Sunday, August 31, 2014

Buffalo Chickpea Quinoa Burgers - Guest post



Hello all! I'm Cat, meal planning addict and recent vegetarian convert. Super happy to talk about some meatless recipes! Thanks for having me, Ashley!
When Ash first invited me to roast some vegetarian and vegan recipes for this blog, I wasn't sure what I could write about. I'm a recipe tweaker, but I didn't think it was fair to review a recipe I never quite made according to spec. Then I remembered these burgers from ConnoisseurusVeg.com! I love them every time, but I have to say that I'm happiest when I just follow the recipe--I haven't been able to improve it (unless you count cooking my chickpeas from dry with some bay leaves? But don't count that, because that makes everything better anyway).
A couple of notes:
I've made these with any onions I had laying around, but the scallions are definitely the best.
These aren't overwhelmingly buffalo-y. My husband has never liked buffalo sauce on anything before, but he loves these patties. Being a hot sauce lover, I just pour a little more sauce on top of mine.
I'm not 100% sure what's going on with the amount of broth in the quinoa. You might want to cook it with less liquid than the usual 2x the quinoa amount to keep things from being too sloppy, but just 1/2 cup doesn't let it "pop". I think it might have been a typo. This is up to you, just keep an eye on it so it doesn't burn.
I hope you like these as much as we do!

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