raw burgers, nutless?

[Lunar*Fey]

I was wondering if there is some sort of burger type recipe without a lot of nuts. I have some portabella mushrooms in the fridge and was thinking maybe there was something I could do with those. I usually just like eating the food as is....besides green smoothies. But, I want to try something different and I want to share it with my family. Every time I've shared something with them it has been something that isn't really that good to them since I have no spices or anything. I mean I have fresh garlic and onion and basil and some herbs growing in my garden. And I have some kelp granules. Any way, any ideas? It can have a little bit of nuts but they always complain about the use of nuts...so I was just wondering. thanks!

[heabrook]

Sorry, the only raw burgers that I know of use nuts. There is one recipe that is very light on the nuts though. I made them earlier this week. They are called Savory Veggie burgers. They have shredded carrot with some almonds.

[Lunar*Fey]

Heabrook,
do you have the recipe? and do the nuts have to be almonds, or could I use sunflower seeds or pecans or something else? thanks! :)

[heabrook]

Nope the nuts do not have to be almonds. Sunflower seeds would probably be good, but so would pecans. If you used pecans it would be more like carrot pecan burgers :)
Also if you use pecans I'm not sure you have to soak them.

Here is the recipe: (from Rawsome by Brigitte Mars)

2 cups almonds (or other nut) soaked overnight, rinsed
4 dates, soaked for 20 minutes
2 cups chopped carrots
1 onion, sliced
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh sage or 1 tablespoon dried (or even less.. I used 1 tablespoon dried but I would had prefered to put less)
2 tablespoons fresh rosemary or 1 tablespoon dried
1 teaspon celtic salt
3 tablespoons nutritional yeast (optional)

If you don't have those herbs, you can use whatever herb that you want -- basil and oregano would be excellent too.

Combine all ingredients in food processor and pulse until minced thoroughly. Shape mixture into burger-like patties and serve fresh or dehydrate. I ended up dehydrating mine. I put mine on a teflex sheet and then turned them (so dehydrate for 4 hours, turn and dehydrate for another 4)

[Lunar*Fey]

thanks Heabrook!
Once I get some dates I'll try to make these!
Will they work without the sea salt as well?

[lily]

The Carrot Pecan Burgers in Alissa's book are low in nuts, in my opinion -- at least as low as the above recipe. I find them very light and good.

lily

[Up LEAP 100 Billion]

These burgers, "Sunburgers", use sunflower seeds:

http://www.living-foods.com/recipes/sunburgers.html

I've made these twice now and they taste lovely, just like vege burgers. Very simple to make with readily available ingredients and is a great way of getting those herbs in! I halfed the recipe both times which made 4 mcdonald size burgers. It says add Braggs to taste so I added 1 tablespoon but I'm sure it would taste good without it.

[Lunar*Fey]

thanks!
I used to like veggie burgers a lot, except for the fact that they always made me really bloated and a bit sick...then again, what didn't?

I wonder if this could do without the bell pepper, I have all the ingredients besides....or maybe there is something I could substitute? It's funny. I just took a walk to the little store that sells a very limited amount of produce (no organic either) and was looking at some red bell peppers thinking I should buy some. But I only had 5 dollars and the peaces for .69 cents a pound were calling me lol

[mrsalf97]

That's it, I'm going to figure out how to use that dehydrator today. :p

[Rawkinlocs]

Lunar*Fey,

You can use any nut or seed of choice in just about any burger recipe. In Victoria Boutenko's recipe books, she always said "nuts or seeds of choice" and in Jinjee and Storm's ebook they say the same thing in their recipe.

So, if you have a lot of seeds you can use, just use sunflower seeds and maybe about 1/4 c. of nuts or just use the seeds, period in any burger recipe you see. Yes the flavors might be different depending on which nut/seed you use (just as it is with making nut/seed milks) but will still probably be tasty. If you don't have a lot of spices/seasonings, just use what you DO have and add maybe some carrots, onions, or whatever veggies you have to it as well to give more flavor IF you desire to do so.

One thing I think you're gonna learn much quicker than a lot of us did is that with raw, pretty much anything goes and you can do some AMAZING things with improvising! Recipes are there as a guide, but I can't tell you how many times I've made some delicious foods by taking things out or adding something different to a recipe! :) You don't always have to stick to them to the letter so work with what you have...maybe do half or a quarter of a recipe if you're not sure whether you'll like it or not...taste your mixtures along the way as you add things and make mental notes of what you may or may not do differently next time you create the recipe, what it could use for flavor that you might not have had this time around but you will be sure to get for next time, etc.

You're doing GREAT...we're all so very impressed with and proud of you because Sweetie, while many of us are struggling to stay raw in some of the more "ideal" conditions and situations...you, such a young person, are sticking it out and DOING this when seemingly everyone around you is telling you NOT to!

[Lunar*Fey]

lol good luck Mrsalf, I'm not very good at it myself! lol.

Aww thank you so much Rawkinlocs!
I will have to try to make some today while my mom isn't home.

[JEN]

you could use some sundried tomatos (soaked), instead of a pepper.

[Lunar*Fey]

Good idea Jen! I don't have sun dried tomatoes though either! lol...would regular tomatoes work or not really? I don't have either right now but we have tomatoes growing in the garden and I can buy tomatoes where as sun dried ones I haven't found

[Rawkinlocs]

Good idea Jen! I don't have sun dried tomatoes though either! lol...would regular tomatoes work or not really? I don't have either right now but we have tomatoes growing in the garden and I can buy tomatoes where as sun dried ones I haven't found

Lunar, if you guys are growing tomatoes, you can make your own dried tomatoes in your dehydrator!

You can either simply slice and dehydrate or you can slice, marinate in olive oil and dehydrate. But I usually stock up on tomatoes when they go on sale and keep some fresh and dry the rest! They work wonderfully in sauces and other things that call for sundried tomatoes :)

[Lunar*Fey]

Rawkinlocs,
Awesome, I was thinking of doing this. But once I stupidly tried to dry cherry tomatoes *grins* yeah that didn't work. The tomato plants are still really young...we have four (2 cherry tomatoes and two regular) then we have some red peppers growing, green beans, canteloupe, cucumber, and a broccolini type plant. I am also growing a little herb garden that has dill, sweet basil, and watercress. I have some thyme seeds but forgot to plant them! Then there is a tiny tiny bit of arugula and another type of leafy green. Plus we have tons of mint growing that was here when we bought the house like 12 years ago.

[Sharon in Colorado]

Britsol if you want to use fresh tomatoes try slicing them in half and them squeezing them out over the sink to get the guts out, then chopping up or whatever you are supposed to do to them. Or you can drain the chopped tomato in a colander first while you are getting everything else ready. Normally they are good eating, but it will help with a dehydrated recipe.

[Lunar*Fey]

thanks Sharon :)