Here’s one for meat free Monday. You can even make these bad boys ahead on a Sunday, ready to bake to perfection come Monday evening. These aren’t just any veggie burgers, no. They are Matti P’s ultimate veggie burgers. Healthy, easy and hella satisfying. This recipe makes 6 burgers, and takes about 50 mins to prep and cook. Once cooked, they will keep well in the fridge for a couple of days – and they make a great addition to a salad if you wanted to save one for work in the week. You can add more or less fresh chilli, depending on how spicy you like it…
What you need:
- 2 and a half cups of Quinoa (cooked and cooled)
- 3 spring onions
- 3 sticks of asparagus
- half a red chilli
- one third of a courgette
- 2 handfuls of spinach
- 1 jar of Aldi’s Tomato and Mascarpone stir-in sauce
- olive oil
- 1 tablespoon of garlic powder (Matti notes, NOT garlic salt)
- 1 teaspoon of paprika
- 50 g cheddar cheese, whichever variety you prefer, grated
- 2 tablespoons of tomato purée
- salt and freshly ground black pepper for seasoning
What to do:
- Cook the quinoa and leave to fully cool
- Cut the spinach as fine as possible and add to a large mixing bowl
- Slice the other veg as fine as possible, mix together whilst chopping, then add to the mixing bowl
- Add in the garlic powder and paprika
- Add the jar of tomato and mascarpone sauce. Grind in some salt and pepper to taste – Matti notes ‘don’t go overboard on the seasoning!’
- Add the grated cheddar cheese to the bowl, as well as the tomato purée
- Prepare a baking tray by lightly brushing it with oil, then add the quinoa to the mixing bowl
- Combine all ingredients in the mixing bowl together thoroughly using your hands
- Once thoroughly mixed, split and compact the mixture into burger shaped patties – how many or how big is up to you. Matti likes his big, so he got 5 out of this mixture – but it makes up to 6!
- Place the patties onto the baking tray, and cook at 180 degrees for 35mins in the centre of the oven
- Cook until golden brown
- Enjoy on a flatbread with fresh salad and grilled halloumi!
Hope you enjoy this one, Sophie -x-
