Meatless Monday: Mushroom quinoa burgers with surprise salad

Earthy flavours beckon at this time of year as we move into autumn and so these mushroom burgers are just the ticket.  The quinoa is one of the few sources of complete proteins for vegans and provides B vitamins which help ensure our immune system is tip top as we move into autumn.  

The surprise salad has borage flowers, also known as starflower.  They are a pretty blue colour and look great on a salad as well as adding essential fatty acids.  They are anti-inflammatory and help balance hormones. They taste a little like cucumber. The other surprise ingredient in the salad is radish which has been grown in a pot - it is still not too late if you want to grow some.  The salad leaves too are home grown.

homegrown radish

Mushroom quinoa burgers with surprise salad

Makes 12

Serves 4


You will need

For the burgers

150g quinoa, rinsed in a fine mesh sieve
1 tbsp organic olive oil
1 small onion, peeled and chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
200g button or chestnut mushrooms
Chia seed egg - 1 tbsp chia seeds, 3 tbsp water.  Allow to thicken for 10 minutes
6 tbsp miso paste
75g breadcrumbs
2-3 tbsp nutritional yeast
Olive oil spray to grease the baking tray

To serve

Salad leaves
Borage flowers

Place the quinoa in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil and reduce heat to simmer for around 12 minutes.  Drain well.  

Meanwhile heat the oil and cook the onion for around 3 minutes. Add the garlic and mushrooms and cook for a further 5 minutes. 

Place the mushroom mixture, the cooked quinoa and the remainder of the ingredients for the burgers in a blender and pulse until a coarse paste is formed.

Shape into 12 rounds and place on a baking tray that has been sprayed with olive oil spray.  

Cook at 200 degrees for around 20 minutes turning once.  Serve with the salad.


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