Roasted Garlic Chipotle Sweet Potato Burgers
Sweet potatoes, chipotle, roasted garlic, and avocado combine in these amazing veggie burgers. Serve them to your vegetarian or meat-loving friends!
Hubby and I enjoy eating vegetarian on a regular basis and since we have quite a few vegetarians in our lives, we have a short list of go-to vegetarian meals. The first time I made these Roasted Garlic Chipotle Sweet Potato Burgers was for a small dinner party we were having with friends (one of whom was a vegetarian).
I realize that trying a new recipe for guests might not have been the smartest move, but it worked out in this case. In fact it worked out really well. I’ve made this recipe multiple times since that night. It’s our current favorite vegetarian meal. And these burgers reheat magnificently, so I usually double the recipe so we can have lunches for the week.
We all know the sweet potato and chipotle flavor combination works well together. Add a nice textural twist from the quinoa and a cooling smoothness from the avocado sauce. Make these veggie burgers for your friends the next time you’re looking for a knock-out recipe!
Roasted Garlic Chipotle Sweet Potato Burgers
Sweet potatoes, chipotle, roasted garlic, and avocado combine in these amazing veggie burgers. Serve them to your vegetarian or meat-loving friends!
Ingredients:
For the Burgers:
2 heads roasted garlic, cooled to room temperature
1 1/2 cups mashed sweet potato (from 2 medium sweet potatoes)
1/2 cup cooked quinoa
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 Tbsp flour
2 chipotle chilies in adobo, minced
1 tsp adobo sauce
1 lime, juiced
2 Tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp smoked paprika
pinch of salt and pepper
1/3 cup sharp white cheddar cheese, grated
For the Avocado Sauce:
1 large avocado, peeled and pitted
1/2 cup greek yogurt
2 tsp fresh parsley, chopped
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
1/4 tsp onion powder
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp vinegar
pinch of salt and pepper
For Serving:
4 whole wheat buns, toasted
Directions:
For the Burgers:
Preheat oven to 375. Pierce potatoes all over with a fork and place in the oven with the garlic. Roast the potatoes for 30-45 minutes or until the sweet potatoes are soft (alternatively, roast the potatoes and garlic at the same time). When potatoes are done remove from the oven and let cool 5 minutes.
Remove the garlic by squeezing it from the bottom of the garlic head to remove carmelized cloves. Mash and set aside. Peel the skin away from the sweet potatoes and mash in a medium size bowl.
Add the garlic, cooked quinoa, egg, flour, chipotle peppers, adobo sauce, lime juice, cilantro, smoked paprika, salt and pepper. Mix to combine and then fold in the cheddar cheese. Place bowl in the fridge for 15-20 minutes.
For the Avocado Sauce:
Combine all ingredients in a food processor and blend until creamy, scraping down the sides occasionally when needed. Taste and season to taste. The avocado sauce can be stored in a seal-tight container for 1-2 days.
For Serving:
Heat some olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet. Remove mixture from fridge and form into 4 equal patties, then place in the skillet once hot. Cook for 5-6 minutes. If needed, add more oil and flip the burgers. Be gentle as they crumble when hot. Cook for another 5-6 minutes.
Place on a bun and top with avocado sauce and tomato (or anything else you like!)
Recipe adapted from Half Baked Harvest
I am Jen the Beantown Baker. Engineer by day and baking maven by night. Hubby serves as my #1 fan and official taste tester. We got hitched back in 2006. Barefoot. In the sand. With the waves crashing behind us. It was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. 
This does look easy and the ingredients seem really flavorful! I love simple meals like this that have a lot of flavor and make great leftovers 🙂
I love Indian Food! I totally agree about the smell of garam masala cooking!
sounds like a delicious easy meal! Great to see you and hubby last night!
BB – what is garam masala? What spices are in it (maybe I can recreate with what I already have).
Looks like an easier dinner made a bit more fun with the Indian twist!
Mom-in-law: I buy garam masala at a small Indian market near our place. I did a quick Google and came up with this recipe.
I love garam masala!!! It’s one of my favorite ingredients.
Yum! I love Indian food and this is a great way to make it at home without a whole lot of work. And pretty healthy, too 🙂
Sues
These Indian spiced beans look great! Thanks so much for the recipe.
This will be cooked in Prague today with minor modifications 🙂 (Occhio beans..)
beantownbaker — January 7th, 2013 @ 8:52 pm
Oh fun! I hope you enjoy them.
Would be helpful if the can size of the tomatoes were provided.