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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Roasted garlic and quinoa! I love the black bean and Mediterranean in salads or on wraps. Simple and yummy lunch!
The roasted garlic and quinoa sound amazing!
I would love to try the •Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger. I love Morningstar products!
I tweeted under twitter id @yarbr012 https://twitter.com/yarbr012/status/474704361398886400
You had me at roasted garlic! Would love to try the quinoa burger.
I would love to try the Buffalo Chik Patty burger. Sounds delis & a lot less messy than the real thing. 🙂
Buffalo chik!
Buffalo Chick Patty!
I would love to try the Buffalo Chix Morning Star Patty! I love a quick lunch on the go and as a teacher it would be super easy to prep and eat on the go 🙂
definitely black bean!
roasted garlic and quinoa sounds fab. I was raised on Morningstar since we kept kosher.
buffalo chicken patty!
Buffalo chik! Yum 🙂
I love the basil tomato pizza burgers but haven’t tried the Asian ones. Those sound great too
I love Morningstar Farms!! I haven’t tried the roasted garlic & quinoa burger and would love to!!
Ohh, the roasted garlic and quinoa burger sounds great! But I’m also obsessed with all things Buffalo right now, so I’d love to try those too!
I eat these a lot, especially during the summer for some reason, maybe b/c they’re so quick and easy! I’ve never seen the quinoa one, I”ll have to keep an eye out.
I would love to try the Roasted Garlic Quinoa Burger!
The Mediterranean chickpea burger sounds so fantastic! Thanks for the awesome giveaway 🙂
The chickpea burger for sure! The spicy black bean is already part of my regular rotation.
I’d love to try the Mediterranean Chickpea burgers!
Spicy Black Bean Burger!!!!!
LOVE all of their products! My favorite is the buffalo chicken patty! I could eat that every day!
I would love to try the spicy black bean burgers!
Definitely the spicy black bean!
Spicy black bean burger!
Original Veggie Sausage!
I love the pizza version, but would love to try the buffalo chik patty….I’ve never seen that one before!
Mediterranean chickpea!
I would love to try the Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger! I think it would be great crumbled on spinach salad.
I would like to try the Mediterranean Chickpea burger. It sounds yummy.
The Mediterranean chickpea burger sounds good! I’d love to try it!
Definitely want to try the buffalo chik!!
I would definitely try the spicy black bean burger. That is right up my alley!
My bf and I already love their spicy black bean burgers (the are delicious on a pretzel bun with avocado)! But I would love to try their roasted garlic and quinoa patties!
The Mediterranean one for sure!
I would love to try the buffalo patties!
The buffalo chik’n one sounds amazing!
The spicy black bean burgers are a staple in our house. I’d love to try some new favors!
Spicy black bean!
Roasted Garlic & Quinoa!!!
I definitely want to try the Mediterranean chickpea burgers. I love all things Mediterranean!
Buffalo chicken patty and Mediterranean chickpea!
I would love to try the spicy black bean burger
I would try the spicy black bean burgers.
I’d love to try the Roasted Garlic and Quinoa Burger. … I’m sure it will hit the spot instantly!
Thanks Julie, I enjoy reading your blog!
The garlic / quinoa one sounds amaaazing. I’m addicted to quinoa and must try!
I would love to try the Mediterranean chickpea burger! Sounds delish!
I have never had those burgers before. They look really yummy
Would love to try these, thanks for the incentive to do so!
I would love to try the quinoa burger and the chicken patty!