Smoky Sweet Potato Burgers with Roasted Garlic Cream and Avocado.
Before we talk burgers, let me tell you what I’m doing.
I’m eating some blueberry yogurt pretzels (which are oh-so awesome… but would be even awesomer if they were really coated in yogurt and not white chocolate disguised as yogurt) and drinking a san pellgrino aranciata that is spiked with um… vodka, malibu and tequila. With those pretty perfectly square ice cubes.
I know. I just couldn’t decide! I just kept adding things to the soda until I got a taste that I liked. Mixologist I am not. Bad personal bartender I am.
But what is up with all of these flavors? Smoky sweet potato, roasted garlic and maple cream, avocado, then blueberry pretzels and this oddly concocted libation that I’m too embarrassed to name. Before you go claiming something craze balls like oh! you’re pregnant! (um no – vodkatequilarum what?) I think it’s just because my weekend was so.utterly.boring.
I mean, it was great, if you’re into that sort of thing that includes plastering yourself to the couch for so long that your body forms an identical indentation that’s semi-permanent, and ordering pizza Friday night which not only was dinner, but then also became lunch and then uh, dinner again on Saturday. Like the same pizza. Just microwaved. Not even warmed thoroughly in the oven. Oh no. I wasn’t even getting up long enough to preheat the oven and then throw the pizza in and blah blah blah. No way jose. I’d rather have my unequally microwaved-heated pizza (you know, so like the edge is so hot that you burn your mouth off, the bottom crust is now “gummy,” the middle is totally cold and the top crust is just hard as a rock?) on a paper plate and then re-faceplant into the cushions.
I wish I could be all “ohmygosh, it was so rainy and cozy all day Saturday and I just got so caught up in my book that I read then entire thing while sitting in my plush velour chair in my special corner of the room that I have all to myself”… but no. Nothing of the sort. I wore the same outfit and woke up at 9 and watched so much trash on TV that my brain nearly exploded. I didn’t even read the trillions of magazines I have to catch up on.
This would have been the perfect time to do those things that I “never have time for” such as fold a massive pile of laundry that is sitting smack dab in our living room floor (classy. want to come over?), reorganize our pantry, clean out the freezer, clean the bathrooms, scrub the floor, deconstruct the makings of my purse because it contains about six thousand small pieces of paper that I call “lists” along with random change, receipts and melted lip gloss, or reorganize every room in our house because we constantly complain about them. But no. We didn’t have time for that at all. We only had time for the couch.
Eh, but I did have time to make these burgers (I don’t even know HOW), and it was really only because I had planned on making my double bean burgers for meals this week and then realized I didn’t have double beans. No black beans to be found. But I did have a bunch of sweet potatoes so I mashed them all up and called them a burger. And topped them with some roasted garlic sauce and a dying avocado from the depths of my fridge. The key is to get the outsides really crispy and then just… well, eat them. It’s really quite simple.
Now don’t go getting all excited thinking that my husband ate these for dinner. Of course he didn’t. Well okay… he sort of did – he ate them as a side to some roasted chicken and dredged each forkful through a volcano of ketchup.
Welcome to my life.
Smoky Sweet Potato Burgers with Roasted Garlic Cream and Avocado
Ingredients
- 2 cups coarsely mashed sweet potatoes, or yams, about 2 large potatoes
- 2 bulbs of roasted garlic
- 1 cup cannellini benas, rinsed and drained if canned
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/3 cup panko bread crumbs
- 1/3 cup oat flour, or all-purpose, wheat, etc
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1 1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon cumin
- 2-3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 2/3 cup plain greek yogurt or sour cream
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup,
- extra salt and pepper for seasoning yogurt/cream
- 4 whole wheat buns
Instructions
- To roast garlic, see this tutorial. I like to roast a few bulbs at once (like 4-5) to have for the week.
- Pierce potatoes (I used 2 large) all over with a fork and place on a paper towel, setting in the microwave. Microwave for 5 minutes, then flip and cook for 5 minutes more. Remove, slice in half and let cool until you can scoop out the flesh.
- In a large bowl, coarsely mash beans with a fork. Add in sweet potato and mash together, then add in spices, salt and pepper, minced garlic, egg, panko and flour. Mix together until combined, then place bowl in the fridge for 15-20 minutes. This helps form them into patties, but as a warning they are still somewhat messy.
- While mixture is chilling, combine yogurt/sour cream with 2 bulbs (squeezed out) of roasted garlic cloves, maple syrup and a sprinkle of salt and pepper in a blender or food processor. Process until smooth then set aside until ready to use.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add 2 tablespoons olive oil. Remove mixture from fridge and form into 4 equal patties, then place in the skillet once hot. Since the mixture can be wet and messy, do not move until they are fully cooked and golden on one side! This takes about 5-6 minutes. Then, add more oil if needed (this really helps cook them) and flip burgers very gently. Cook for another 5-6 minutes. Toast buns if desired.
- Assemble by topping burgers with roasted garlic cream and avocado! We also used caramelized red onion one night and it was delicious.
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446 Comments on “Smoky Sweet Potato Burgers with Roasted Garlic Cream and Avocado.”
I printed out the recipe and left it on the counter — my husband made it the next evening, and the recipe is definitely a keeper! Thanks for sharing this great idea!
I’m terrible at mixing drinks and rarely attempt anything more complex than a mojito or rum and coke, but I’d try almost any drink with Malibu ;) Love these burgers, especially the roasted garlic cream. The contrasting colors and textures are amazing… I’m featuring this post in today’s Food Fetish Friday (with a link-back and attribution as always). Thanks for always inspiring me with your creations…
I made these last night and they were PHENOMENAL. Thank you so much for sharing, I will *definitely* be making these again.
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I truly enjoyed reading this article this morning, while I lied in bed attempting to get up! I found my self laughing out loud ( my hubby ask from downstairs, what’s so funny), I love your sence of humor, and sadly…can totally relate! What’s the special drink you whipped up, is it on here and I just missed it? Thanks again, I will be trying these burgers this weekend, sounds like a fabulous combo!
This was absolutely awful. Maybe I have a texture issue I never knew I had. It looked good though.
so I’ve been a vegetarian for almost my whole life and we made these tonight… they were probably the best sweet potato burgers I’ve ever had. Omg.
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Oh. Emm. Gee.
I love this recipe.
(I do cheat on the beans though, I use 3/4 c of whatever dry beans, put em in the crockpot w/4 cups water on high for four hours, bam. Beans. Skip the can.)
a scant half teaspoon of salt,
and I throw a whole head of roasted garlic in there.
Serve with aioli. Mmmm! A definite winner
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I’ve been eating these all week and my obsession is not showing any signs of weakening. Delicious. Now to figure out how many more things I can put this garlic cream on.
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These are amazing!!! Do you happen to have the nutrition information on them? All I’m really curious about is how many calories are in one “burger.” Thanks for the great recipe!
I made these burgers last night, modified with black beans instead of cannelini because I had them, and they were DELICIOUS! Thank you for the amazing recipe!
I cook for one, so I made the batch of patty mixture and kept it in the fridge, making burgers as I wanted to eat them through the week. Since it sat in the fridge it was pretty easy to work with, not too wet or gloppy. Simply delicious.
I’ve never read your blog before I found this post pinned. YOU ARE HILARIOUS! Thanks for making your boring weekend so much fun for the rest of us to read!
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I used fitness pal to calculate the nutritional info and without the bread bun it is as follows per serving which looks like 4: 411 cal. 18g fat. 280mg sodium. 12g sugar. Im looking forward to making it! (In the options i choose all purpose flour and greek yogurt)
These are so yummy! My 11 month old polished an entire burger to himself! I will be making these again. The sauce is great for everything! Thank you.
I made this for lunch today & I had to write you a comment! This was the best veggie burger I have ever eaten! I did not have maple syrup so the “garlic cream” did not taste quite right. Instead I used Mayo and added some onion powder to make it onion mayo. It was absolutely fabulous! Thank you so much! This will be a recipe I use often! So good!! :)
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HOLY CATS THESE WERE SO GOOD. Thankyouthankyouthankyou.
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Looks so good! I looked over the ingredient list and I have all the ingredients at home…so that means I will be making this for lunch tomorrow!
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Made these tonight – freakin’ fantastic! I’m a sweet potato addict, and knew I’d love these burgers. The garlic cream is SO good! And I’ve got lots of the patty mix leftover for dinners this week :)
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That looks CRAZY GOOD!!! May have to share this on my blog!! Thanks for posting!!
I have made these twice in the last three weeks. They are awesome! Both times I made them with dark red kidney beans (what I had on-hand) and doubled the panko in place of adding the flour. I also added some curry powder to the cream sauce for a twist (as though it needed a twist).
Thanks again for the great recipe (upon many great recipes)!
Lol you are so funny! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this! Especially the parts about only having time for the couch and your hubby dredging hisforkfuls through ketchep, that’s my life too. I try to feed the hubby something healthy and he goes and pours a gallon of ranch over it or stuffs his face with half a loaf of bread while he waits for dinner. *sigh* But anyways, we are egg free due to allergies so I’m not sure this will work for us :'(
I’ve not tried this recipe yet, but I’m vegan and I have had very good luck subbing cooked oatmeal for eggs in veggie burger recipes. 1/4 c cooked brown rice works too. You could also try a “flax egg”, which is a Tbls of ground flax seed mixed with a 3-4 Tbls warm water. Let it sit for about 10 mins to gel up. Or, truthfully, you might be able to leave the egg out altogether. If there are a lot of other sticky ingredients, sometimes you don’t need it.
When I reheat pizza, I just put it in the oven (right on the rack, I like it crispy and I hate washing dishes), then heat to 350. Then when the oven beeps, it’s done. I hate microwaved pizza, with it’s soggy crust and it’s cold center and lava edges. This way tastes like I just made/bought it :) Just a tip, from a fellow laze-about.
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When shaping the patties how thick or thin should they be?
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Really good. I didn’t have time to roast garlic, so I mashed a chipotle pepper and mixed with mayo and yogurt for the sauce (a dip that I use with sweet potato fries) and they were awesome. Left off the bun and ground my own oats for the flour. Just as good the second day, heated in a toaster oven. Will definitely make again. Thanks for the recipe.
My children are only just getting around to liking sweet potatoes – but the only way they like them so far is cut into wedges and baked until they’re crispy. These burgers are a great idea and I know they will love them. Thanks for sharing – your photos are gorgeous too!
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wow, these are amazing! i love the addition of avocado. it seals the deal for me!
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Oh my lord. These look amazing. I love all things sweet potatoes but have never had a sweet potato burger so definitely making it soon!