup. Whip the following ingredients and you will see how the hint of mustard is just enough. Don't over do the mustard the yogurt should be the star.

1 Cup Plain Greek Yogurt
Small handful fresh Dill
1/2 a Lemon
1 tsp Whole Grain Mustard
Little salt


Of course I served it with grilled endive, radish (with it's greens) sauteed in butter with red onion, olive oil and balsamic- topped with pa-pitas...

Xoxo -Renee