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Spicy Cauliflower Burgers

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This cauliflower burger recipe makes the most flavorful, delicious, and filling vegetarian burger I've ever had!

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So I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again.  We like burgers in our house.  A lot.

We eat them at restaurants. We make them at home. We talk about them. We rank them. We dream about them. When we do we normally use this best homemade burger recipe.

Well, maybe I haven’t gone into THAT much detail, but now you know.

We also like cauliflower.  A lot.

While it’s great just by itself, we turn it into cauliflower pizza crust. We turn it into cauliflower fried rice. We turn it into cauliflower gratin. And cauliflower cheese sauce. And cauliflower mashed “potatoes”.

So, I guess, it was inevitable — really — that we’d eventually combine our love for burgers and our love for cauliflower into a whole new kinda love.

Cauliflower burger love.

Watch Me Make A Cauliflower Burger

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OMG guys, this cauliflower veggie burger is no joke.

  • It’s healthy.
  • It’s delicious.
  • It’s filling.
  • It’s crunchy.
  • It’s savory.
  • It’s vegetarian.

How To Make Spicy Cauliflower Burgers

I have to admit I was BLOWN AWAY with how tasty this spicy veggie burger turned out.

While a lot of the yummy factor has to do with the delicious toppings, the actual quinoa cauliflower patties hold their own.

And that’s not even mentioning the sweet potato bun I used to hold all this goodness together!

YUM.

I’m tellin’ ya.  If you love veggie burgers or vegetarian cauliflower recipes, this is for you.

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If you’ve never tried a cauliflower “hamburger,” this is for you.

Even if you’re not a huge fan of cauliflower, this is one great new way to try it out again.

As for the steps required for making the cauliflower burger recipe, you have to:

  1. Start with the buns. For this cauliflower burger, the buns I used are made following my sweet potato rolls recipe. I shaped the dough into rolls as I would normally do to make sweet potato rolls, then I flattened the rolls into hamburger buns.
  2. After the buns are in the oven, you can start working on the baked cauliflower patties (detailed instructions for how to make quinoa cauliflower patties are highlighted below).
  3. Once the buns and cauliflower patties are ready, you can start assembling the cauliflower burger. A list of yummy toppings can also be found later on in this post.
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How To Make Cauliflower Patties In A Food Processor

The cauliflower patties recipe is, believe it or not, very easy. And YUMMY. And perfect for a cauliflower burger. Where was I? Right! I was talking about how to make the quinoa cauliflower patties.

  1. Start making the quinoa cauliflower patties by roasting cauliflower in the oven for 25-30 minutes;
  2. Allow the cauliflower to cool, then pulse it in the food processor until it turns into small pieces;
  3. Transfer the cauliflower to a mixing bowl and add cooked quinoa, eggs, almond meal, and salt;
  4. Mix and form the patties;
  5. Moving to the how to cook veggie burgers part – to cook the quinoa cauliflower patties, add a little bit of olive oil into a pan and cook the patties until they are golden brown. Flip and cook on the other side.
Spicy Cauliflower Quinoa Ranch Burger With Sweet Potato Bun | The most flavorful, delicious, and filling vegetarian burger I've ever had! | A Sweet Pea Chef #ad
Spicy Cauliflower Quinoa Ranch Burger With Sweet Potato Bun | The most flavorful, delicious, and filling vegetarian burger I've ever had! | A Sweet Pea Chef #ad
Spicy Cauliflower Quinoa Ranch Burger With Sweet Potato Bun | The most flavorful, delicious, and filling vegetarian burger I've ever had! | A Sweet Pea Chef #ad
Spicy Cauliflower Quinoa Ranch Burger With Sweet Potato Bun | The most flavorful, delicious, and filling vegetarian burger I've ever had! | A Sweet Pea Chef #ad

To make the cauliflower patties vegan, replace the eggs with flax eggs.

Your cauliflower patties are now done and ready to be added to your burger buns and topped with some other delicious ingredients.

Hooray!

Spicy Cauliflower Quinoa Ranch Burger With Sweet Potato Bun | The most flavorful, delicious, and filling vegetarian burger I've ever had! | A Sweet Pea Chef #ad

FAQs

Can You Freeze Quinoa Cauliflower Burgers?

Good news: the cauliflower quinoa burger can be made ahead of time. I’m talking about the quinoa cauliflower patties because the toppings are super quick to prep. And, if you don’t have time for the sweet potato buns, you can always replace them with whole wheat burger buns or ezekial english muffins.

To freeze the cauliflower burger...

1. Place the quinoa cauliflower patties on a baking sheet.
2. Put the baking sheet in the freezer for 2 hours.
3. Transfer the patties to Ziploc bags and store in the freezer for up to 2 months.
4. When ready for a delicious burger, place the cauliflower patties in the oven at 375 degrees F until cooked through or in a pan for approximately 10 minutes.

What Toppings Do You Add To Cauliflower Burgers?

Burger toppings are the key to delicious burgers. And veggie burgers are no exception. To make the cauliflower burger so yummy, I chose simple but tasty toppings and I assembled the burger as follows:

- I covered the bottom bun with a generous layer of avocado lime spread.
- I topped the patties with red cabbage.
- I drizzled with ranch dressing - use this one or make your own homemade ranch dressing here.

Just add the top bun and dig in!

Spicy Cauliflower Quinoa Ranch Burger With Sweet Potato Bun | The most flavorful, delicious, and filling vegetarian burger I've ever had! | A Sweet Pea Chef #ad

More Healthy Recipes With Cauliflower

I’m a huge fan of cauliflower recipes. Here are some of my faves.

Spicy Cauliflower Burgers With Sweet Potato Buns

Spicy Cauliflower Burgers With Sweet Potato Buns

Lacey Baier
This cauliflower burger recipe makes the most flavorful, delicious, and filling vegetarian burger I've ever had!
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 6 burgers
Calories 415 kcal

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Ingredients
  

For The Cauliflower Patties:

  • 1 large head cauliflower
  • 1 ½ cup quinoa, cooked
  • ½ cup almond meal
  • ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt divided
  • 3 eggs

For the Toppings:

  • ½ red cabbage, thinly sliced
  • 1 large avocado, mashed
  • ¾ teaspoon sea salt, divided
  • 1 ½ tablespoon lime juice, divided
  • ranch dressing, as desired
  • 6 Sweet Potato Buns

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
  • Break the cauliflower into florets and lay out on the baking sheet.
  • Drizzle with about a tablespoon of olive oil, the ground cumin, cayenne pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and ½ tsp. sea salt and toss to coat.
  • Transfer the cauliflower to the oven and roast until until lightly browned and caramelized, about 25-30 minutes, flipping halfway through.
  • Once the cauliflower is tender, allow to cool. Then, very quickly pulse in a food processor to form small, evenly sized pieces. We don't want puree the cauliflower, just to break it up into small pieces so it sticks together.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the cooked, broken-down cauliflower, cooked quinoa, almond meal, eggs, and the remaining ½ tsp. sea salt. Mix until well incorporated.
  • Form into 6 even patties.
  • To cook the patties, we’re going to place onto a hot pan over medium-high heat with a little olive oil and cook the patty until golden brown on each side, flipping very carefully to avoid breaking. Repeat with the remaining patties.
  • Next we need to prep our other toppings.
  • To make the quick avocado lime spread, combine an avocado with ½ tsp. sea salt and 1 tsp. lime juice and mash together, then set aside.
  • To make the crunchy cabbage slaw, combine the thinly sliced red cabbage, ¼ tsp. sea salt, and a tbsp. of lime juice.
  • For the buns, I’m using my sweet potato rolls recipe, except instead of shaping the dough into rolls, I flatten the rolls into a hamburger bun.
  • To assemble the burgers, start off with spreading the avocado mash generously over the bottom bun, followed by the cooked spicy cauliflower quinoa burger, and then the red cabbage slaw. Drizzle the ranch dressing generously over the top, and then top off with the rest of the bun to make a seriously amazing (and vegetarian!) burger.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 burgerCalories: 415 kcalCarbohydrates: 59 gProtein: 23 gFat: 16 gSaturated Fat: 2 gCholesterol: 81 mgSodium: 368 mgPotassium: 1035 mgFiber: 16 gSugar: 8 gVitamin A: 1200 IUVitamin C: 111.8 mgCalcium: 271 mgIron: 6.1 mg
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Dustin

5 stars
Super creative!

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Thanks!!! xoxo

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