Quinoa Masala Burgers

Now that we are back from our California trip, we are back in the swing of things and cooking with all of our amazing CSA veggies!  We were so lucky to have Shyam and Ami visiting us this past week, so we really got to try out some delicious recipes.  I made some yummy quinoa masala burgers, which I have made before and we all love!  I made the buns from scratch using my bread machine, and they turned out so soft and yummy!  I used the lettuce, cucumbers, onions, and tomatoes from the CSA box to accompany the patty in the burger, and with a little mustard, mayo, cheese and Sriracha sauce, it was an amazing meal!

Recipe for Quinoa Masala Burgers

INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup dry quinoa-cooked with 3/4 cup water (bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and cook until quinoa is clear with a white rim around the edge)
1 baked sweet potato with skin removed
1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
1 small onion, diced
2 inch piece of ginger, minced
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp curry powder
1/4 tsp mustard seed
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1 egg
melted coconut oil for brushing burger patties

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Combine all ingredients and mix in a large bowl

3. Form mixture into patties (makes about 4-6 patties)

4. Place patties on a large greased baking sheet

5. Brush top of burgers with small amount of coconut oil

6. Bake for 15 minutes, then flip the burgers and coat with coconut oil again.  Bake for another 15 minutes.