Claire Criscuolo

Soy Bacon and Pepper Burgers

Preparation info

  • Difficulty

    Easy

  • Serves

    4

Appears in

Welcome to Claire's: 35 Years of Recipes and Reflections from the Landmark Vegetarian Restaurant

Welcome to Claire's

By Claire Criscuolo

Published 2014

This recipe is vegetarian but can easily be made vegan by replacing the dairy egg with a vegan egg substitute. Serve on your favorite burger bun.

Ingredients

  • 3 slices whole wheat bread
  • 1 14-ounce package meatless ground soy beef (found in the refrigerated produce section at the supermarket)
  • ¼ cup chopped organic Italian flat-leaf parsley
  • ¼ small organic onion, finely chopped
  • 2 cloves organic garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 small organic red bell pepper, finely chopped
  • 2 strips meatless bacon, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 organic egg or equivalent egg substitute
  • 4 hamburger rolls

Method

  1. Tear the bread into small pieces and place in a mixing bowl. Add the ground soy beef and the parsley, onion, garlic, bell pepper, meatless bacon, 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, and a little salt and pepper. Using your hands, mix the ingredients until well combined. Taste for seasoning. Add the egg and mix well to combine. Form into 4 burgers.
  2. Heat a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add the remaining tablespoon of olive oil and swirl it around the skillet to cover the bottom. Arrange the burgers in a single layer in the heated oil. Cover and cook for about 8 minutes, or until the undersides are well browned but not burned. Turn the burgers, cover, and cook for about 5 minutes, or until the burgers are well browned but not burned.

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