I have a couple of fun things to share with you guys today thanks to MorningStar Farms: A delicious recipe and a great giveaway! Not a bad way to kick off the day, right!?
If you’ve been a PBF reader from the beginning (thank you!), you know I’ve been a fan of MorningStar Farms veggie burgers for years.
My three favorite flavors:
- Tomato & Basil Pizza Burgers
- Spicy Black Bean Veggie Burgers
- Asian Veggie Patties
Back when I worked in an office environment, my coworkers would always poke fun at my “pizza burger” afternoon snack because I’d heat up a Tomato & Basil Pizza Burger in the break room several times a week and it always made the break room smell like the pizza delivery guy just stopped by! I gravitated toward the pizza burger because it was super simple to heat up at work, packed a protein punch and tasted delicious all by itself. A triple threat!
Lately I’ve been gravitating toward the Asian Veggie Patties and the Spicy Black Bean Burgers. Both are incredibly flavorful and I love the way they amp up the flavor of a big, veggie-packed lunchtime salad.
(A super simple spinach salad made with crumbled Spicy Black Bean Burgers, carrots, red onion, cucumber, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper!)
In addition to using the veggie burgers in salads, they’re also fabulous in quesadillas, wraps and homemade flatbread pizzas. They’re a great freezer staple in our house!
A couple of weeks ago, Ryan and I were in charge of dinner at my father-in-law’s house on Memorial Day. We wanted to keep things simple since our lunch included a super-filling Memorial Day barbeque and decided to follow an easy recipe I found on the MorningStar Farms website.
If you’re looking for a ridiculously simple recipe that makes the already tasty Spicy Black Bean Burgers taste a little more special, I highly recommend giving this recipe for Cumin Crusted Black Bean Burgers with Avocado Relish a go!
Cumin Crusted Black Bean Burgers with Avocado Relish
Serves One
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons seeded, peeled, and finely chopped avocado
- 2 tablespoons seeded and finely chopped tomato
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped red onion
- 1 teaspoon lime juice (divided)
- 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper (I used fresh red bell pepper)
- 1 Morningstar Farms® Spicy Black Bean Veggie Burger
- 1/8 teaspoon cumin
- 1 hamburger bun, split (about 1 1/2 oz.)
Directions
1. In small bowl toss together avocado, tomato, onion, 1/2 teaspoon of the lime juice and red pepper. Set aside.
2. Brush MorningStar Farms Spicy Black Bean Burger on both sides with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon lime juice. Rub cumin onto both sides of burger. Cook according to package directions.
3. Top bun bottom with burger, avocado mixture and bun top.
While Ryan prepped the burgers in cumin, I made a much larger portion of the avocado salsa so we could easily use it again on salads for lunch with crumbled black bean burgers the next day. Both options were great!
And now it’s giveaway time!
BlogHer is offering a $100 Visa gift card to one PBF reader so you can go get yourself some yummy veggie burgers! To enter this giveaway, simply comment below telling me about which of the following new MorningStar Farms products you most want to try:
- Spicy Black Bean Burger <— My favorite!
- Mediterranean Chickpea Burger
- Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger
- Buffalo Chik Patty
- Original Veggie Sausage
Good luck!
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The Spicy Black Bean has been my favorite for years! I need to branch out though apparently:)
I’m a huge garlic fan, so I would have to go with their Roasted Garlic and Quinoa burger!
oy! im torn! id do the mediterranean chickpea. close second to the roasted garlic one though
I’d love to try the chickpea burger-yum!!!
Spicy Black Bean Burger!!
I would try the Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger first! I love garlic and quinoa.
I have had every single one of those. My favorites are the spicy black bean and the buffalo chik patty!
The Roasted garlic and quinoa burger sounds soooo good!
I’m really interested in the Mediterranean Chickpea Burger! That sounds delicious!
My staples are the black bean burger and buffalo chik patties. Love them!
I actually just tried the pizza one for the first time this week, it was delicious! I have my eye on the black bean one, I can’t wait to try it!
I like the idea of putting it on a salad
Spicy Black Bean Burger sounds amazing and the Mediterranean Chickpea burger would be a nice change from my usual burger!
I’d like to try the buffalo chick patty!!!!
Spicy black bean burger!
I’m most excited to try the Roasted Garlic and Quinoa Burgers!! Finally I can still enjoy Morningstar Farms in a vegan-friend way!
I would love to try the Buffalo Chik Patty
Buffalo chick patty fo sho!
The garlic and quinoa patty sounds interesting!
I would try the garlic and quinoa burger! And the pizza burger 🙂 sounds delicious!!
I love the spicy black bean and want to try their Mediterranean chickpea flavor!
I LOVE their spicy black bean burger, they are always in stock at my house. I like use an english muffin and to add just a little bit of ranch. I would like to try the Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger..sounds yummy!!
I would love to try the Chipotle Black Bean Burgers!
I love adding beans to my salads, so the black bean or mediterranean chickpea burgers would be a great alternative & sound delicious!!
Garlic!! Love garlic!!
Hmm… It’s a toss-up between spicy black bean and Mediterranean chickpea. If l had to choose, spicy black bean takes the cake!
I wanna try the garlic and quinoa — that sounds soooo good!
I have got to try the pizza burgers- sound awesome! Thanks 🙂
I would love to try the Mediterranian Chickpea burger!!!
Mediterranean chickpea all the way! With feta on top, of course!
I would try the roasted garlic & quinoa burger…sounds so yummy!
I’ve tried a few and so far love them all! I’d love to try the buffalo chick patty:)
Spicy black bean! I had no idea they had so many flavors now.
Buffalo chicken patty!
I’m intrigued by the Mediterranean chickpea burger! I will have to try that one!
Spicy black bean!
The Mediterranean chickpea burger sounds good! I grew up eating lots of Morningstar farms products, but that is one I haven’t tried!
I would love to try the spicy black bean burgers!
I’ve never tried these veggie burgers, but all the recipes I’ve seen make me want to give them a try!
I’d like to try the spicy black bean burger or the garlic and quinoa burger. Both sound delicious!
I grew up eating morningstar farms breakfast sausage, black bean burgers and chickn products. i think the chickpea burger sounds really great and i would love to try it!
Spciy black bean burgers sound delicious!
black bean!
Oooh, It’s a tie between the spicy black bean and the garlic quinoa burger. They both sound so yummy 🙂
I’d love to try the buff chik patty and the spicy blackbean burger! they both sound delicious!!!
The buffalo chik patty looks good
OMG the Mediterranean Chickpea Burger as I love love love chickpeas!!
those buffalo chik patties sounds pretty bomb!
The spicy black bean!
I’d love to try the Mediterranean Chickpea Burger! I tried the roasted garlic and quinoa one for lunch today and it was delicious!