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Crispy Cauliflower Burger
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Crispy Cauliflower Burger

A crisp, filling cauliflower burger, a tasty vegan dish with a golden coating

⏱ 40 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 2 parts

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Meatball mix

  1. 1
    Steam the cauliflower 10 minutes, until it softens. Let cool and mash coarsely.
    Steamer pot / steamer basketMasher
  2. 2
    Mix the cauliflower, garlic, egg, breadcrumbs, parmesan, cumin, paprika, salt and black pepper until evenly combined.
  3. 3
    Divide the mixture into 4 flat round patties.

To assemble

  1. 4
    Heat the pan over medium-high heat and drizzle the olive oil over it.
    ⚙ Pan-fryingStoveFrying pan
    💡What you brown (meat, patties, schnitzel) goes into hot oil: in lukewarm oil it soaks it up and comes out greasy. For onion and garlic that you soften, oil heated over medium or low heat is enough; do not wait for it to smoke.
  2. 5
    Fry the meatballs 3–4 minutes per side, until they turn golden.
    Stove
    💡Don't press the patties with a spatula or flip them more than once: the juices run out and the patty dries out or falls apart. It releases from the pan once the underside is browned.
  3. 6
    Halve the buns.
    Knife
  4. 7
    Arrange the lettuce and tomatoes in each bun, and top with a hot patty.
423calories
16 gprotein
57 gcarbs
14 gfat
● protein 15%● carbs 56%● fat 29%

Per serving (330 g), of 4 servings

For the Meatball mix · To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Frying pan · Also works: Wok (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
  • Steamer pot / steamer basket · Also works: Colander (Colander over a boiling pot, covered) · Microwave (Covered dish with a little water)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Masher · Also works: Fork (Takes longer) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Stick blender (Gluey mash)

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