Asian Burger

Some of my most delicious creations are made when I'm not really trying hard. Go figure, right? Well this just happened to be the case one weekday lunch.

Most days I head home over my lunch hour to let out the dog, have a bite to eat, and put my feet up for a little while. I usually dig into a turkey or tuna sandwich, sometimes a frozen Lean Pocket, or leftovers from last nights dinner. I remembered that Drew made burgers the night before while I was at softball so there was some leftover ground beef in the fridge that needed to be used up. I also remembered that I had been craving Morningstar Asian Veggie Patties. Seriously, if you've never tried these they are a must! So delicious, even for you meat lovers out there.

And that was it. I was inspired! Since this was a burger for one, there are no true measurements, but it ended up being exactly what I was looking for!

Ingredients:

• 1/4 lb ground beef (just enough for me!)
• Ground ginger
• Garlic powder
• Red pepper flakes
• Soy sauce
• Carrots
• Celery
• One hamburger bun

Directions:

• Get out the grater. Shred some carrots.
• Chop some celery into small little pieces too. Set both veggies aside.
• Squish (technical term??) your ground beef flat so that it can all be seasoned.
• Now give it a few shakes of ginger, few shakes of garlic powder, and a few shakes of red pepper.
• Also give a few dashes of soy sauce to keep the burger moist.
• Mix the beef in your hand a few times to make sure that the flavors have gone throughout.
• Squish it down again and add your shredded carrots and celery. Mix it up!
• Now you are ready to grill! It was beastly hot out that day and I didn't feel like hovering over a grill just for lunch so I simply made this burger stove top in a skillet.
• After you've grilled/cooked to your desired degree of done, place burger on a lightly toasted bun and top with more shredded carrots and celery.

This burger was JUST what I was looking for! It definitely mimicked the delicious flavors found in the Morningstar variety and took just minutes to throw together. The celery and carrots gave the burger a nice crunch while the soy sauce added just an extra hint of flavor and kept the burger moist.