Plant Based Spicy Hatch Pepper Burger
Plant Based Spicy Hatch Pepper Burger
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Category
Entree
Servings
6 servings
Prep Time
40 minutes
Cook Time
25-30 minutes
Author:
Chef Ashley Cunningham

Ingredients
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1/2 Perfect Sweet Onion from Melissa’s Deluxe Pantry Box, diced
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¼ cup Melissa’s Hatch Peppers, seeded; roasted; diced
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(If Hatch Peppers are not in season, substitute with Anaheim Peppers.)
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2 garlic cloves from Melissa’s Deluxe Pantry Box
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½ teaspoon salt
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1 cup Melissa’s Shishito Peppers, roughly chopped
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1 cup Baby Dutch Yellow® Potatoes from Melissa’s Deluxe Pantry Box, boiled until fork tender
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1 cup Melissa’s Organic Hatch Pepper Polenta
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1 ½ cups Six Bean Medley from Melissa’s Deluxe Pantry Box
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½ cup Melissa’s Hatch Pecans
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1 egg
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2 tablespoon Melissa’s Costa Azul hot sauce
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1 teaspoon ground Rainbow Peppercorns
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½ cup panko breadcrumbs
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½ Red Onion, sliced thinly into rings
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Oil for frying
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4 tablespoons mayonnaise
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4 tablespoons Melissa’s Costa Azul hot sauce
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1 to 2 tablespoons flour for dusting
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1 to 2 tablespoons Melissa’s Hot Red Hatch Powder
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2 Jalapenos, charred over open flame; sliced on bias
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6 cheddar cheese slices
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Romaine Lettuce
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Sliced Roma Tomatoes
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6 buns
Burger Patties
Toppings
Directions
To prepare your toppings
Separate onion rings and toss with flour to coat them completely. Fry in oil until brown and crisp. Sprinkle onion rings with red hatch powder immediately after pulled from the oil. Let drain over paper towels until ready to use.
Mix mayonnaise and hot sauce in a bowl and set aside.
To make the patties
Sauté Hatch onion, garlic, diced roasted Hatch chiles and chopped shishitos with salt over medium-high heat in two tablespoons of olive oil. Add to food processor with remaining burger patty ingredients and blend until homogenous. Divide into 6 patties and pan sear on each side over medium-high heat. Finish baking burgers in a preheated 375°F oven for 10 to 12 minutes.
Assembly
Toast buns and spread about one tablespoon of hot sauce mayo on each bun. Stack lettuce, tomato, jalapeno, then burger patty. Top with onions and gently place top.
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