I have been eyeing this recipe for months. And waiting and waiting, since April (!), to make this. Unlike many of the enticements I spot online and store away, this one didn’t get forgotten and then suddenly rediscovered in my recipe lost and found. No…this one’s kept an impression in my mind since its bookmarking, buying my excitement as I waited for its star ingredient to fall into season.
You see, though these would make a nice summer burger alternative, my dad harvests gallon buckets of sweet potatoes every early fall. It seemed silly for me rush out to the store in the middle of the spring just to make this recipe, when garden sweets would eventually be on their way.
Finally, October hit and the wait ended. On her last visit to Philly, my dad sent my mom up with a bushel basket full of butternuts and sweet potatoes (totally tubular, dude). The first few went straight into aluminum foil, into the oven, and then into my belly.
But the second few, they went into these gorgeous burgers. Seriously, the slider version from Love & Lemons, the blog where these were spotted, made sweet potato burgers look so cute that there was no way I could not make these.
This is a refreshingly interesting, slightly sweet burger rendition that pairs well with the recipes’ notable hints of rosemary and tahini. Add a few extra sprigs of rosemary if you really want a fresh herb feel.
For a light and healthy burger that doesn’t have the texture of rubber and looks amazing, too, this is it. For an even lighter treat, opt for the slider size, but likely you’ll want more than one.
via Love & Lemons
Ingredients
- -1 sweet potato, baked, skin removed
- -1/3 block of extra firm tofu (from a 14 oz package)
- -1 Tbsp. tahini
- -2 tsp. maple syrup
- -1 tsp. minced rosemary
- -1 tsp. paprika
- -1 clove garlic, minced
- -A few pinches of salt
- -A few grinds of pepper
- -1/2 cup panko (whole wheat if you kind find them!) (to roll the patties in before baking)
- -Buns (or english muffins, or slider rolls)
- -Any desired toppings - I used sprouts, thinly sliced red onion, spinach, and a mayo/tahini/lemon spread
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425.
- Mash sweet potato in medium-large bowl. Crumble in firm tofu with your hands. Mash together with a fork.
- Mix in tahini, maple syrup, garlic, rosemary, paprika, salt & pepper.
- Form into circular patties. They will be a little messy, but that’s okay.
- Put panko on a plate and coat the outside of each patty with the panko crumbs. Place patties on a baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes or until edges are brown and crisp. Place under broiler for last 45-60 seconds to get them extra crispy.
- Serve on buns with desired toppings.
11 Comments
vinicooksveg
November 9, 2012 at 7:48 amLooks so good. Recipe sounds so delicious.
Grace Dickinson
November 9, 2012 at 2:36 pmThanks!
The candid RD
November 9, 2012 at 8:08 amOh man….if only I could eat TOFU!! I just can’t do it, the gas I get is not worth it (sorry, graphic, I know). I see so many great recipes (like this one) that call for tofu and it saddens me that I can’t “Stomach” it 🙁
Grace Dickinson
November 9, 2012 at 2:36 pmAh man. I love tofu when used properly. You could definitely sub white beans here though.
frugalfeeding
November 9, 2012 at 11:27 amWhat a great looking burger! Delicious 🙂
Grace Dickinson
November 9, 2012 at 2:37 pmThanks, you should give it a try!
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