Name: BBQ Bacon Burgers
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 24 h
Yield: Makes 8 burgers
Ingredients: ¼ cup (60 ml) Barbecue Sauce or store-bought; 1 cup (250 ml) sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar; 1½ cups (240 g) cooked red lentils (see method); 3 to 4 whole cloves; 1 cup (150 g) peeled, chopped beets; 2 tablespoons coconut sugar or vegan brown sugar; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; ½ teaspoon ancho chile powder; ¼ cup (30 g) quinoa flour; 2 tablespoons liquid aminos (or tamari or soy sauce); 3 to 4 allspice berries; Mixed greens or lettuce; Salt; 1 head red cabbage; Water; ½ batch Cashew Blue Cheese or other vegan cheese of choice, optional; 2 garlic cloves; Barbecue Sauce; 8 vegan burger buns; ½ batch Tempeh Bacon; ½ teaspoon smoked paprika; Salt and black pepper to taste; 2 bay leaves; 2½ cups (365 g) cooked farro (see method); 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast; 1 teaspoon cumin; 1 teaspoon vegan Worcestershire sauce, optional; ½ cup (125 ml) apple cider vinegar; 1 teaspoon liquid smoke, optional

Preparation info

Makes
8
burgers

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
24 hr

Appears in

But I Could Never Go Vegan!

By Kristy Turner

Published 2021

About

I think we can all agree there is a type of hunger that only a burger can satisfy. When that hunger arises, all you can think of is a meaty patty with all the fixin’s. Nothing else will do. That’s when this burger comes to the rescue. It’s a hearty, BBQ-flavored patty made of beets, farro, and red lentils. Naturally, it’s topped with Tempeh Bacon, homemade pickled red cabbage, and even more Barbecue Sauce. Plant-based che