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🍽️ Vegetable Burger with Marinated Zucchini Topping

425 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 200 g Carrots
• 1 large Onion
• 4 sprigs Oregano
• 200 g Seitan
• 2 Eggs
• 2 tbsp Breadcrumbs
• 1 tsp Paprika powder (sweet)
• Salt
• Pepper (from the mill)
• 5 tbsp Vegetable oil
• 4 Lettuce leaves (e.g. Lollo rosso)
• 4 Burger buns
• 1 piece Zucchini
• 1 piece Ginger (approx. 20g)
• 2 pieces Onions
• 1 tbsp Pepper berries
• 1 tbsp Vinegar
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 1 pinch Curry powder
• Salt

Instructions

1. 1. Wash the zucchini and remove the hard ends. Grate the zucchini coarsely.
2. 2. Peel the onions and the ginger. Chop both ingredients very finely.
3. 3. Coarsely crush the peppercorns in a mortar.
4. 4. Heat the oil in a pot.
5. 5. Sauté the chopped onions and ginger for 3 to 4 minutes.
6. 6. Add the grated zucchini, vinegar, salt, curry, and sugar to the pot.
7. 7. Mix all ingredients well together.
8. 8. Let the mixture simmer on low heat for approx. 15 minutes uncovered, until the liquid has almost completely evaporated.
9. 9. Transfer the zucchini mixture into a container.
10. 10. Let the mixture cool down.
11. 11. Place the zucchini mixture in the refrigerator overnight to let the flavors develop.
12. 12. Peel the carrots and grate them finely.
13. 13. Peel the onion and dice it finely.
14. 14. Rinse the oregano and shake it dry.
15. 15. Pluck the oregano leaves from the stems.
16. 16. Dice the seitan as finely as possible.
17. 17. Add the seitan cubes, oregano, onions, carrots, eggs, breadcrumbs, paprika powder, salt, and pepper to a bowl.
18. 18. Knead the ingredients in the bowl thoroughly.
19. 19. If the mixture is too wet, add more breadcrumbs until it is easy to shape.
20. 20. Shape four burger patties from the mixture.
21. 21. Heat oil in a frying pan.
22. 22. Fry the patties in the hot pan for approx. 4 minutes per side.
23. 23. Wash the salad while doing this.
24. 24. Shake the salad dry.
25. 25. Halve the burger buns.
26. 26. Place the salad on the bottom half of the buns.
27. 27. Place the fried patties on the salad.
28. 28. Cover the patties with 2 to 3 tablespoons of the zucchini relish.
29. 29. Place the top half of the buns on top.
30. 30. Serve the remaining relish on the side.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 425
• Protein: 21 g · Fett/Fat: 17 g · Carbs: 45 g