plant-based Whopper-style vegan burger

Ingredients

burgers

• 4 plant-based burger burgers (peyond burger or similar — or homemade)
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper

To assemble

• 4 sesame seed crown buns
• 4 tbsp vegan mayonnaise
• 1 tomato, sliced
• ½ iceberg lettuce, shredded
• 1 red onion, sliced thin
• 12 dill pickle slices
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil (for the grill)

Method

1. Season. pat the plant-based burgers dry. Season both sides with salt and pepper.
2. Grill. Heat a cast-iron griddle until smoking hot. Add oil. Lay burgers away from you. Don’t move for 90 seconds — you want a deep char.
3. Flip. Cook 90 seconds more. Don’t overcook — plant-based burgers go dry fast.
4. Toast buns. Toast in a dry pan until golden.
5. Assemble. bottom bun → vegan mayo → burger → onion → pickle → tomato → lettuce → top bun.

Tips

• plant-based burgers cook faster than beef. 90 seconds per side is plenty.
• The grill char is the same — that’s the whole point of the plant-based Whopper.
• Vegan mayo is available in every major supermarket now. Hellmann’s vegan works.