VeganMoFo – Monster Burger

Okay, it’s lame, but Monster Burger is all I came up with for my Halloween dinner. Chase’s band has a gig Halloween night and he’s been rehearsing and hasn’t been over to eat in a while. Anyway, no gross foods for me, but I do like fun and tasty food.

Here’s a burger tutorial for you.

The perfect burger must start with a great bun. Celine has great buns. (Sorry, I couldn’t resist, Celine.) Great Halloween buns are Pumpkin Buns! I have made this recipe in loaf form a couple of times and it is, as Celine said, the best sandwich bread ever. The bun version is just as good. Her recipe makes six huge buns. I topped them with black sesame seeds so they could be Halloweeny.

Great Halloween burger patties are Black Bean Burgers! I’ve used this recipe many many times, via Kate, via Sheree. (To make them gluten free, substitute a gf flour for the wheat germ.)

A great burger should also be grilled, but I didn’t think of it until it was already dark. These burgers will hold up for grilling.

Did you know mustard should only go on the bottom bun (or slice of bread for a sandwich)? Why? Because it’s too spicy for the roof of your mouth. Save the top of your sandwich for mayo and/or ketchup. I build my burger like this: mustard, crisp lettuce, burger (to hold down the lettuce), chopped tomato (so you don’t pull the whole slice off), one large and one small ring of onion, and ketchup (never was a mayo girl). Here is my Halloween orange and black Monster Burger.

My perfect Monster Burger.

As I am stretching my posts to last through this final week of MoFo, tomorrow I will post my recipe for the side dish I had with my burger. It’s not fries.

PS – My mom loves the Delicata Squash Bisque.

PSS - I took the Snickerdoodle Pie to the office today where it was devoured. The whole building had the most wonderful aroma of cinnamon all day long.