Plant-based “meat” is trending right now, more restaurants are adding them to their menus. For a person who doesn’t eat beef, or wants a different meat for their burger, this is great. But, no one should regularly pay $15+ for a burger that they can make themselves. I love burgers, and I’m a really big fan of the Beyond Burger. They are my favorite beef alternative for the price, taste and ingredients. Let me help you save some coins with a few ingredients to make it super delicious and taste almost like real beef or ground turkey.
Seasonings
The key to making the Beyond Burger taste good, is to use seasonings that you would normally use on a real meat. In my opinion, plant-based needs a little bit more so it can fully absorb the flavor of the seasonings.
I kept it super simple and easy. Before I put the Beyond burgers on the grill pan, I seasoned one side with 2-3 drops of Worcestershire sauce and about 1⁄4 teaspoon of McCormick’s Grill Mates ‘Hamburger’ seasoning. This seasoning has all the ingredients I would use separately in one. It includes; salt, black pepper, garlic, sugar, chili pepper and more. Think about it this way, whatever you would put on a real meat burger is going to taste good on a plant-based.
Toppings for Beyond Burger
What is a burger without toppings? Boring and forgettable, but a Beyond Burger needs to be just that, beyond. Every time I make a burger I use a different condiment and toppings because I always want to try different flavors.
Raw toppings like; lettuce, tomato, onion are not that appetizing on the Beyond Burger, in my opinion. I prefer to saute my veggies. This time I used Vidalia onions, red pepper and spinach. I put them in the grill pan first with olive oil, salt and a little sugar and sauteed for 3-4 minutes. After that I added the burgers seasoned side down, then seasoned the other side accordingly. I cooked each side about 4 minutes.
Finish for a delicious bite
Now you got the seasonings and toppings time for the finished product. I placed the burger on a toasted brioche bun and spread Dijon mustard made with chardonnay on the top bun. I made some turkey bacon that I seasoned with brown sugar and salt and placed that on the mustard. On the bun with no condiment I put the Beyond Burger, sauteed veggies and sprinkled grated Parmesan cheese on top. My mouth is watering now thinking about how good it was. I had a baked sweet potato on the side. Perfect easy meal for just yourself or the whole family.
For another recipe using Beyond, try my “Meat-less” Lasagna recipe.
Beyond Burger Recipe
Beyond Burger
Ingredients
- 1 package Beyond Burger
- 1 tsp McCormicks Grill Mates Hamburger Seasoning 1/4 tsp used on each side of burger
- 1 bottle Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ cup Sliced Vidalia onions
- ¼ cup Red peppers
- ½ cup Fresh spinach
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Slice onions and red pepper, set aside
- Season and marinade one side of Beyond Burger with ¼ tsp of Hamburger seasoning and 2-3 drops of Worcestershire sauce
- Heat grill pan and add 1 tbsp of olive oil
- Add sliced onions and peppers and saute for 3 minutes
- Place Beyond Burgers on grill pan seasoned side down
- Season the other side of burger accordingly
- Cook each side for 4 minutes
- Saute spinach for the last minute of cooking
- Toast buns and spread condiment(s) of choice
- Place Beyond burger on bun with sauteed veggies and optional a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese
- Enjoy!
2 thoughts on “How to make a Beyond Burger taste delicious”
Looks delicious!….gotta try Beyond Burger for the first time. Thanks for sharing such a healthy selection, especially as I attack this New Year. exercising already
No problem, you got this!