Portobello Mushroom Burger and Four Bean Salad

Portobello Mushroom Burger

This burger was delicious!!!

 

Ingredients:

*Hamburger buns of your choice.( I used potato buns because they are Jake's favorite. )

*Two Large Portobello mushrooms (Or however many you want to make)

*Half of a sweet onion cut into thick slices

*One slice of a tomato for each burger

*A small handfull of fresh spinach for each burger

*A few slices of avacado for each burger

*One table spoon of minced garlic

*Two table spoons of olive oil

 

*OPTIONAL:

*One slice of grilled eggplant for each burger (If making this again, I would have omitted the eggplant as it was mushy.)

*Your favorite condiments. I used my own recipe for spicy Veganaise. Jake used mustard.

 

1)Preheat your grill on medium-medium high heat. (About 400 degrees is what I used.)

 

2) Cut all of the vegetables above so they are ready for the burger and/or grill. (Obviously do not cut the mushrooms.)

 

3) Mix the minced garlic and olive oil together. Brush on each side of the portobello mushrooms before putting them on the grill.

 

4) Put your sliced onions on at this time as well. I used a grill pan for the onions.

 

5) Check the Mushrooms every so often, but grill for at least 5 minutes on each side. Your cooking time may vary according to your grill. You want nice grill marks on the top side of the mushroom, but you don't want your mushrooms to be burnt.

 

6) Grill the onions for about 5 minutes on each side as well.

 

7) When you flip the mushrooms and onions add your buns to the grill. Make sure you don't burn them and flip them after about 2 minutes.

 

 

8) Now Make your burgers!

 

I layered the ingredients like this: spinach, tomato, mushroom, grilled eggplant (if using), avacado, onion, condiment of choice, and top of the bun. ENJOY!

 

 

Need an easy side to go with your burger, or a healthy salad to enjoy all week? Try making this salad! This makes a HUGE bowl of bean salad which would be perfect to bring to a party. You can cut the ingredients in half if you don't want to make as much.

 

Four Bean and Edamame Salad

You'll need:

*A can of pinto beans, kidney beans, garbanzo beans, and black beans. (drained and rinsed)

*A 12 ounch bag of shelled frozen edamame, thawed

*One half of a sweet onion, diced

*One large red pepper, diced

1/3 cup of balsamic vinegar

1 teaspoon of agave nectar

1 teaspoon of hot sauce

1/8 teasspoon of cayenne pepper

1/8 tea spoon of salt (or more according to taste)

1/8 teaspoon of pepper

1 table spoon of minced garlic

Mix all ingredients together. Let sit overnight in the fridge to allow the ingredients to marinate together. This is one of Jake's favorite salads!