FOOD
The Best PlantBased Beet Burger EVER! By Emma Sousa
This is a favourite in our household. The burgers are full of healthy low fat, high protein, high fibre ingredients but feels kind of naughty. A great alternative to meat that even a meat lover will enjoy! Ingredients: (makes 6 burgers) 400g plant-based mince (I like Natural or The Meatless Farm Company but if you don’t want to use this just add another tall tin of black or kidney beans to the mixture) 1 medium red onion 5 mushrooms Salt and pepper 1 tall tin of black beans, well rinsed and drained 3 small or 2 medium fresh beetroots 1 tsp smoked paprika 34
1 tsp garlic powder 50g breadcrumbs (about 1 slice of bread I use the crust of my wholemeal cut loaf) 1 tbsp soya sauce (if you have a soy allergy you can omit this) A handful of fresh herbs (coriander or parsley) 1 tbsp flour Method: 1. Put the mushrooms and onion in a food processor (or chop finely if you don’t have one) and lightly fry off in a pan in a teaspoon of quality oil - if the mushrooms soak up the oil add a splash of water (remember we’re keeping this as healthy as possible!). 2. While you are frying them off put all the other ingredients (apart from Cibare Magazine
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