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Recipe by Robin Bashinsky This umami-rich burger is unabashedly attempting to imitate a beef burger in flavor, texture, and appearance. Mushrooms and grains form the bulk of the burger--the mushrooms are tender, and the grains stay firm to give the impre

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Ingredients

2 cups walnut halves
8 ounces portobello mushrooms, gills removed, roughly chopped
3 ounces chilled vegan butter, cubed
2 cups cooked freekeh, bulgur, brown rice, or other grain
1/2 cup uncooked regular rolled oats
2 tablespoons grated red beet (grated using a Microplane grater)
2 tablespoons vegan mayonnaise
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
2 teaspoons black pepper
4 garlic cloves, grated using a Microplane grater
10 hamburger buns
Hamburger toppings

Instructions

Process walnuts in a food processor until finely ground. Place ground walnuts in a bowl. Process portobellos in a food processor until chopped. Add butter; process just until combined. Add mushroom mixture, freekeh, oats, beet, mayonnaise, soy sauce, salt, pepper, and garlic to ground walnuts; mix thoroughly to combine. Chill 1 hour.
Shape mixture into 10 (1/2-inch- thick) patties. Heat a grill pan over high. Coat with cooking spray. Cook patties until heated through and lightly charred, about 3 minutes per side. Remove from pan, and serve on buns with your favorite burger toppings.