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Offline Decadent Dot

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Versatile Veggie burgers
« on: September 02, 2011, 10:09:51 am »
Here I have adapted a weight watcher burger for the Thermomix. According to my Diet-Pro software, each burger is just 1.3 WW points and 93.26 Kcals. My picture shows a batch ready for freezing.

Name of Recipe:
Veggie Burgers
Number of People:
10 burgers
Ingredients:
400g  potatoes
500 g mixed zero veg
1 bunch fresh parsley
1 Tbs Vegetable oil
1 clove garlic
1 leek
2 Tbs soy sauce
1 Tbs tomato puree
1 large egg
Salt, nutmeg, black pepper to taste.
    For the flour dusting
2 Tbs        Flour plain
Salt,, black pepper to taste



Preparation:
   1. Chop the potatoes into 2 cm chunks. Chop all the vegetables into 2 cm chunks
    2. Put parsley into TMB and chop Set aside but no need to wash the TMB
   3. Put oil in TMB and heat for 1 min/100°/speed 1
   4. Drop the garlic into the TMB with blades running 5 secs/speed 9.
   5. Add leeks and chop 30 secs/speed 5. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with the spatula and saute the contents. for 3 MINS/100°.SPEED 1
   6. You could use 2nd bowl here: or put the leek mixture to one side. A quick rinse of the bowl will do Put 1 ltr water in TM Bowl. Insert steaming basket. Put potatoes inside the basket
   7. Place Varoma Bowl. Place vegetables inside. Cover with Varoma Lid. Cook for 20 minutes/ Varoma/ Speed 1
   8. Check that the potatoes and vegetables are cooked before emptying the liquid out of the TM Bowl Keep water aside to use later in a soup recipe) Insert butterfly into TMB add potatoes . Mash for 2-4 secs/ speed 4.
   9. Cool down your TMB by rinsing under cold water. (or use another TM bowl) Put all the veggies in TM Bowl. Mix for 10 seconds on Speed 4. At the same time mix also with TM Spatula through the hole of TM Lid
   10. Add the mashed potato, sautéed leek and garlic soy sauce, tomato puree, beaten egg, parsley, salt and pepper. Mix for 10 seconds on Speed 4. Using the Spatula through the hole of TM Lid.
   11. If the mixture seems a bit wet, you can cool it in the refrigerator for half an hour to make it more workable. Shape the mixture into 10 burgers.
   12. In a dish put flour salt and pepper. Dip the burgers lightly into the flour mixture on both sides.
   13 a) Spray a tray with the low fat cooking spray. Bake in preheated oven at 220ºC for 15-20 minutes. ( After 10 minutes turn them over and then continue to cook) b) If preferred, you can also fry them in a non stick frying pan for 10 minutes until softened and golden



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Tips/Hints:
Freeze them and just take out what you need. (Leave the flour dusting till you are ready to cook them. They are very versatile.You can serve them with bacon for breakfast or salsa. for lunch or with meat or fish for dinner

 

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Offline janey

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Re: Versatile Veggie burgers
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2011, 01:03:04 pm »
Hi Dot, thanks for the recipe. I'd like to try it, but what do you mean by 'mixed zero veg'?

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Re: Versatile Veggie burgers
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2011, 01:24:39 pm »
Me 2 ,what are 'mixed zero veg' ???
i don't need a recipe i'm italian

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Re: Versatile Veggie burgers
« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2011, 01:34:41 pm »
It means zero weight watchers points.  On weight watchers you get to eat a certain amount of "points" a day.  Most vegies are "free" so they have zero points, some like potatoes and sweet corn do have points.  So zero point veg could be carrot, capsicum, broccolli, and a number of other veg.  It wouldn't really affect the taste of the recipe, just how many "points" it cost you.  Hope that makes sense for non ww people.
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Re: Versatile Veggie burgers
« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2011, 01:40:46 pm »
thanks Lellyj, i get it now .
i don't need a recipe i'm italian

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Re: Versatile Veggie burgers
« Reply #5 on: September 24, 2011, 09:22:23 pm »
Sounds good and im sure you can replace flour with corn flour and egg with besan flour to make them gluten free and completely vegan  :P
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Offline Decadent Dot

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Re: Versatile Veggie burgers
« Reply #6 on: September 26, 2011, 09:54:13 am »
Hi Fundj,
Forgive me for not making it clear what zero rated veg are. I think I can say that almost all green veggies are zero rated and so you don't have to count weight watchers points for them. Some other veggies like the sweeter root veg do have points. I believe that parsnips are one of the highest in points.
I used my thawed out veggy burgers this week to apply a quick and tasty topping to a cottage pie as I had run out of potatoes. It was very nice indeed topped with a small grating of cheese. Just another idea :P
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