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How to easily Purchase and Prepare Delicious Vegan Veggie Burgers

Even though I am vegan I must admit that I still love burgers. В I certainly do not mean burgers made with ground animal flesh, I mean veggie burgers. В I love the burger, I love the toppings, I love the bun, and I love the side dishes. В And I love that it can all easily be vegan. First comes the burger itself. В You can, of course, make your own burgers. В While I greatly admire those who do this, it is simply beyond my current culinary skill or enthusiasm. В I purchase frozen veggie burgers from my local grocer. В Most grocery will stores carry some form of veggie burger, however a grocery store with more of a healthy food emphasis will likely have a greater variety. В If you are vegan do be certain to find a variety of veggie burger which is vegan. В A surprising number of veggie burgers contain such things as eggs and cheese. В Generally, if I don"t see the work "vegan" prominently displayed on the package I won"t purchase it. I tend to loosely categorize veggie burgers as denser or lighter. В I consider vegan Boca Burgers to be a bit denser, and perhaps closer in consistency to a traditional meat burger patty. В I consider most varieties of Gardenburgers and Sunshine Burgers to be of a lighter consistency. В Lately I have been enjoying Amy"s All American burger, which I feel is somewhere in the middle. Heating a veggie burger with a microwave is fairly easy. В It is probably best to consult the instructions printed on the box the burger patty comes in as to microwaving instructions for the specific product that you are preparing. В I like to use a microwaveable plate to heat the patty on. В Often I won"t place the patty directly on the plate, but will place two wooden chopsticks under the patty. В I do this because I have had plates break as a patty went from frozen to hot rather quickly. В If the patty is frozen I"ll heat for a full minute on one side, flip it over and heat for an additional 15 seconds or so. В If the patty is not frozen I"ll heat for slightly less time. While the burger is heating I will simultaneously be toasting a bun. В I like a sprouted whole wheat bun, but you can use virtually any type of bread, or none at all, to make a great burger. В I like the bread and all toppings to be vegan. В I won"t stress this for every ingredient I list, but I personally like it all to be completely vegan. You can certainly use the traditional condiments, and put ketchup, mustard, relish and / or pickles on your burger. В There is a reason this is so popular. В This comes as close as I would want in taste to the meat burgers I ate years ago. Mayo is another condiment many people enjoy on a burger, and there are some great vegan mayonaises out there including Vegenaise and Nayonaise. В I"ve never liked mayo on burgers, but I do love it on Tofurky sandwiches. В Go figure. I don"t often have vegan cheese on hand, but if I do I will add that. В This is the one ingredient that you might want to heat along with the burger patty. В I"d put it on after I flipped the patty for the last 15 seconds or so of heating, and would not start out with it on the frozen patty. As some veggie burgers can be a little dry I will often add a topping with some oil such as olive tapenade, sun dried tomatoes in olive oil, or (if I have it) avocado slices. В This will really add a lot of body and flavor to the burger. A tomato slice is a fantastic addition to any burger. A В nice red tomato slice looks fantastic and tastes great. I always like to add a lettuce leaf or two. В This adds a great crunch, and I always have some lettuce in the fridge. A few slices of an onion can add a lot of zest to a burger. В The classic onion for this would be a red bermuda, but I think any onion be it vadalia, white, or yellow, would be just fine. SautГ©ed mushrooms are great on burgers. В However, I"ve never put them on a veggie burger. В It"s too much work! В My guess is that most people who are up to sautГ©eing mushrooms aren"t eating frozen burger patties. В Still, very tasty. For some reason I like to have a little something on the side when I eat a burger. В I don"t know why, the burger is usually enough to eat, but I really enjoy a small side dish. If you cut into a tomato for that tomato slice, why not dice up the rest of the tomato for a side dish. В You can even shred up a bit of lettuce and voila!, you have a side salad. Potato chips. В I love potato chips. В For me a little can go a long way, and I can stretch a smallish bag for one week of lunches. And, finally, don"t forget the pickles. В If I have nice deli style spears I"ll put one of those on the side. В If I don"t, I"ll go with a few pickle chips, which I always have a jar of in the fridge. So there you have it, an easy and delicious vegan lunch. В Enjoy every sandwich! Please check out more great resources for Vegans I have at my website, www.VeganUSofA.com.

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