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High Protein Broccoli Quinoa Veggie Burgers with Lemon Tahini Sauce

Amelia
These vegetarian burgers are perfect fuel for vegetarians and meat eaters. They are packed with essential amino acids and provide an awesome dose of Iron and Vitamin c!
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Course Main Course
Servings 2 (3 burgers/serving)!
Calories 310 kcal

Ingredients
  

Broccoli Quinoa Burger

  • 2 cups steamed broccoli, finely chopped*
  • 1.5 cups cooked quinoa**
  • 2 eggs
  • 8 kalamata olives, diced
  • 1/2 lemon, freshly squeezed juice
  • 1 Tbsp parsley, dried
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp himalayan sea salt
  • garlic powder, onion powder, nutritional yeast, feta cheese optional add-ins***

Lemon Tahini Sauce

  • 2 Tbsp tahini
  • 2 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 1-2 Tbsp water

Instructions
 

Broccoli Quinoa Burger

  • Combine all of the ingredients in a medium-sized bowl except for the eggs and stir until mixed well.
  • Add eggs and mix well.
  • Form burgers into patties (recipe makes 6 burgers that are about 9 cm x 1.5 cm).
  • Cook in a skillet with extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil on medium to medium-high heat until you can see that the edges are cooked (about 6-8 min) then flip until fully cooked (about 2-3 minutes).
  • Enjoy as a topping on salads, in a Mediterranean-inspired bowl, or in a collard greens wrap!

Lemon Tahini Sauce

  • Mix tahini and lemon juice and stir well (it will seem runny at first but thicken the more you stir). Add water until desired thickness is achieved (1 Tbsp for a thicker dipping sauce and 2 Tbsp for a drizzle for salads or Mediterranean bowls).

Notes

*You can either steam 2 heads of broccoli until a fork easily goes into the center or microwave frozen broccoli for a fast option.
**To cook quinoa mix 1 part quinoa to 2 parts liquid in a medium sauce pan. Cover and bring to a boil. Once boiling, lower heat to simmer for 15 minutes.  Leave cover on after 15 minutes and let sit for a few more minutes while remaining liquid absorbs. Fluff with a fork. Note: If you mix 1 cup of quinoa to 2 cups liquid you will have about double the quinoa you need. You can use water or for more flavor use broth for at least half of the liquid.
***While I can't try this recipe with garlic, onions, nutritional yeast, or feta cheese at the moment I think these would be excellent additions!
The calorie count does not include the Lemon Tahini sauce.