Food Maths: Kale & Quinoa Burgers

Food Maths: Kale & Quinoa Burgers

Stuffed with curly kale and precooked quinoa, Strong Roots burgers are an instant plant-based fix. Even better, they make a great mid-week meal, says food writer and SL contributor Chloe Scott-Moncrieff. Here are three of her favourite recipes…

1. Quinoa & Kale Thai Towers

INGREDIENTS

METHOD

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. 
  2. Oven cook the burgers for 15-20 minutes. 
  3. Once cooked, place some of the avocado and feta salad on the burger. 
  4. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper and to finish, pop on the hummus.  
  5. Finally, scatter over the Thai chilli and Thai basil, a squeeze of lime.

2. Kale & Quinoa, Goat’s Cheese And Rocket Salad (v)

INGREDIENTS

METHOD

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. 
  2. Oven cook the burgers for 15-20 minutes.  
  3. Empty out the rocket onto plates. 
  4. Place the burger (one per person) and sprinkle on the goat’s cheese. 
  5. Shake the olive oil and miso together and drizzle over everything.

3. Halloumi, Mushroom, Quinoa And Kale Brochette

INGREDIENTS

To assemble

  • Cocktail sticks or wooden skewers

METHOD

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C. 
  2. Oven cook the burgers for 15-20 minutes.  
  3. Pan-fry the mushrooms in a frying pan in butter or olive oil. Add a pinch of salt and freshly ground black pepper. A scattering of garlic is delicious too. 
  4. On each plate, use a cocktail stick or any wooden skewer to kebab a Romaine lettuce leaf, the burger, a dollop of chilli jam, the halloumi slice, with the mushroom completing the brochette. 

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