You don’t feel like eating your veggies today? No problem, just eat this green monster veggie burger with grilled eggplant, red bell pepper, and vegan sun-dried tomato mayonnaise instead. It’s not only super delicious but also packed with tons of vitamins and minerals. Who knew that a burger could be this healthy?! I’ve wanted to make a green veggie burger patty for such a long time, but my list of delicious vegan things to make gets longer and longer every day, so it took me quite a while to finally make such a green burger. I probably could live off this list for years to come. Haha! Hard to believe that a lot of people still think vegan food is all boring and plain.
But back to the green monster veggie burger. The veggie patty is made of broccoli, peas, kale, and celery. I cooked all veggies in the same pot and then transferred them to my food processor once they were cooked. Make sure to leave some texture, so turn your blender to the lowest level possible and check the mixture after a couple of seconds. I used an Omniblend and it takes only about 30 seconds until it’s all mushy, so pay attention when using a heavy duty blender.
Once the veggies were blended, I added the dry ingredients. To make the veggies stick together to form patties, I used rolled oats and bread crumbs. I also chopped a small onion and sautéed it together with two cloves of garlic. I know that sounds like a lot of garlic, but you really won’t taste it. To give the vegan burger patties an extra boost of nutrients, especially omega-3 fatty acids, I stirred in some chopped walnuts. They are also great to give the burger some more texture.
I seasoned the green monster veggie burger with an Italian seasoning mix (oregano, basil, rosemary, thyme, sage, and parsley), mustard, soy sauce, salt, and pepper. If you want the vegan kale burgers to be soy-free, just leave out the soy sauce and use some more Italian herbs and mustard instead.
For the topping, I used grilled eggplant and red bell pepper as well as homemade vegan sun-dried tomatoes mayonnaise. I’m sure this burger is also great to trick kids into eating their green vegetables. Apart from the color, they would probably never guess what’s hidden in this veggie burger. There sure is a good reason for calling it green monster veggie burger. ;-)
I hope you like the recipe for this vegan burger. Have a great start into the week! As always, I love hearing from you guys! :-)
Green Monster Veggie Burger
Ingredients
For the green monster veggie patties:
- 2 cups frozen peas
- 5 oz frozen kale You can of course also use fresh kale
- 1/2 broccoli (about 7 oz), cut into florets
- 1 celery stalk, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
- 1 teaspoon Italian spice mixture (oregano, basil, rosemary, thyme, sage, and parsley)
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- salt, to taste
- black pepper, to taste
For the topping:
- 1 small eggplant
- 1 red bell pepper
For the sun-dried tomato mayonnaise:
- 6-8 tablespoons store-bought or homemade vegan mayonnaise
- about 6 sun-dried tomatoes
For the burgers:
- 4 burger buns
- lettuce
Instructions
- Bring a medium pot of water to boil. First put in the kale, after two minutes add the frozen peas and cook for seven minutes. Two minutes before time is up add the broccoli florets. Drain and set aside to cool off a bit before you transfer it to a food processor.
- In the meantime, heat some olive oil in a small pan and sauté the onion for 2-3 minutes. Then add the minced garlic and cook for another minute.
- Place the cooked vegetables together with the chopped celery into a food processor and process for a couple of seconds. Make sure to leave some texture. Place in a medium bowl and stir in the oats, breadcrumbs, walnuts, and sautéed onion and garlic. Season with the Italian spice mix, soy sauce, mustard, salt, and black pepper.
- Form four burger patties and set aside.
- Then make the sun-dried tomato mayonnaise: Cut the sun-dried tomatoes into small pieces and stir in the vegan mayonnaise.
- Cut the eggplant and red bell pepper into thin slices. Heat some olive oil in a griddle pan and roast them gently for 3-4 minutes until they are lightly brown.
- In a large pan, heat some oil and cook the green monster veggie patties for 2-3 minutes on each side. Serve them on a burger bun with lettuce, the grilled veggies, and the sun-dried tomato mayonnaise.
Farrah
I [unfortunately] have yet to try making a veggie burger, but this sounds/looks super good! <3 I love how you stuffed so many veggies into it! :P
Sina
Thanks, Farrah! It’s never too late to try something new. ;-)
kellie@foodtoglow
Love the name and the ingredients. A super recipe and it looks quite easy too. Delish!
Sina
Thanks, Kellie! :-)
Kelly - Life Made Sweeter
Yum! This is totally my kind of burger! I love eggplant and all those greens in the patty! This looks incredible!
Sina
Thanks, Kelly! :-) So great to hear that you like it!
Emma @ Bake Then Eat
You can never have enough garlic and these sound perfect. I am always on the look out for new and exciting veggie burgers to make. I can’t wait to try them :D
Sina
I totally agree with you, Emma! Garlic is so delicious! Let me know how you liked the burger. :-)
sarah
loce veggie burgers but ive never made my own from scratch! this looks so good! :)
Sina
Thanks, Sarah! So great to hear that you like it! :-)
Annmarie
I am literally drooling right now. All I could think about while I was running this past weekend was eating a delicious veggie burger, this definitely fits the bill! YUM!
Sina
Haha! Sorry for making your drool, Annmarie. ;-) So glad you like the recipe!
Linda @ Veganosity
These are gorgeous, Sina! I’ve never had a veggie burger like this, but I have all of the ingredients in my kitchen. I might just make them for dinner tonight. And two cloves of garlic doesn’t seem like much at all. :)
Sina
Thanks so much, Linda! It was on my list for like ever and I’m so glad I finally gave it a try. :-) I hope you like the recipe! Let me know how it turned out. ;-)
Michele @ Two Raspberries
oh my gosh! LOVE these ;-) pinned them to try later, these are so unique I have never made a green veggie burger! totally loving this! happy Monday girl! ;-)
Sina
Thanks for sharing it, Michele! :-) It was my first time making a green burger too. I’ve wanted to try this for such a long time! Have a great week!:-)
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice
Yum, this veggie burger looks fantastic! Love the name of it, Sina!
Sina
Thanks, Gayle! :-)
The Vegan 8
These look just amazing Sina! The color is amazing! I love both kale and peas and make a pesto out of those ingredients and it sounds even more amazing as a burger! Love the addition of the broccoli. So flavorful and so healthy at the same time!
Sina
Thanks, Brandi! So glad you like it! I’ve made pesto with kale too, but I haven’t tried it with peas yet. I’m sure that’s super delicious! :-)
kushi
Tempting and mouth watering burger. Beautiful clicks!
Sina
Thanks, Kushi! :-)
Amanda
This is the best looking veggie burger I’ve ever seen! I’m really craving it right now. And the mayo sounds so good!
Sina
Thanks for your kind words, Amanda! :-) So glad you like it!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
The peas!!! That’s a fantastic green idea! I love peas ;) And I love veggie burgers! Bravo!
Sina
Thanks, Rebecca! :-) I totally agree with you, peas are awesome! ;-)
Bianca @ ElephantasticVegan
This burger patty looks amazing! I love the vibrant green color and there’s broccoli in the patty <3 Love love love! The sun-dried tomato mayonnaise is such a genius idea!
Sina
Thanks, Bianca! :-) I know, I love the color too! At first, I was a bit skeptical if the patty would hold together with all the veggies in it, but it was absolutely no problem. :-)
Jenn
This looks incredible, Sina!!! I love the idea of a GREEN burger. So much nutrition packed into each bite! I am definitely going to try these! What a fun way to get the kids to eat their veggies! Oh, and that mayo……drool…..
Sina
Thanks, Jenn! :-) So glad you like it! I’ve wanted to make this for like ever, but my list of things to try gets longer and longer every day, so it took me quite a while. But I was so happy that they turned out this great at the first try!