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    Moroccan Spiced Beyond Burgers

    Published: Jul 4, 2023

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    Moroccan Spiced Beyond Burgers are a vegetarian take on one of my favourite burgers ever! With pea hummus & roasted beets, they're FANTASTIC!

    A tall, colourful burger on a plate.  Red text says moroccan spiced beyond burgers with goat cheese, beets, and pea hummus.

    Several years ago, I worked up a recipe for my Moroccan Spiced Lamb Burgers. They were fantastic - with a goat cheese spread, pea hummus, and roasted beets - but it went poorly for my husband.

    Though he loved the flavour, that night was the night he really realized he would have to swear off red meat - he just doesn’t seem to digest it right.

    Swapping out ground beef for plant-based products has had a great impact on his guts - and my ability to live with him 🙂

    He’s still a casual meat eater - it’s not all animal protein he can’t handle, just red meat products - but he loves veggie burgers.

    He’s tried a ton of delicious plant-based burgers across many of the chain restaurants here in Hamilton, and I’ve played around with using plant-based meat alternatives.

    For instance, my Vegetarian Chorizo Burgers. Unf.

    Anyway, recently I’ve been making Beyond Meat burgers for him. For the most part, I season them up like I do my own traditional beef burgers - usually with some of my Homemade Montreal Steak Spice, and life is good.

    Recently though, I was craving that lamb burger.. And didn’t want him to feel left out.

    So, I did his up as plant-based patties, and may have created the GREATEST Beyond Burger in the process!

    According to him, this is right up there with the real thing, and has all the meaty deliciousness of a traditional burger.

    So, whatever your reason for looking to plant-based protein .. You should definitely consider trying this new Beyond Burger!

    A Middle eastern spiced vegetarian burger with pea hummus, beet slices, and goat cheese, on a sesame bun.

    Ingredients

    The ingredients list may look a bit extensive, but it’s mostly in the spices!

    Generally speaking, these are relatively simple ingredients that should be easy to find in most large grocery stores.

    A few notes for you:

    Beyond Beef

    We used Beyond Beef “plant based ground” for this recipe, as it’s the easiest for us to find, and it’s a good product that’s in the neighbourhood of the fibrous texture of meat .

    Here’s the ingredient list, from the product packaging:

    Water, Pea protein, Canola oil, Refined coconut oil, Rice protein, Flavour, Cocoa butter, Dried yeast, Mung bean protein, Methylcellulose, Potato starch, Sugars (apple extract, pomegranate extract), Potassium chloride, Yeast extract, Beet juice extract (vegetable glycerin, water, maltodextrin, ascorbic acid), Salt, Sunflower Lecithin, Vinegar, Concentrated lemon juice, Carrot powder, Vitamins and minerals (niacin [vitamin B3], pyridoxine hydrochloride [vitamin B6], thiamine hydrochloride [vitamin B1], riboflavin [vitamin B2], folic acid [vitamin B9], cyanocobalamin [vitamin B12], calcium pantothenate, biotin, zinc sulphate, ferric orthophosphate).

    If you have an allergy to peanuts - a legume - you may want to avoid it, though, due to the possibility of a pea allergy.

    If you can’t find Beyond Beef, you can substitute another plant based ground “beef” product, with a few caveats:

    1. You’ll want a raw product, not something that’s already been cooked into burger form.

    2. I wouldn’t recommend using something that’s been formed into burgers - even uncooked - as they may have included fillers that will mess with the recipe.

    Impossible Foods has their “Impossible Beef”- That’s been the closest one we’ve found for a substitute, it’s just much harder to find, where we live now.

    Herbs, Spices, and Aromatics

    There’s a LOT of flavour going on in these Beyond Burgers, so there’s a bit of a laundry list of seasonings:

    Fresh Mint
    Fresh Cilantro
    Lemon (Lemon Zest and Lemon Juice)
    Onion
    Garlic Cloves
    Ground Black Pepper
    Garam Masala
    Ground Coriander
    Smoked Paprika
    Ground Cinnamon
    Ground Cumin
    Salt

    .... trust me, the burger is worth the effort of all this measuring!

    Roasted Beets

    The thinly sliced roasted beets go SO well in this recipe - a great contrast for texture, flavour, and colour.

    We’ll usually roast our own (Peeled, tossed with oil, salt, and pepper, wrapped in foil. 400 F oven for an hour or so), but you can use pre-roasted from the product section, or even canned, if you like.

    Just note: You’d be looking for canned beets, not PICKLED beets. Big difference, when it comes to flavour!

    Everything Else

    Rounding out this recipe, you will need:

    Burger Buns (Gluten-Free, if needed)
    Frozen Peas
    Goat Cheese
    Heavy Cream / Heavy Whipping Cream
    Olive Oil or Vegetable Oil
    Large Egg

    A Middle eastern spiced beyond burger with pea hummus, beet slices, and goat cheese, on a sesame bun.

    How to Make Moroccan Spiced Beyond Burgers

    The full recipe is in the recipe card at the end of this post, here is a pictorial walk through:

    Lemon Goat Cheese Spread

    In a small food processor, using a stick blender, or in a small bowl - whisking by hand - blend together the goat cheese, heavy cream, and lemon zest.

    Season with salt and pepper to taste, cover and chill until use.

    5 part image showing the goat cheese spread being made.

    Pea Hummus

    In a medium saucepan, cover peas with water and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes, drain well.

    Place cooked peas, olive oil, lemon juice, mint, and garlic into a food processor, blitz until smoothish.

    Season with salt and pepper to taste, cover and chill until use.

    5 part image showing the pea hummus being made.

    Moroccan Spiced Beyond Burgers

    Place Beyond Meat in a large bowl, along with the onion, egg, garlic, cilantro, and spices.

    Gently use hands to get a really good mix going, making sure that everything is evenly distributed and well incorporated in the meat mixture.

    A 2 part image showing the meat substitute being mixed with the remaining ingredients.

    Divide the burger mixture into 3-4 equal balls. Flatten each ball into a patty that is roughly the size of your burger buns – maybe a little larger.

    Place burgers on the grill grates, grill over medium heat until fully cooked - the internal temperature of each Beyond burger patty should reach 165 F on a meat thermometer / instant-read thermometer.

    You can cook these on the stove top, if you prefer. I like to use a large nonstick pan to cool the patties over medium heat, but a large cast-iron skillet / cast iron pan over medium-high heat is also a good option.

    Note: Cook times will vary based on cooking method, and how thick your Beyond Meat patty is

    A 2 part image showing the spiced beyond burgers cooking on an indoor grill.

    To Assemble

    Split your hamburger buns.

    Spread goat cheese on each top bun, and pea hummus on lower buns. Place cooked burger on lower bun, top each burger patty with sliced beets and upper bun.

    A bun prepared with goat cheese spread, roasted beets, and pea hummus.

    Notes

    Leftover burgers can be cooled to room temperature and kept in an airtight container the fridge for up to 3 days.

    I’ll usually reheat the cold patties in the microwave for about 45 seconds, before assembling my burger.

    Also: Note that the nutrition information is a bit higher than reality. It assumes you'll be using ALL of the ingredients - the pea hummus and goat cheese make a generous amount, we never use all of it!

    A spiced vegetarian burger with pea hummus, beet slices, and goat cheese, on a sesame bun.

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    A Middle eastern spiced beyond burger with pea hummus, beet slices, and goat cheese, on a sesame bun.

    A spiced vegetarian burger with pea hummus, beet slices, and goat cheese, on a sesame bun.
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    Moroccan Spiced Beyond Burgers with Pea Hummus [& more!]

    Moroccan Spiced Beyond Burgers are a vegetarian take on one of my favourite burgers ever! With pea hummus & roasted beets, they're FANTASTIC!
    Prep Time30 minutes mins
    Cook Time20 minutes mins
    Total Time50 minutes mins
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: American, Middle Eastern
    Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian
    Servings: 3 Burgers
    Calories: 807kcal
    Author: Marie Porter

    Equipment

    • Mini Food Processor Or stick blender

    Ingredients

    Goat Cheese Spread

    • 12 oz Goat Cheese
    • ⅓ cup Heavy Cream
    • 1 teaspoon Lemon Zest
    • Salt and Pepper

    Pea Hummus

    • 1 ½ cups Frozen Peas
    • ¼ cup Olive Oil
    • 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
    • 2 tablespoon Fresh Mint
    • 1 Garlic Clove

    Burgers

    • 1 package Beyond Beef Or other vegetarian ground "beef" product - about 1 lb
    • ¼ cup Grated Onion
    • 1 Large Egg
    • 2 Garlic cloves crushed
    • 2 tablespoon Finely Chopped Cilantro
    • 1 teaspoon Ground Pepper
    • ¾ teaspoon Salt
    • ½ teaspoon Ground Coriander
    • ½ teaspoon Garam Masala
    • ¼ teaspoon Smoked Paprika
    • ¼ teaspoon Cumin
    • Pinch Cinnamon

    Assembly

    • Burger bun of choice Gluten free, if needed
    • Thinly sliced roasted beets

    Instructions

    Goat Cheese Spread

    • In a small food processor, using a stick blender, or in a small bowl - whisking by hand - blend together the goat cheese, heavy cream, and lemon zest.
    • Season with salt and pepper to taste, cover and chill until use.

    Pea Hummus

    • In a medium saucepan, cover peas with water and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes, drain well.
    • Place cooked peas, olive oil, lemon juice, mint, and garlic into a food processor, blitz until smoothish.
    • Season with salt and pepper to taste, cover and chill until use.

    Beyond Burgers

    • Place Beyond Meat in a large bowl, along with the onion, egg, garlic, cilantro, and spices.
    • Gently use hands to get a really good mix going, making sure that everything is evenly distributed and well incorporated in the meat mixture.
    • Divide the burger mixture into 3-4 equal balls. Flatten each ball into a patty that is roughly the size of your burger buns – maybe a little larger - with a slight indent in the center of each patty.
    • Place burgers on the grill grates, grill over medium heat until fully cooked - the internal temperature should reach 165 F on a meat thermometer / instant-read thermometer.

    To Assemble:

    • Split your hamburger buns.
    • Spread goat cheese on each top bun, and pea hummus on lower buns. Place cooked burger on lower bun, top each burger patty with sliced beets and upper bun.
    • Leftover burgers can be cooled to room temperature and kept in an airtight container the fridge for up to 3 days. I’ll usually reheat the cold patties in the microwave for about 45 seconds, before assembling my burger.

    Notes

    You can cook these on the stovetop, if you prefer. I like to use a large nonstick pan to cool the patties over medium heat, but a large cast-iron skillet / cast iron pan over medium-high heat is also a good option.
    ALso: Note that the nutrition information is a bit higher than reality. It assumes you'll be using ALL of the ingredients - the pea hummus and goat cheese make a generous amount, we never use all of it!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 807kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 56g | Saturated Fat: 26g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 22g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 137mg | Sodium: 1319mg | Potassium: 401mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 2443IU | Vitamin C: 36mg | Calcium: 311mg | Iron: 6mg

    A Middle eastern spiced vegetarian burger with pea hummus, beet slices, and goat cheese, on a sesame bun.

    A spiced vegetarian burger with pea hummus, beet slices, and goat cheese, on a sesame bun.

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