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Veggie Burger with Cauliflower

Side view on the fully assembled Veggie Burger with Cauliflower.

I’m so excited to deliver a new burger recipe. Lately I have a big craving for burgers and I’m so sharing this new Veggie Burger recipe with all of you to enjoy.

I know you’ll be thrilled and excited judging from how much you liked my other vegan and gluten-free burgers like my Vegan Buffalo Burger, Vegan Lentil Burger and Black Bean Burger.

Contentedness Cooking stands for easy vegan recipes with lots of fun and the Veggie Burger with Cauliflower is no exception!

open Veggie Burger with Cauliflower showing clearly the patty.

This easy recipe contains only 3 ingredients for the patty and just two ingredients for the sauce – the whole recipe only has 5 ingredients (plus of course optional toppings for your choice).

I’ll tell you what I think make an awesome burger recipe: apart from getting really good, fresh burger buns, you really, really need a good combination of patties and sauce.

Flavors have to mix and enhance each other.  All of my burger recipes therefore come as a package and so does this Veggie Burger with Cauliflower.
I created a super delicious tahini sauce with a touch of maple syrup. I also use a splash of the sauce for the patty to add some flavor. This means you can of course use your own sauce but the result may be different.

Closeup view from the side on an open Veggie Burger with Cauliflower

You probably know my other burger recipes which I mentioned before and know that those are easy to make, delicious, timesaving, full of flavor, and satisfying.
I love to hear all your feedback guys. Feedback that totally made my day like what Jimmy said about my Vegan Lentil Burger: “Dude….these burgers are amazing. Thanks for the recipe. Will probably be making a batch every week.”.

This time we make the patties from cauliflower and lentils as the main ingredients. We add so much flavor by roasting the cauliflower for around 20 minutes. The cauliflower adds a lovely crunch the lentils adds an earthy flavor to the Veggie Burger patties.

After the cauliflower has been roasted, place lentils, cauliflower, gf breadcrumbs, and optional 1 Tbs of the tahini sauce in a blender or food processor.

Process until you have a chunky consistency, not too smooth or else the mix will end up too soft and it’ll be difficult to make nice patties.

Full view of the Veggie Burger with Cauliflower

You can choose if you want to fry or bake the patties. In the oven it will take around 20 minutes, in the pan it’s of course much faster.
Assemble the Veggie Burger with Cauliflower on a fresh bun with your favorite toppings, the tahini sauce and enjoy.
I guarantee that with this easy veggie burger recipe you will on your way to burger heaven!

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Veggie Burger with Cauliflower

Yield: 4
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 Cauliflower (cut into florets and roasted for 20 minutes)
  • 1/2 cup (100 g) uncooked lentils or 1 14 oz (400 g) can lentils
  • 1 cup bread crumbs (gf)
  • 1 Tbs tahini sauce (optional)
  • curry
  • salt, pepper to taste

For the tahini sauce:

  • 3 Tbs Maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) water
  • 2 Tbs tahini paste

Instructions

For the tahini sauce:

  1. In a small bowl, whisk together tahini, maple, and water.

To make the patties:

  1. Preheat oven to 390°F/200°C. If you use uncooked lentils, cook them according to the manufacturer's instructions. Let cool.
  2. Wash the cauliflower and cut into florets. Put on a baking sheet and roast for about 20 minutes. Set aside to cool.
  3. When cold, transfer to a blender, add remaining ingredients. Process until you get a chunky mixture.
  4. Form patties and either fry or bake them.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1 piece
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 180Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 0.5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 270mgCarbohydrates: 20gFiber: 5gSugar: 2gProtein: 8g

Penelope

Thursday 27th of April 2023

Hello from Athens(Greece) and thanks for sharing this delicious recipe with us! finally I manage to try this recipe and the flavor was just amazing. The only problem I came through is that when I cooked the burger they were not really “compact”.I bake them in the oven then I tried then in the grill as well but still they were loosing their shape and they were too soft. Maybe it’s because the cooked lentils? If I use row lentils soaked over a night like we do for the falafel maybe it will work? When I make them the mix is really compact, is when I cook them they have this problem…

Penelope

Thursday 27th of April 2023

@Florian, hello again. So i decide to use row lentils soaked over a night instead of cooked and it work just perfectly. Great texture and flavor! My husband that hates both lentils and cauliflower he was so thrilled about this recipe. ♥️

Florian

Thursday 27th of April 2023

Hi Penelope! I've never experience this issue, but I think the patties will hold the shape though baking only if you press them with your hands roughly together. Also make sure that any liquid is removed from your cooked lentils. Hope that helps and clarifies.

Joanne

Saturday 4th of February 2023

Curry powder or curry paste?

Florian

Saturday 4th of February 2023

Hiu Joanne! Curry powder and hope that helps.

Lne Poi

Thursday 19th of October 2017

I eat sweet tahini like the sauce of this recipe as a bread spread, usually for breakfast. I make a mixture of tahini and agave, tastes like tahini halva and it's a nice alternative to peanutbutter for a vegan protein bread spread :)

Florian @ContentednessCooking

Thursday 19th of October 2017

That sounds delicious and amazing, yum! Thanks for sharing!

listenup

Tuesday 26th of January 2016

I just made these. The patties barely stay together (even with the tahini) and the sauce is very, very thin. The patty mixture tastes great, so I'm going to make them anyways. I may remake sauce and not put in the water.

Florian @ContentednessCooking

Tuesday 26th of January 2016

Hi! Thanks for the feedback! Sorry the burgers failed. Sometimes tahini is a bit more liquid and one has to compensate. It is one of the favorite recipes here on my blog. I get a lot of amazing feedback from readers that made this quite often. I wish you good luck on your next attempt. Hope it turns out delicious, can't wait for your feedback!

Kristen (amindfullmom)

Monday 25th of January 2016

I love homemade veggie burgers Florian and this looks crazy good!!

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