Vegan Thai Veggie Burger Recipe in Lettuce Wraps {Gluten-Free} (2024)

FAQs

What binds a veggie burger together? ›

Common binding agents include flax eggs (a mixture of ground flaxseed and water), chia seeds, mashed potatoes, tapioca flour, or even your favorite nut butter. These ingredients help hold everything together and prevent your burger from crumbling.

Adding flour or oats can help the burgers stick together, without using eggs. Mash everything together well. The more pulverized the veggie burger mixture gets, the better the patties will stick together. (But don't puree them, or the final texture will be off.)

Praeger's makes a variety of veggie burgers, and over a dozen flavors are gluten-free, including: Mushroom Risotto, Heirloom Bean, Black Bean Quinoa, California Veggie, Kale Veggie, and Super Greens.

Amy's Organic Sonoma Veggie Burger patty enhances every vegetable-based meal while keeping it completely gluten free without sacrificing taste.

Use Silken Tofu, a Flax Egg, or Aquafaba as a Vegan Binder.

It is nice and thick, firms up similarly to how an egg cooks, and it's almost impossible for anything to fall apart when using it. It does need to be blended with water first; not a big deal, just a little less convenient.

Eggs are the most common and effective binder, and egg replacers are an excellent alternative for vegan burgers. Other common binders include wheat germ, bread crumbs, oats, and ground flaxseeds. These are dry ingredients, though the recipe's other ingredients often add just enough moisture to make a sufficient binder.

Flax: ground flaxseed is our egg substitute to help the patties stick together so they don't fall apart when you cook them. Sriracha: for flavor and a bit of heat! Spices: For those times when you could think of nothing worse than chopping an onion.

Combine a tablespoon of ground flaxseed with 3 tablespoons of water, stir to combine, and let stand for 5 minutes to thicken. Ground flaxseed emulates eggs' binding qualities in breads, cakes, muffins, cookies, burgers, and vegan meatballs.

Chill or freeze your burgers

"This will help them keep their shape when they're cooking and stop them falling apart." You can also freeze them before cooking. Lay them on a tray in the freezer and, once they're frozen, pop them into freezer bags to save space. To defrost them, lay them back on the tray.

Are MorningStar Farms® and Incogmeato® products gluten free? MorningStar Farms® and Incogmeato® foods are not gluten free. Always refer to the ingredient list on your package for information on the product you have purchased.

Is Beyond veggie burger gluten free? ›

The protein in the Beyond Burger® comes from peas, mung beans and rice. It is made with simple, plant-based ingredients without GMOs, soy, gluten or bioengineered ingredients.

Gardein veggie burgers are gluten free, and cook up in just 8 minutes on the grill. Meatless, well done! Gardein is 100% plant-protein, Certified Vegan, Non-GMO Project Verified.

Made from a combo of carrots, peas, zucchini, corn, string beans, spinach, corn and other vegetables, their protein sources include edamame, potato starch, soy protein flour, organic wheat-free tamari, and chickpeas. The burgers are also gluten free!

The first version of the Impossible patty used wheat protein, so it wasn't gluten-free. Version 2.0 being deployed by Burger King is gluten-free, though the Impossible Whopper itself, with its sesame seed bun, isn't gluten-free, of course.

One of the most common substitutes is breadcrumbs, but sometimes the breadcrumbs can fall off when the burgers are cooking if there are too many or they are too dry. Other popular substitutions for eggs include cornstarch, flour, ketchup, porridge oats, cracker crumbs, and ground flaxseed.

Panko breadcrumbs: breadcrumbs help the burgers bind together and create a nice firm texture. You can use gluten free panko if needed! Regular or Italian-style is great. Flax: ground flaxseed is our egg substitute to help the patties stick together so they don't fall apart when you cook them.

Bind the patty together

If you're going for a leaner meat or adding bulky ingredients (eg spring onions, onions, chillies), add an egg and a handful of breadcrumbs to bind the burgers.

Add 1 egg yolk per pound of hamburger. It won't add appreciably to the fat content and will bind the meat beautifully. The other thing you can do is add canned, drained, crushed black beans or chickpeas to the hamburger. The starch from the beans will bind the meat together and add an interesting taste.