T Stands for veggie burgers

 Greetings!

Today is T day over at Bleubeard and Elizabeth's.  and I will share my drink at the end of the post. The cold has been lingering in the freeze zone so no garden yet. It's late to get started, I am hoping that some good weather lasts longer into the year. I do have a few things growing in the house. Wish I had a grow light....

So, I have been craving veggie burgers. Even though I do eat some meat my home made veggie burgers are DElish. LOL

Before cooked	Grilled and ready to eat
These are raw and put into a cup cake pan. This was made with red kidney bean. The beans change the color.	Meatless meatloaf.

Use any seasoning you like.

You will need; 1/2 C. cooked Barley, 1 can 16oz of black beans, 1 Carrot, 1/2 C. each of broccoli, Cauliflower and onion. 1 egg and 3/4 C bread crumbs. Before I go any further, you can use just about any veggie for this recipe. It should be veggies that don't release much liquid. You can add or substitute corn, peas, celery, any type of bean, quinoa or Bulgar. You get the idea. If you don't eat eggs you can substitute 3T of aquafaba for the egg. 

Drain, rinse and mash the beans. Mix with the cooked barley and set aside. In a blender or food processor add the veggies and pulse until you have fine pieces. Add the veggies to the bean/barley mixture and mix together. Add the egg and mix thoroughly. Mix in the bread crumbs and seasonings. Form into burgers and place them in a pan on the stove with just a bit of oil. Cook slowly so the heat goes through the entire burger. Or place on a sheet pan and place in the over at 350°F or 175°C for about 12 minutes on each side. For meat loaf cups oil the pan place veggie meat in the cups and bake for about 20 minutes at the same temp as above. You can also use this for taco filling. 

Now what is aquafaba? 

It's is the liquid leftover from cooked chickpeas. You can obtain it two ways: 1) Drain a can of chickpeas and reserve the liquid. Or, 2) Cook your own chickpeas and reserve the leftover cooking liquid. 

 Beginners should rely on aquafaba from canned chickpeas for ease! With a hand mixer it can be whipped into thick peaks, make mayonnaise, and can be used in baking. Here is a great link also google aquafaba to see all of the amazing recipes.

Before I forget, for a treat today I had a flavored water. I really like the Orange/Mango ICE.

I didn't realize I was doing a food post today but there it is.

Have a great day today.

Nicole