Let's Talk BBQ
Recipes => Recipes => Healthy Alternatives => Topic started by: Smokin Don on November 21, 2013, 08:47:18 AM
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Nov 20 2013
My veggie daughter in law indulges and eats some of my chicken dishes once in a while and once in a while I try to do a veggie meal for her. Our son had to work tonight so I would have a veggie meal for her & the grandson when she came home from work.
I decided on some zucchini quinoa burgers in pita pockets and some risotto cooked in chicken broth with peas, grated parmesan, and heavy cream added. The veggie burgers also had chick peas, onions, pumpkin seeds, oregano, dill, lemon juice, salt and pepper. I had some romaine lettuce, avocado, tomatoes and sour cream for the pita sandwiches.
I feel sorry for vegetarians, that’s about two hours of prep work and clean up just for a burger! I had to improvise a little; I didn’t have any dill so I used some dill pickle juice. My wife always has some real lemon on hand but not this time so I used some rice wine vinegar to replace that.
I decided to do the burgers in the oven and thought there was enough olive oil in them so I didn’t oil the foil and they stuck when I tried to turn them. I should have taken the time to do them on my Traeger. I didn’t show a photo of the finished burgers since they were in pieces and lost some of the good brown stuff.
We all made up our sandwiches and had some risotto. Take note muebe the grandson ate a good portion of risotto with the little green things! I thought the veggie burgers were good but nothing like a good ole hamburger!
Link to Burger Recipe http://food52.com/recipes/18585-zucchini-quinoa-burgers
Burger ingredients
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Zucchini
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Onions
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Quinoa
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Sautee
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Puree mix
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Burgers ready to bake
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Simmering the risotto
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My Plate
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Smokin Don
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I feel healthier just from looking at it. It looks very tasty too. I especially like the risotto. Risotto and peas is one of my favorites.
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Looks real tasty Don! I think it's also healthy to vary our diets occasionally. It's too easy to get into a rut, we omit foods we actually like sometimes. Nice job!
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Looks really good, Don! I too like to find healthy alternatives, and am specifically interested in making burgers that are at least a reasonable substitute for meat. This looks like something interesting to try
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Now that I feel healthy looking at this cook, I think I will go eat some pig candy and a big juicy
cheese burger! ;)
Great looking cook Don!
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Love the idea of pureeing the quinoa to make the veggie patties! Nice going!
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Thanks for the ideas, Don. Like pz, I want to find some "healthier" alternatives. This is a great idea. Thanks for sharing!
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You have a very big heart ;D
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You have a very big heart ;D
What CDN Smoker said.
Those burgers are looking good, anyway, and the risotto is outstanding.
I'm gonna cook some veggie burgers tomorrow, too, as I suppose the ground beef comes from a vegetarian cow... 8)
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Thanks for posting this Don! Mrs Scally like a lot of veggie meals ( not sure how we stay married ) I am going to make these for her.