Taste Test Tuesday: Amy's All American Veggie Burger
I often experiment when making my lunch during the workweek. I work at home while my girls are at school, so this is one way that I try new foods and recipes and no one potentially suffers (when it doesn't turn out) but me.Well, today I pan-fried an Amy's All American Veggie Burger with a little olive oil cooking spray. While I was browning the burger, I was toasting a whole-wheat roll in the toaster oven. Once the toasted bun came out, I spread some sun dried tomato bruschetta (in a jar) I had in the refrigerator.
There seems to be some synergy between soy foods and calcium [ you can check this out in my newest book, Food Synergy (Rodale Publishing)] so I always like to capitalize on this by adding an ounce of reduced fat cheese to my soy-based burgers. Part-skim mozzarella or reduced fat sharp cheddar would work well with this combination of sandwich fillers.
It was VERY tasty...and I loved the texture...or maybe I was extra hungry today? I will definitely make this again; it only took about 5 minutes to put together. And I think this particular veggie burger would work well with a variety of condiments and toppings.
Made with Organic Vegetables & Grains
The first 10 ingredients are wholesome enough:
- organic onions
- organic mushrooms
- filtered water
- wheat gluten
- textured soy protein concentrate
- organic bulgur wheat
- organic celery
- organic carrots
- organic walnuts
- organic oats
Vitamins and Minerals = 15% vitamin A, 6% vitamin C, 4% calcium, 10% iron
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12 Comments:
Elaine:
There was a recipe in the Gazette a while ago for a Light Bacon Quiche Lorraine. You said to lower the fat totals, make a crustless quiche by coating a pie plate with canola cooking spray, then covering with whole wheat cracker crumbs. Do you have to pre-bake this as you would the pie crust?
Elaine MacLeod
No, you don't need to pre-bake the cracker crumb crust. Just bake as you would the quiche filling!
--Elaine
Sounds good. I have not found a veggie burger that made me want to have another. I hope I can find The All American veggie burger.....the supermarkets around me do not carry much of a variety of healthy foods it seems lol.
Boca Burgers are the best - I heat them in a skillet and I love them. Add cheese during the last minute of cooking and it's great on a toasted bun.
Boca burgers are indeed the best, and are usually the lowest priced ($2.50 per pkg at Wal Mart) They are also lowest in sodium, which is important.
A couple of tips- they are best when actually over cooked on a grill or baked; and always avoid the kind that look green when uncooked; I believe Costco sells them and they are awful!
Yes...these are better than most, but they still have too much sodium. I have had some other brands with less...bust most have more. I would like to see them with none.
Hi
It is a very nice and good post and I like it.
That has been my only concern with veggie burgers, the high sodium content. It is still a healthy alternative to ground meat.
I make my own veggie burgers. It is very easy, and you can control whst goes into it. Look for veggie burger recipes on the internet, and you will see that its not difficult at all and you can use different ingredients, mix them up, to your taste
My son and I love the Portabello Veggie Burger from Franklin Farms. They're usually sold in the produce / organic section.
I don't like Boca Burgers at all but love love love the Sunshine Burgers you can get at Whole Foods Markets. Made with Sunflower seeds among other things, the crunchy texture is wonderful. I just put some mustard on 12-grain bread. Perfect meal!
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