Easy Black Beet Burgers

I changed the recipe to make it quicker to make.   I used 1/2 cup shredded RAW beets...  ( 1/2 medium beet run through the food processor to shred )   1/4 cup of minced fresh onion,  1 cup of dried musrooms../soaked/chopped to 1/2 cup packed tightly with mushrooms ...   2 1/4 cups cooked black beans...  1/2 cup thick cut rolled oats...  1/4 cup sunflower seeds...   2 heaping teaspoons of Italian herbs...  2 Tbl  Dr Fuhrman's bottled Mole sauce,  1 Tbl Organicville ketchup...   It made (7) 1/3 cup burgers on parchment lined aluminum sheet pan at 400 degrees for 10 minutes, then on Broil for 4 minutes.  Came out fantastic!  It doesn't taste "beety".... just savory.   No flipping or re-forming necessary.

I detest beets - to me they taste like dirt and somethime smelling them roasting makes me nauseous. So I thought I would try these because they were highly spiced and beets are good for you. They also look so pretty. Suprise, these were very good - so it seems with enough cumin, chipolte, cayanne, and lemon juice, beets are okay.

This was very good flavor, consistency, and easy to make.  It took about 20 min longer to cook than indicated, so that is why I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 (took an hour total).  I will tweak it next time and make them a little smaller.  My 17 yr old son loved them, but wasnt enough, need much larger portion, so double batch next time.  I used reduced sodium GF Tamari instead of coconut aminos and a large shallot instead of the onion.  Glad I found this.

It's kind of eerie that when these emails for new recipes come out it's like they know what's in my fridge I need to use up.  I did add a Tablespoon of my (salt-free/vegan/100% Nutritarian) Worchester sauce.  Toppings: thinly sliced red onions, sliced homegrown Jet Star tomatoes, and my homemade (no salt added) dill pickle chips, and baby kale.  Wrapped it with Romaine.  Sided it with https://www.drfuhrman.com/recipes/2257/steamed-broccolini-with-porcini-and-shiitake-mushrooms.  Delish