Recipe Directions

  • 1. Add all dry ingredients (except hemp hearts and chopped veggies) to your food processor. Process until well mixed and almost flour-like. Transfer into a large bowl.
  • 2. Add remaining ingredients (hemp hearts and chopped veggies) to mixture in large bowl. Stir with a spoon until thoroughly combined.
  • 3. Add water and lemon juice. Stiragain.
  • 4. Line dehydrator trays with parchment paper.
  • 5. Form patties with your hands, similar to burger patties—approximately ½ to ¾ of an inch thick. Place on trays. Patties should fill approx. onetray. Patties should not touch one another.
  • 6. Dehydrate on high for 1.5 hours. Reduce heat and dehydrate for another 5 hours. Once burger patties are holding together and firming up nicely, remove parchment paper and continue dehydrating until they reach desired veggie burger consistency.

The Rawtarian's Thoughts

By The Rawtarian

Wondering how can you have a raw veggie burger without meat or bread, etc? Just get raw-creative!

First, the patty. Raw veggie burger patties are usually made from a savory concoction of vegetables and a binding agent (like flax seed, for example). The mixture is molded into patties and dehydrated in a dehydrator, which results in a delicious, hearty patty. When preparing your patties, be mentally prepared that they will be a lot smaller after dehydration as much of the moisture is removed during the dehydration process.

The bun? You can either make a bread or cracker by dehydrating them, or do what I do. Wrap the patty in a crisp leaf or romaine lettuce and you're good to go. :)

The condiments? Try this nut-based raw mayonnaise recipe or raw ketchup!

Although this specific recipe has a lot of ingredients, it's actually quick to prepare since it's pretty much "throw and go." I love the flavor of this recipe. I really don't like the raw carrot/almond veggie burger recipe that seems to be everywhere nowadays. In contrast, this recipe is nice and moist. It doesn't taste like "meat" but it is a very nice, fresh, flavorful veggie burger patty. Give it a try - it's easier than it looks.

If you don't have a dehydrator, you can cook these in an oven at above-raw temperatures. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Cook at 350 for 15 minutes. Flip and cook for another 20 minutes. Let cool.

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Nutrition Facts

Nutritional score: 73 out of 100
  • This recipe is very low in Calories, and Carbohydrates.
  • This recipe is low in Sodium.
  • This recipe is a good source of Protein.
  • This recipe is a noteworthy source of Dietary Fiber, and Iron.

Amounts per 45 g (2 oz) suggested serving

NameAmount% Daily
Calories 186 8 %
Protein 7 g 13 %
Fat 16 g 20 %
Carbohydrates 6 g 2 %
Dietary Fiber 4 g 11 %
Sugars 0.69 g
Iron 2 mg 15 %
Sodium 301 mg 13 %
Source: The Rawtarian, USDA

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How many patties does this make?

Thanks!
Stephanie

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will the hemp seeds give you a negative drug test . i work at a place that give random drug tests so just curious

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My pleasure Laura!

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Ramya's Review

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Please can you provide the actual temperature? It is written: "dehydrate on high". What does that mean? Thank you.

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Sorry to say this recipe was disappointing. I had difficulty forming
into patties, but the last one I pressed into a small shallow measuring cup. Although I have an oven with dehydration settings I opted to cook them. Unfortunately they fell apart....

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Soooo delicious! I added raw kamut sprouts to my chopped veggies. Mmmm mmmmm mmmmmmmmm!! Goes super well with the onion bread and hummus too! Yay!

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You have good taste.

xox

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Hi! I've yet to try these, and wondered if it was the same to put them in the oven at 145 then lower to 105, instead of using a dehydrator altogether? I'm sure this is a silly question but I'm new to raw recipes. Thanks!

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Hi Ariana,

Welcome! Most ovens don't go that low and you just won't get the same results, since an oven bakes but a dehydrator's purpose is to remove the moisture. (So they won't dry out properly in an oven, even if your oven did go that low.)

In my new cookbook, Cook Lively (available in stores and online at Amazon etc), I have both oven AND dehydrator directions - and I think I have at least 3 veggie burger recipes with oven directions - (the temperature needs to be higher when making in the oven) .

For example, at 350F, bake in oven for 15 minutes. Flip and cook for another 20 minutes (35 minutes total). Let cool before removing from rimmed baking sheet.

I hope this helps!

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Love it !!! Perfect for my Friday "junk food" day ..... Really tasty, moist and easy. I make the crackers as well a little bit thicker and it was amazing all together. Of course I made the ketchup as well. Thanks !

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Looks yummy!!!! I will make these for tomorrow night. :)

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Did you end up making the burgers? :)

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Nice job!!!!! Looks sooo good :)

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How do you recommend storing these?

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Either freeze them in a sealed container or sealable ziploc bag, or store them in the fridge for up to 5 days. They can get a bit moist in the fridge, so let them breathe a little.

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I am allergic to hemp seed. Do you think I can replace with sesame seeds?

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Hi Patricia!

No, I don't think so, because sesame seeds don't have the same consistency as hemp hearts. Probably best to look for another recipe instead. :)

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Fresh and good. I didn't have onion and I used more flax seed since I didn't want to spend the money on walnuts. Used a little extra dill. Also used the oven as suggested since I don't have a dehydrator. Taste is really good. I will make these again. Thank you!

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So glad you enjoyed these, Janine! Next time instead of walnuts, try using other kind of nuts instead of flax -- flax has a really intense flavor, so I try to use as little of it as possible.

One idea is sunflower seeds in this recipe - they are usually a lot cheaper than walnuts and will work okay in this recipe (although generally walnuts and sunflowers should NOT be use interchangeably). Hope this helps!

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Hi! When you say put the dehydrator on high for the first hour or so, what kind of temperature do you mean? Also I am always unsure how moist they should be as I read about mould forming if things are too moist..... Can you offer a little advice? Thanks n LOVE your site and recipes.

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Hi Tracey,

As you know, when dehydrating raw food it is important to keep the enzymes alive by dehydrating at 105 degrees Fahrenheit (40.6 degrees Celsius) or lower.

However, I recommend turning your dehydrator on “high” (145 degrees) for about 1.5 hours when first putting food in the dehydrator, and then decreasing the temperature to 105 degrees after 1.5 hours or so.

I suggest this because the initial warmer temperature will help to take away a lot of the moisture at first, and the thinking is that it takes a while for your dehydrator to climb up to “high” and it also takes quite a while for the food to actually get to the temperature that the dehydrator air is at so it is still safe for raw foodists.

One of the best side-effects of setting your temperature higher at first is that it’s good at getting rid of the initial moisture quite quickly. Increasing the temperature at the beginning of cooking time is common practice in the raw food community. If you are not mindful about turning the heat back down after 1.5 hours, yes, your food will be heated above 105 degrees. However, this risk is warranted. That initial heat blast can really save you a lot of time and can accelerate the dehydrating process by quite a bit, even by 50% sometimes.

For me, I do strive to live a 100% raw lifestyle; however, I also make some slight tweaks to the “rules” in order to ensure that I can stay raw over the long-term.

Hope this helps!

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Boy, I wish I would have seen this post last night. I made some wraps the other day for the first time and per Dara's recommendation on her youtube video, she also set her dehydrator to 145 for the first hour, then turned it down to 105 afterwards. She didn't explain why, but when I posted my pics and recipe on a FB group I belong to, a couple people jumped in and said my food was no longer raw because I had the temp at 145 that first hour (I actually went 90 minutes cuz I forgot). Since it was a raw group, I took their word for it. Today I made another wrap and some burgers and set it on 105. My wrap the other day was done in 2.5 hours. It's been over 4 hours and my wrap today is still not done. It was supposed to be my dinner. I ate it anyway, a lot later than I would have liked to, but it was still good regardless, just not done. Had I done what Dara recommended, and now seeing you do the same thing, my wrap would have been done in time for dinner and it would have still been considered raw. Live and learn, but now I know and can explain to someone when asked. Thanks!

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Ahhh, live and learn for sure, Vicky! :)

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Can't wait to try these. There in my dehydrator right now on high. I don't know what went wrong but my mixture was very dry wouldn't hold together so I added some water a little at a time until they held together.
I also used kelp powder instead of sea salt.

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Hi Donna,

Thanks for your note - it might have been too dry because the veggies that you added were dry? Which veg did you use in the patty?

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Fantastic. Had them on some local arugula with a big dollop of homemade guacamole. So satisfying! Happy Canada Day!

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Hi TJ! That's great to hear! Yum!

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I watched the pod cast, and am very excited to try out these burgers but I am hoping you have a suggestion for me as it's 4 p.m.now, add 1.5 hrs on high, then another 5 hours until they are done?!! Is it possible to stop after a few hours and refrigerate, and then put them back in the dehydrater tomorrow for a few more hours to finish making them??

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