Quinoa burgers with roasted vegetables
4
4
1
SmartPoints® value per serving
Total Time
1 hr 7 min
Prep
12 min
Cook
55 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
These quinoa burgers are perfect for vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike. They've got everything you'd ever want in a veggie burger, as they're chockfull of mashed sweet potatoes, red onion, garlic, peppery arugula, and of course quinoa. They won't make you feel over-full as they're assembled with whole wheat pita instead of buns. And to top it all off, the burgers are served with a delicious roasted zucchini-cherry tomato-bell pepper vegetable medley flavored with some balsamic vinegar that completes the meal. It's certainly a more beautiful, far less-caloric side than a whole bunch of fries! Because the patties are baked in the oven instead of grilled, you can make these burgers whenever the craving hits at any time of the year.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
3 spray(s)
Uncooked quinoa
⅓ cup(s), tricolor or white
Uncooked sweet potato(es)
½ pound(s), peeled and chopped
Water
2 Tbsp
Uncooked red onion(s)
1 medium, 1/2 finely chopped, 1/2 thinly sliced
Garlic clove(s)
1 medium clove(s), minced
Table salt
¾ tsp
Black pepper
¼ tsp
Uncooked zucchini
2 medium, sliced lengthwise
Fresh cherry tomato(es)
2 cup(s), halved
Sweet red pepper(s)
1 medium, cut into wide strips
Olive oil cooking spray
2 spray(s)
Balsamic vinegar
2 tsp
Whole wheat pita(s)
2 item(s), 2 (6-inch pita breads), warmed and halved
Arugula
3½ cup(s), baby variety