Beet Burgers with Horseradish Mayo

Ingredients

2 cups cooked beets, diced

1 can black beans, drained & rinsed

1 cup kale, stems removed & chopped finely

1 portobello mushroom, diced finely

1/2 cup sunflower seeds, unsalted

2 garlic cloves, pressed

1 Tbs white truffle oil

2 Tbs fresh chives, chopped

1 Tbs fresh thyme, chopped

1 tsp sea salt

1 tsp freshly cracked pepper

Horseradish Mayo

3 Tbs veganaise

1 Tbs real horseradish

4 slices whole wheat sour dough bread

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees

2. Saute mushroom & kale in truffle oil until wilted, about 3-4 minutes on medium low heat, adding the garlic the last minute.

3. Meanwhile, in a large bowl mash the beets and black beans together with a potato masher (this is what makes your burgers stick together)

4. Mix mushroom mixture, sunflower seeds, chives, thyme, and salt& pepper into the beet mixture

5. Form into patties and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes, turning halfway.

6. Mix horseradish and veganaise together, spread on bread slices and top with burger.

I roasted a bunch of beets at the end of the summer when I had extras from the farmer's market and then I froze them to use for another time. I had roasted them with balsamic vinegar, olive oil, garlic, and thyme. I knew that I wanted to make the beet burgers so I just put the bag of frozen beets in the refrigerator the day before so they would thaw out. Since I had the beets already cooked this was a super easy recipe. I was very happy with how they turned out and they made great lunches throughout the week. I also found a new love for horseradish! My dad has always been a huge horseradish fan, so I would try it every once in awhile growing up, but I never really thought much about it. But now that I love the mayo mixed with the horseradish I will be experimenting with it a lot more! Above I stated that you want fresh horseradish and what I mean by that is that you want to get the product that is in the refrigerated section of the grocery store and the ingredients listed with simply be horseradish and no other funky additives. It will also be stronger because it is pure horseradish, rather than being watered-down with other additives.