Meatless in nature, the Black Bean Burger is innocuous, harmless, to you vegetarians out there. If you order it, it is my strong recommendation that you complement the meal with a healthy serving of carrot salad. Carrot salad sounds gross to you, eh? Well that will change once you order it and bite into the crisp and crunchy noodle-shaped morsels of orange goodness!
The carrot salad was so intriguing that I just had to dive into it first. The carrot strips were coated in a honey curry sauce which held a taste similar to honey mustard, but not as pungent. To my delight, the honey curry did not make the carrots into a soggy mess. Instead, the salad was crisp and fresh tasting with a perfect touch of sweetness coming from its sprinkling of dried cranberries.
If you're interested in making your own "carrot noodles", simply buy some whole carrots from the store, take a potato-peeler, and have at it after giving those carrots a good washing. :)
The main portion of the meal, the Black Bean Burger, was sandwiched in a warm, slightly toasted kaiser roll with a patty made from black beans. Melted on top of the patty was provolone cheese which went well with the bean taste of the burger's "meat". Other enriching flavors in the meal came from the spread of mayo on the bread and a thick guacamole as one of the toppings (yum)! On top was crisp lettuce and slices of deep-red tomatoes, as well as some sprouts.
Overall it was a very veggie meal. It's not completely vegan, having some egg in the ingredients for the patty, cheese on top, and mayo on the sandwich, but very vegetarian. It's nutritional content, based on the ingredients in it, was undoubtedly very high. If you loath salads, but want to get your veggie on, consider the humble Black Bean Burger.
Words that come to mind are light, vegetarian, nutritious, fresh, and not-a-salad. Call it a salad-sandwich if you will. :)
~The Harvest Crier~
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