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last week i decided it might be fun to totally make up a recipe for paleo veggie burgers.  or veggie patties.  or whatever you want to call them.
but at the end of the project i was aiming for something that was paleo, healthy and used up a lot of the veggies hanging out in my fridge.

because i’m a huge fan of things in cake or patty form, i figured the paleo veggie burger must exist.  and it does… kind of.
i read through about 20 different recipes online before deciding just to giv’er and see what i ended up with.

first things first – you NEED a food processor for this.  not ifs, ands or buts.
the idea of chopping all this by hand is actually insane.

second – what we’re going for here is a patty that hopefully will hold together.  so thats going to require a certain amount of moisture control.  so if its juicy; blot it, strain it or squeeze it before adding it to the big bowl.
i had to drain after chopping the onions, zucchini and the roasted peppers.

third – try not to get too out of control.  i used like a bazillion veggies and ended up with 16 really good sized veggie burgers.  thats a LOT of veggies.  so i’m going to tell you what i did, but you might want to downsize that shit.

alright… let’s get to it!

in the above bowl i have the following that has been chopped pretty finely in the food processor.

– 1/2 head of cauliflower
– 1 sweet onion
– 1 medium zuchini
– 4 carrots
– 1 sweet potato (peeled)
– 4 or 5 kale leaves (i used curly)
– 1 serrano pepper
– 1 jar of roasted red & yellow peppers (drained)

to the veggie mix i added:
– 4 eggs, beaten
– 1/2 cup of oil (i used olive)
– 1/2 cup of coconut flour (or more depending on wetness)
– pepper and a touch of salt (you don’t want to draw too much moisture out of the veggies)

then form into patties and place on an oiled baking sheet or oiled silpat…

and into the oven at 400 degrees for about 25 minutes – flip when brown and give’em another half hour or so until they look beautiful.

then nom on those bad boys with some paleo mayo.  they’re a delight.

i froze a bunch of the extras and ate them for lunch all week.  they were good cold or reheated.