Iceblossom

Since my hubby has gone keto and I have to stay low carb anyway we've found a number of restaurants that have lettuce wraps. Our favorite and what we think is best done is Jimmy Johns subs. For a fast food burger, Carl's Jr offers lettuce wraps.

They don't even blink when he orders a Double Quarterpounder with no bun at McDonalds! They have special clear trays they serve it in instead of a lettuce wrap.

tropit

PS...I'll try to post my vegan burger recipe. It's always changing and evolving, but I'll give you the basics and you can modify it however you please.

~ C

SuzzyQ

Me too!
If you are eating vegan why are you wanting something that imitates meat? Can't wrap my brain around it. I've tried the vegan burgers and even made a black bean based one at home. They were fine but I get my beef for free (DH was "on call" for every time a farmer friend had issues with his cattle for the course of our marriage and helped with harvest and planting. He did it as a form of relaxation which you can do when its not your $$$) so hubby's "fun" is still helping me now.
And I prefer to eat as natural based as possible so very little processed food for me.

I'm not opposed to eating meat-free though. I have several main dishes that are meat-free and I'll try lots of things in restaurants as well. Just don't care to eat imitations....

JanieW

I can’t speak for vegans or vegetarians as I’m not one, but I’ll try to explain my point of view. I like burgers. I like chicken burgers and fish burgers. I no longer want to eat red meat for health and environment reasons. I find the veggie burgers a good alternative as it satisfies my desire for a burger. I don’t think of it as imitation meat; to me it’s a tasty, healthy vehicle for all the condiments that I enjoy.

tropit, please post your recipe when you can.

ekuw

I don't eat a veggie burger because I want something that imitates meat, I want to eat it for the same reason meat eaters want a burger. You want an easy sandwich type of meal that is a good source of protein. I haven't eaten beef for almost 40 years and don't miss it; I also don't try to make recipies that have something as a substitute for beef. That said, I do eat chicken and fish, so when I want meat, that's what I eat.

tropit

Thanks everyone. I'll try to post my burger recipe this week. I think I'd better make a batch first to make sure that the instructions are clear and the taste is right.

~ C

Tothill

First I am an Omnivore, but I do not turn my nose up at other ways of eating.

There is an incredible vegetarian restaurant in my town that offers Gluten Free, Dairy Free and/or Vegan dishes. The food across the board is incredible, made in house, and I would guess that 75% of their customers do not identify as vegetarian or vegan.

They do not use the word burger, they use the word patty to describe a round puck shaped portion of food that may or may not be served on a bun.

The local bagel shop has an incredible veggie patty that you can have served on a bagel or with a salad. It does not try to emulate beef, it is delicious in its own right.

Hamburgers are named for Hamburg in Germany, not the meat within them.

bearisgray

"patty" is my preferred word for this, too

Chasing Hawk

I have tried a few vegan burgers before, tasted like cardboard. Speaking of vegan foods, I did try scrambled "eggs" made from tofu and a mixture of spices, it was rather tasty. But I do love my hot and sour soup with strips of tofu and seaweed with those delicate shiitake mushrooms.

tropit

Went to Safeway yesterday and they had a big display in the meat department with all of the Beyond Meat products on sale. I usually don't go into the meat department, but I was looking for some chicken that was supposedly on sale, to feed to my dogs. No chicken on sale, but the Beyond Meat was. Lucky me! I stocked up!

I've tried the Brats and Italian Sausage, which are both very good, but I've yet to try their burgers, (err...patties.) I bought some and I'm planning on having a yummy burger for lunch today.

Note: The casing's on the sausages are a little different than I'm used to. They brown up nice when you use a little oil in a cast iron pan to cook them in. Otherwise, they look kind of shriveled when cooked.

~ C