Ordinary Vegan Roasted Vegetable Burger with Vegan Ricotta & Sun Dried Tomato Relish
 
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Recipe type: Main
Serves: 1
Ingredients
  • 1 vegan burger bun
  • 1 red pepper, sliced
  • 1 Japanese eggplant, sliced
  • 1 Portabello mushroom
  • ½ cup sun dried tomatoes
  • ½ cup raw unsalted cashews
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • ⅛ cup balsamic vinegar
  • salt and fresh ground pepper
Instructions
For Burger
  1. Cut the eggplant and red pepper into pieces that will cook quickly and evenly. All pieces should be of consistent thickness. Leave the portabello mushroom intact.
  2. Marinate eggplant, mushroom and red pepper in olive oil and balsamic vinegar for 10 minutes or longer. Cover cashews with water.
  3. Brush a grill with olive oil and heat.
  4. When the grill is hot, place the red pepper, eggplant and portabello mushroom on the grill. Turning every couple of minutes until a little charred, soft and juicy. Do not overcook.
  5. Remove from grill.
  6. Split the bun open, place it cut side down on the grill, and grill until light golden brown, about 10 to 30 seconds. Turn over. Add ricotta on cut side. Cover grill and heat for approximately 15 to 30 seconds just warming the ricotta up. Remove from heat. Add about 2 tablespoons of sun dried tomato sauce. Stack grilled veggies on top. Add another dollup of ricotta and a dollop of sun dried tomato sauce and top with bun cover and dig in.
Ricotta
  1. half cup of cashews, soaked in water for ten minutes and rinsed
  2. one tablespoon lemon juice
  3. half teaspoon salt
  4. one eighth cup water
  5. Puree until light, fluffy and ricotta like. Add more water if needed. Save left-overs in refrigerator.
Sun Dried Tomato Relish
  1. half cup sun dried tomatoes soaked in boiling water for 10 minutes
  2. one eighth cup of extra virgin olive oil
  3. Fresh ground pepper
  4. Puree to a chunky paste. Save left-overs in refrigerator.
Recipe by Ordinary Vegan at https://ordinaryvegan.net/veganburger/