Even if you’re a meat eater, it’s time to add some more veggie burgers to your life. With all those vegetables and whole grains, they’re full of nutrient-rich ingredients—and is there any better way to get your daily dose of vitamins and minerals than in burger form? I don’t think so!
Take these Sweet Potato Burgers. There’s the sweet potato, which is a great source of beta-carotene, potassium, and fiber. Millet is high in magnesium, making it a heart-healthy grain, and phosphorus, which plays a role in tissue repair. Turmeric helps give these burgers a beautiful golden color and an anti-inflammatory boost. And then there’s the avocado sauce—those healthy fats keep your skin glowing and young!
The other thing to love about veggie burgers is that they’re a champ when it comes to make-ahead meals. Once you’ve baked them, they’ll last in the fridge for about a week and a month or two in the freezer.
To reheat them, put them in the oven at 350ºF until they’re warmed through or heat them up in a skillet on the stovetop. (Your microwave will work too in a pinch, but they’ll be a bit soft.) If you don’t have buns, they’re perfect on a bed of fresh greens or rolled up into a whole grain tortilla.
Photos and recipe by Ana Stanciu
Sweet Potato Burgers with Avocado-Lime Sauce
Yield 4 -6 burgers
These nutrient-packed burgers are great for make-ahead meals.
Ingredients
For the burger patties:
- 1 medium roasted sweet potato, peeled and mashed
- 1 cup cooked millet
- 1 egg, whisked
- 1 small onion, finely diced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon curry paste
- 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
- A pinch of sea salt
For the Avocado-Lime Sauce:
- 1 ripe avocado
- Juice of 2 limes
- 1 teaspoon tahini
For assembling:
- Sprouted grain buns, sliced red onion, mixed greens, seeds (sunflower, chia, or pumpkin)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place all of the ingredients for the patties in a large bowl and stir to combine.
- Use your hands to shape the burger mixture into patties and place them on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 15 minutes on one side, carefully flip the patties over, and bake them for 15 more minutes, or until lightly browned.
- While the burgers are baking, prepare the avocado sauce. Place all of the ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth. Set aside.
- Assemble the burgers; place the patties on the buns, drizzle with avocado sauce, and top with onion slices, greens, and sprinkle with seeds.
Agreed! Anything with an avocado lime dressing sounds AMAZING. Definitely going to try this for dinner tonight…
This looks scrumptious!
Yum – this looks amazing! Millet is such an underrated grain.
I’m not the best when it comes to eating veggie burgers. But this!! This looks way too tempting not to try at least once. Will definitely attempt.
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This sounds amazing! Any recommendations on replacements for the eggs, to make it vegan?
You could try a “flax egg” or “chia egg” . If you Google it, I’m sure you can even find videos online on how to make it, it’s quite easy.
I don’t know how it will taste with this particular recipe but I have used it in pancakes and it worked fine for me.
That avocado lime dressing sounds really good – I love tahini!