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This could beryllium the meatiest-looking meatless burger you’ve ever tried. Beets lend earthiness and color; chickpeas and wheat berries supply texture and bulk. Pan-frying gives them a nice, crisp exterior.

Their creator, Mathew Ramsey, packs these patties thick; we recovered that smashing them down provided for much crispy aboveground area. We besides recovered the archetypal look precise lemon-forward, truthful we reduced the magnitude of zest by half.

You’ll request an instant-read thermometer for monitoring the frying oil.

Serve with the condiments of your choice.

The uncooked substance needs to beryllium refrigerated for astatine slightest 30 minutes and up to overnight.

Ingredients

1 cupful cooked, no-salt-added chickpeas
1 cupful cooked wheat berries
1 cupful peeled, shredded beets (raw oregon cooked)
1 ample egg
3 scallions (white and greenish parts), coarsely chopped
1/4 cupful minced cilantro
1/4 cupful minced flat-leaf parsley
2 cloves garlic, chopped
Finely grated zest of 1/2 lemon
1 spoon crushed coriander
1 spoon kosher salt, positive much arsenic needed
1/2 spoon freshly crushed achromatic pepper
1/2 spoon crushed cayenne pepper
1 tablespoonful olive oil
1 tablespoonful cornstarch
1/2 cupful plain panko (dried breadcrumbs)
Canola oil, for frying
Brioche Buns, for serving (see related recipe)

Adapted from Ramsey's “PornBurger: Hot Buns and Juicy Beefcakes” (Ecco/HarperCollins, 2016).

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published May 16, 2016

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Updated March 15, 2026

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