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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Be sure to visit the MorningStar Farms brand page on BlogHer.com where you can read other bloggers’ posts!
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I would love to try their Buffalo Chik Patty. The Spicy Blackbean Burger has been my favorite for years (I always have a box of them in the freezer at work). Maybe it’s about time that I branch out and try something else that Morningstar makes!
Spicy black bean burger – trying to eat healthier!
I would like to try the original veggie sausage.
The Buffalo Chik Patties are calling me name! I love spicy food!
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Not sure if my comment with the twitter link posted, just in case here it is https://twitter.com/neiddy_ruiz/status/481559528715350017
Spicy black bean burger sounds great
I think the Mediterranean chickpea burger would be delicious on pita bread with hummus and spinach.
The Mediterranean chickpea burger sounds great right now, but really they all look good!. I never thought to eat a burger as not a burger, like in a salad. Great idea Julie:)
The Buffalo Chik Patties look pretty good to me
i want to try the MorningStar Farms® Breakfast Sandwich Sausage Egg and Cheese
I love the spicy black bean burger! I’d want to try the Mediterranean Chickpea Burger!
I’d like to try the MorningStar Farms® Baja Black Bean Pizza
Although the original veggie sausage might be tasty too!
I love the Asian Veggie Patties on a sandwich thin with a little chunky peanut butter and some spiced-up mayonnaise. I just add a little smoked paprika, chipotle powder and minced shallots to low-fat mayonnaise. Delish! The Spicy Black Bean Burgers are another favorite. I like to top it with sauteed mini red, orange and yellow sweet peppers and onion. I saute a whole onion (sliced into thin half moons), and strips of the sweet peppers in a little olive oil. I make a big batch and keep some in the fridge and some in the freezer for future use.
The Spicy Black Bean Veggie Burger.
tweeted: https://twitter.com/KerryBishop/status/482705249178640384
I want to try the Mediterranean Chickpea Burger
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I want to try the veggie sausages they sound yummy. sweepmorey at gmail dot com
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The black bean burger looks great
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i posted a tweet:
https://twitter.com/bellows22/status/482962246994104320
TOMATO AND BASIL BURGERS……………YES!
The Mediterranean Chickpea Burger sounds good.
the burgers
https://twitter.com/618mom23boys/status/483044885839114240
The Buffalo Chik Patty looks really good. Thanks so much.
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/peg42/status/483045757277454336
Thanks again.
I would love to try the Mediterranean Chickpea Burger, Thank you!
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https://twitter.com/Dealsfan32/status/483048114937286656
would like to try the Spicy Black Bean Burger
I would like to try the Buffalo Chik Patty.
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https://twitter.com/Kellydpa/status/483076378011529217
I would love to try the Mediterranean Chickpea Burger. That is a new flavor to me.
https://twitter.com/kj20082006/status/483083885891559425
Mediterranean Chickpea Burger looks good.
Buffalo Wings
I really want to try the veggie sausage and add that to my pancakes in the morning!
Mediterranean Chickpea Burgers is the new product I would most like to try 🙂
I would like to try the Spicy Black Bean Burger.
I want to try the Buffalo Chik Patty
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/rosannepm/status/483104636187189248
I want to try the Mediterranean Chickpea Burger
i like the Garden Veggie Patties
I most want to try the Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger.
I would like to try the •Mediterranean Chickpea Burger.
I love the Morningstar Farms Chik patties. They taste just like chicken.
Spicy Black Bean Burger