Classic Green Chile Cheeseburger
First, I want to thank Wicked Roots Urban Farm in Albuquerque, New Mexico for partnering up with me to create this recipe. I would not have been inspired to do this without their product. They offer contactless delivery to the Albuquerque area and check out their Instagram page for a promo code @wickedrootsurbanfarm. You can also checkout my review on their business to learn more about them.I've done it!! I have created the simplest vegan, green chile, cheeseburger. If you have ever been to New Mexico, heard about New Mexico, or dreamt about New Mexico, you know what green chile is. For the ones who have no idea what I am talking about, I am about to change your life. Green chile is to NM, as pasta is to Italy. As cheese is to France. As ham is to Spain. As pizza is to America. Wait.. Anyway, the best way to describe it is a more versatile, non-pickled, jalapeno. It is a pepper and the heat can vary. We put it on/in breakfast burritos, quesadillas, pizza, stew, sandwiches, and a lot more. There's actually an interview of Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad's Walter White, correctly pronouncing it and confirming his love for it after working in Albuquerque for years. Most importantly, we put it on burgers. Even the national chain restaurants like Chilis, Cheesecake Factory, Sonic, all carry green chile so as to not cause a New Mexico uproar. The one thing that would drive me crazy about homemade veggie burgers was the exhaustive amounts powers you'd have to put in for flavoring. And then it would taste like a suicide soda version of your spices. This one is just SEVEN ingredients. One of them being Wicked Root's broccoli sprouts. I am always so disappointed when I have to eat a burger without the leafy bounce and crispness of fresh greens. Now that I know about cuter, more nutritious greens for my salads, burgers, and sandwiches, I'll never go back! See, I told you it was simple!
Ingredients
Burger Patties
- 2 cans black beans 16 ounces each
- 4 corn tortillas or 2 ounces of tortilla chips
- 25 grams finely chopped red onion about 1/4 of a medium onion
- 4 cloves finely chopped garlic
- 2 tablespoons green chile Hatch green chile is best. But I know that Old El Paso makes a canned one as well.
- 1 ounce breadcrumbs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- vegetable oil for cooking
Assembly
- 2 handfuls broccoli sprouts Wicked Roots Urban Farm
- 2 tablespoons green chile
- 8 slices vegan cheddar cheese (I used Daiya)
- 8 whole wheat hamburger buns
Instructions
Tortilla Chips
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Stack your 4 tortillas on top of each other then slice into quarters.
- Toss in vegetable oil and salt, then lay flat and spaced on baking sheet.
- Bake for about 7 minutes or until browned. Flip midway through the 7 minutes.
- Allow these to cool so they can get crispy. Once they are cool, pulse in a food processor until there are no shards large enough to pierce your teeth (that is literally the worst!!!)
Burger Patties
- Blend 1.5 can of beans by hand, food processor, or KitchenAid until a paste forms.
- Remove from machinery and place in a large bowl.
- Fold leftover beans, onions, garlic, and green chile until evenly distributed throughout "dough".
- Next, fold in your tortilla crumbs and breadcrumbs. You want your burgers to have enough integrity to hold the shape of a patty but not too sticky. If it seems too sticky, add a little more breadcrumbs. Don't forget to taste for salt here.
- Once you have 8 burger patties formed, you can either cook them on the stovetop or in the oven. Add a little bit of oil to your pan/sheet. Stovetop for about 5 min on each side. Oven at 400 degrees, for about 15 min on each side.I do prefer the oven because I can do the whole batch at once, on a sheet pan. And it will result in a "meatier" texture than the stovetop.
- Melted vegan cheese tip: for the final 5 minutes of cooking, cover the burger, so it can lock in the steam and ultimately melt the cheese efficiently.
Assembly
- Assemble burgers to your preference, but Wicked Roots and green chile are really going to set your burgers apart from any ol' veggie burgers!
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