Ingredients
- 2 medium carrots, peeled and grated
- 1 medium zucchini, grated
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3/4 cup chopped cremini or button mushrooms
- 3/4 cup roughly chopped cashew nuts
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- Pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
- 2 cups fresh whole grain bread crumbs
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 1/2 tsp soy sauce
- 1/2 lightly beaten egg
- salt and pepper
- vegetable oil
Directions
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Using your hands, squeeze out some of the excess moisture from the grated carrots and zucchini
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In a large bowl, mix together the vegetables, cashew nuts, herbs, cayenne pepper, and 1 cup of bread crumbs
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Beat together the tomato paste, soy sauce and egg; stir this into the vegetable mixture and season
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Using your hands, form the mixture into 8 burgers and coat with the remaining 1 cup bread crumbs
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At this stage you can set the burgers in the refrigerator to firm up, but it is not essential
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Saute the burgers in vegetable oil, turning occasionally, until golden