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    You are here: Home » dinner » Simple and Sweet Potato Burgers

    Simple and Sweet Potato Burgers

    December 8, 2013

    I love a good burger. Let me restate that: I love a good veggie burger. These sweet potato burgers are really easy to make. When I was 15 and a new vegetarian I only ate store bought burgers or those slimy black bean burgers almost every restaurant offers. A few years later when I started cooking more, I experimented with making my own. At that time I was still eating eggs and would always add then because I thought that would bind them better together. The egg made little to no difference.

    Forward several years after the egg based veggie burgers and I am proud to say that I enjoy making perfect egg-free burgers on a regular basis. They are a hit with my husband and my son. There are many different burgers I like to make but my favorite as well as the easiest to make are sweet potato burgers. There isn't a huge amount of prep time or crazy ingredients. If I don't know what to make for lunch, this is an easy go-to recipe that I know won't have my family moaning about what strange thing I'm trying to get them to eat this time.

    Simple and Sweet Potato Burgers
    with Spicy "Yogurt" Sauce
    Prep time: 20 minutes
    Cook and Bake time: 35 minutes
     
     
    Ingredients:
    • Burgers:
      • 1 small White Onion (finely chopped)
      • 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
      • ½ large Sweet Potato (peeled, diced)
      • 1 large clove of Garlic (crushed)
      • ¼ teaspoon Cumin
      • ½ teaspoon Thyme
      • 1 teaspoon Paprika
      • ½ teaspoon Salt
      • 2 heaping tablespoons of Sweet Corn
      • 3 heaping tablespoons of Kidney Beans (or other type of bean)
      • 6 tablespoons Breadcrumbs (careful not all breadcrumbs are vegan)
    • "Yogurt" Sauce
      • ¼ cup Plain Soy Yogurt
      • Cumin
      • Cayenne Pepper
      • Salt
      • Black Pepper
      • Oregano
    Directions:
    1. Preheat oven to 435F (225C) and line a baking pan with parchment paper.
    2. Heat Olive Oil in a fry pan on medium heat. Add onion, sweet potato, and garlic and saute for 3 minutes. Cover and cook over low heat for 10 minutes until sweet potatoes are soft.
    3. Remove pan from heat and place sweet potato,onion,and garlic into a medium sized bowl. Add spices and mash ingredients together. Set aside for 10 minutes until cool enough to handle.
    4. Add corn, beans, and breadcrumbs to somewhat cooled sweet potato mixture. Mix well with hands and form into 4 large or 6 medium sized patties.
    5. Place on parchment paper lined baking pan and bake for 15 minutes on one side, flip, and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
    6. While burgers are in the oven make your yogurt sauce by combining yogurt with spices to your taste. Start with a little of each spice and slowly add more until sauce is to your liking.
    7. Remove burgers from oven, serve on buns with onions, tomato, lettuce and sauce, and enjoy.
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    Simple and Sweet Potato Burgers

    Course Vegan
    Prep Time 20 minutes
    Cook Time 35 minutes
    Total Time 55 minutes
    Makes 6
    Author Vanessa @VeganFamilyRecipes.com

    Ingredients

    Burgers:

    • 1 small White Onion finely chopped
    • 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
    • ½ large Sweet Potato peeled, diced
    • 1 large clove of Garlic crushed
    • ¼ teaspoon Cumin
    • ½ teaspoon Thyme
    • 1 teaspoon Paprika
    • ½ teaspoon Salt
    • 2 heaping tablespoons of Sweet Corn
    • 3 heaping tablespoons of Kidney Beans or other type of bean
    • 6 tablespoons Breadcrumbs careful not all breadcrumbs are vegan
    • "Yogurt" Sauce
    • ¼ cup Plain Soy Yogurt
    • Cumin
    • Cayenne Pepper
    • Salt
    • Black Pepper
    • Oregano

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 435F (225C) and line a baking pan with parchment paper.
    2. Heat Olive Oil in a fry pan on medium heat. Add onion, sweet potato, and garlic and saute for 3 minutes. Cover and cook over low heat for 10 minutes until sweet potatoes are soft.
    3. Remove pan from heat and place sweet potato,onion,and garlic into a medium sized bowl. Add spices and mash ingredients together. Set aside for 10 minutes until cool enough to handle.
    4. Add corn, beans, and breadcrumbs to somewhat cooled sweet potato mixture. Mix well with hands and form into 4 large or 6 medium sized patties.
    5. Place on parchment paper lined baking pan and bake for 15 minutes on one side, flip, and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
    6. While burgers are in the oven make your yogurt sauce by combining yogurt with spices to your taste. Start with a little of each spice and slowly add more until sauce is to your liking.
    7. Remove burgers from oven, serve on buns with onions, tomato, lettuce and sauce, and enjoy.

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