The Best "Beefy" Vegan Burgers Recipe | MyRecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

The Best "Beefy" Vegan Burgers Recipe | MyRecipes
Servings: 10
Lunch

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat
Recipe by Robin Bashinsky This umami-rich burger is unabashedly attempting to imitate a beef burger in flavor, texture, and appearance. Mushrooms and grains form the bulk of the burger--the mushrooms are tender, and the grains stay firm to give the impre

Ingredients

  • 2 cups walnut halves
  • 8 ounces portobello mushrooms, gills removed, roughly chopped
  • 3 ounces chilled vegan butter, cubed
  • 2 cups cooked freekeh, bulgur, brown rice, or other grain
  • 1/2 cup uncooked regular rolled oats
  • 2 tablespoons grated red beet (grated using a Microplane grater)
  • 2 tablespoons vegan mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons black pepper
  • 4 garlic cloves, grated using a Microplane grater
  • 10 hamburger buns
  • Hamburger toppings

Instructions

  1. Process walnuts in a food processor until finely ground. Place ground walnuts in a bowl. Process portobellos in a food processor until chopped. Add butter; process just until combined. Add mushroom mixture, freekeh, oats, beet, mayonnaise, soy sauce, salt, pepper, and garlic to ground walnuts; mix thoroughly to combine. Chill 1 hour.
  2. Shape mixture into 10 (1/2-inch- thick) patties. Heat a grill pan over high. Coat with cooking spray. Cook patties until heated through and lightly charred, about 3 minutes per side. Remove from pan, and serve on buns with your favorite burger toppings.

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Brown Rice.

Brown rice is a natural source of Inositol, a derivative of Vitamin B (which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for women with PCOS). Inositol can effectively control the symptoms of PCOS by reducing insulin resistance and improving insulin sensitivity.

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