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A close up view of a fully decked out vegetarian chorizo burger. Aside from the patty, a slice of roasted poblano, slices of red onion, a white cheese, and avocados are seen. A deep green cilantro pesto tops it all off.
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Vegetarian Chorizo Burgers with Grilled Poblano & Cilantro Pesto

These are gorgeous and flavourful burgers - a rainbow of colours, textures, and flavours. You won't miss the meat!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Vegetarian
Servings: 4 Burgers
Calories: 689kcal
Author: Marie Porter

Ingredients

Cilantro Pesto

  • 3 cups Cilantro
  • 2 Garlic cloves Pressed or minced
  • 1 Green Onion
  • ¼ Cup Olive Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Lime Juice
  • Salt and Pepper

For Burger Patties

  • 14 oz Soy Chorizo We used “LightLife” brand
  • 14 oz Meatless Vegetarian Sausage We used “LightLife” brand
  • ½ Small Onion Grated
  • 2 Garlic cloves Pressed or minced
  • pinch Smoked Serrano Powder

For Assembly

  • 2 Poblano Peppers
  • Olive Oil
  • Salt and Pepper
  • 4 Hamburger Buns of choice
  • Queso Fresco Slices Optional
  • 1 Small Red Onion Thinly sliced
  • 1 Avocado Sliced

Instructions

For Cilantro Pesto

  • Combine cilantro, garlic, onion, olive oil, and lime juice in a small food processor, blitz until a sauce is formed. Season with salt and pepper to taste, cover and chill until use.

Burgers and Poblanos

  • Heat grill.
  • Crumble chorizo and sausage into a food processor, blitz until broken down and well combined. Squeeze excess moisture out of the grated onion, add onion to processor along with garlic and serrano powder. Blitz to combine.
  • Remove sausage mixture from food processor, divide into 4 equal sized balls. Form balls into patties – slightly bigger than your buns. Set aside.
  • Cut poblano peppers in half, lengthwise. Brush poblanos and burgers with olive oil, sprinkle poblanos with a little salt and pepper. Grill until burgers and peppers are seared and heated through.

To Assemble

  • Stack a poblano slice, burger, cheese slice(s), onion, and avocado on each burger bun. Top with cilantro pesto, serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 689kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 50g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 1974mg | Potassium: 839mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 1133IU | Vitamin C: 62mg | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 28mg