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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This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older. Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail. The notification email will come directly from BlogHer via the sweeps@blogher email address. You will have 72 hours to respond; otherwise a new winner will be selected.
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This sweepstakes runs from 6/6-6/30/2014.
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I love the ideal of sprinkling in salad. Sounds like lunch to me
I want to try the Morningstar chickpea burgers!
https://twitter.com/ardy22/status/483307813523820544
Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger, I wouldn’t think the ‘keen-wah’ would hold up to grilling so I want to check it out.
https://twitter.com/ky2here1/status/483309594903838721
Wow, they have so many things to try! Everything sounds so tasty 🙂 One thing I’d love to check out is the
Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger 🙂
Tweeted 🙂 – https://twitter.com/Enter_Now/status/483312572418912256
Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger, I like to vary the food and try something interesting.
I love black beans, so would go with your choice! The Baja black bean pizza sounds interesting too.
Spicy Black Bean Burger – sounds amazing!
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I want to try the black bean burger…Mmmmm
The Spicy Black Bean Burger is my choice.
buffalo chik burger… id try that!
I would like to try the Spicy Black Bean Burger
MorningStar Farms Mediterranean Chickpea Pizza.
I really think I’d love to try the Spicy Black Bean Burger. (You made it look SO GOOD!)
Tweeted! https://twitter.com/pixel_berry_pie/status/483407593126494208
The spicy Black Bean Burger
https://twitter.com/eaglesforjack/status/483446311275204608
I would like to try the Spicy Black Bean Burger. They actually sound really good. Thank you!
I want to try the Morningstar. Spicy Black Bean Burger.
I want to try the spicy black bean burger.
I’d like to try the Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger.
Tweet – https://twitter.com/willitara/status/483537337985822720
I would select Chipotle Black Bean Burger!
id love to try the Mediterranean Chickpea Burger it sounds great
https://twitter.com/klp1965/status/483586417444929536
I’d love to try Morningstar Farms Veggie Sausage – sausage is one of my favorite foods and I’d love to see how Morningstar Farms makes it better!
Tweeted!
https://twitter.com/gildedaged/status/483591757565677568
I want to try the spicy black bean burger!
https://twitter.com/aes529/status/483600762627317761
i really want to try the black bean burgers
I would like to try the buffalo chik patties and see if i can also get hubby to eat them since we both love buffalo sauce
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I’d like to try the Mediterranean Chickpea Burger
Black Bean Burger!
I would like to try the Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger.
I want to try the black bean burger
I would try the Spicy Black Bean Burger.
I want to try the Buffalo Chik Patties.
the chickpea burger sounds tasty and healthy
I would like to try the Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger.
I want to try the Spicy Black Bean Burger
https://twitter.com/thomasmurphy40/status/483702092599943168
I may try the Asian Veggie burgers…
I want to try the Buffalo Chik patty
I want to try the Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger.
I want to try the Roasted Garlic and Quinoa burger.
love to try the Spicy Black Bean Burger
The Chipotle Black Bean Burger is my favorite but I am also a fan of the Buffalo Chik patty.