I love a good veggie burger, but they can tend to get a bit samey after a while. When I needed a change from the stock-standard burger recipe, I tried out the Sweet Potato Veggie Burger by the vegan blog, Happy Healthy Life.
Veggie burgers are the vegetarian staple on most meat-centric restaurant menus. They are what you are served at a meaty barbecue. They are one of the few options for your 3 am alcohol-fuelled fatty-food run. From portobello mushrooms to lentil and nut patties to those horrible frozen patties with peas and corn in them… I’ve tried and tested them all.
It can mean that as a vegetarian, you get incredibly sick of burgers and start thinking of them as the devil of the vegetarian world. But don’t let yourself get disheartened; there are many veggie burgers out there as similar to a frozen-patty burger as they are to a tennis ball.
These Sweet Potato Veggie Burgers by Happy Healthy Life are a prime example of an innovative and delicious take on the classic vegetarian burger.
Sweet Potato veggie burgers with Avocado
My friend and I halved the recipe and made three large patties. They recipe was super-easy but pretty messy. We went a bit wrong on measuring the breadcrumbs so our patties were really wet. They held together perfectly whilst frying but fell apart as we ate the burgers. However, a non-messy burger is no fun, right?!
I am not a fan of mustard, so skipped that part of the burger construction. I had a beetroot dip on the side instead. Also, the tahini was quite strong so I think if I made these again, I would add more seasoning to give the burgers more of a kick.
We used red onion for the milder, sweeter flavour.
What’s your favourite veggie burger recipe?
These look spectacular. As a vegetarian, I, too, am terribly sick of frozen patties. And being forced to eat them at various restaurants because that’s all they can muster for us non-meat eaters! Cannot wait to try this out.
Thanks! I know, it just gets so… boring! So I love finding an exciting new variation on the stock-standard veggie burger! This one definitely passed the test. 😉
If I wasn’t already following your blog, I would follow it based on this post! haha, it looks delicious 🙂
Haha, this is my favourite comment ever! Thanks so much. =)
You are very welcome 🙂
Oh they look SO GOOD! Now I’m hungry again! 🙂
Haha, thanks! Sorry they brought back your hunger. :-p
Love that recipe…I have 5 sweet potatoes sitting on my counter and no good plan. I love the idea of homemade veggie burgers but have never tried…will give it a shot! And thanks for stopping by my blog too 🙂 Love yours, especially love the template (and content too!). I just went basic with my blog and wish I had found a more interesting one.
They were a lot of fun to make. Messy but fun! Let me know how yours go if you do end up making them.
Thanks so much for your lovely comments about my blog! Sometimes simple works well and I like the green-ness of your header. Though I did read your brother may be sorting out a new one for you, so good luck with it. =)
Thank you so much for dropping by my blog as it made me find yours!! What a delicious recipe!
Thanks for the lovely comment! I’m glad you stopped by. =)
[…] Matt and I both love cooking and we love awesome cookbooks. We also both love a really good veggie burger. I’m not talking those cheap frozen patties stuffed with peas, corn and carrot. Yuck. Even an unimaginative goat’s cheese burger fails to impress me nowadays. I need something more inventive, more interesting and more substantial. These burgers do exist in the veggie burger world but I’d never really made my own beyond using a Portobello mushroom as a patty and one fairly successful attempt at sweet potato burgers. […]