Northstar Cafe Veggie Burger Recipe
While I was in Columbus, I got to go to Northstar Cafe, which is probably my favorite restaurant in the world. They have lots of vegetarian/vegan options, and everything is natural and organic. YUM! The Northstar Cafe veggie burger is literally my favorite veggie burger in the whole wide world and I have eaten a lot of veggie burgers!
I can’t even TELL you how amazing this veggie burger is. I was raving about it to my friend Krista and she was sweet enough to send me a similar recipe for a Northstar Cafe Style Veggie Burger!
The Northstar Cafe Veggie Burger Recipe
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Northstar Cafe Veggie Burger Recipe
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Yield: 4 1x
Description
Try this copycat recipe for the Northstar Cafe Veggie Burger!
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons hickory barbecue sauce
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- 1 15oz can black beans
- 2 cups cooked brown rice
- 1 tablespoon oat bran
- 2 tablespoons onions, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped canned beets
- 1 teaspoon beet juice
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon pickled jalapeno pepper, chopped
- 1 egg white, add more if needed (to bind)
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 4 slices Monterey Jack cheese
Instructions
- Stir together barbecue sauce and molasses. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, mash beans.
- Stir in 3 tablespoons of the barbecue mixture (reserving remaining for brushing) and remaining ingredients — rice through egg white.
- Form into four 6 oz patties.
- Heat olive oil in a cast iron or non-stick skillet over medium.
- Grill burgers for 2 minutes on one side.
- Turn and brush with remaining barbecue/molasses mixture. Top with Monterey Jack and grill for another 2 minutes or until cheese is melted.
- Serve with lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, onions and mustard on a bun which has been grilled in butter.
I literally insist on going to Northstar Cafe every single time I’m back in Columbus. They have a few locations around town and I just can’t resist their veggie burger! If you can’t make it to Columbus, at least you can try something similar!
Now that I’m in Virginia, I’m glad I have this recipe so I can make the Northstar Cafe Veggie Burger at home!
Have you guys ever used beets in a veggie burger? I’m thinking that might be the “secret” ingredient. Do you have any “special ingredient” suggestions? Wish me luck!
I love North Star’s veggie burger but haven’t had one in a few years. There are other recipes online that have much different in quantities of ingredients. I made this recipe today. One Tbsp of chopped beets didn’t look like nearly enough so I increased that to maybe 3-4 Tbsp. It was a very wet mixture, so maybe adding a little mashed sweet potato or a little panko to firm it up would help. The flavor was really good and a little spicy, and I managed to crisp up the outside without it crumbling. If nothing else, this is a good recipe to start with and you can experiment on your own to get something that works for you. Would be great with a slice of red onion and some avocado!
I definitely going to try this!!! Have you tried to make the simple salad that comes with it? I love that salad sooo much!!!!Â
As written this recipe doesn’t work, the burger is too wet to stay together. So, I added another 2Tbsp of oat bran and another 1/2c of brown rice and it was still mushy (northstar burger has a nice chew to it). I also used spicy black beans instead of plain black beans. The taste of the burger was pretty close otherwise though. I will make these again.
i am local to Columbus and love these burgers- I will pay the $16 for it when necessary- this version is way cheaper- I am vegan so instead of egg I wonder about a flax seed replacement
This is not the recipe! Nice try but not even close.
This is not the recipe that the Northstar serves this is crap. I knew immediately when the first ingredient was hickory barbecue sauce!
I love the Northstar burger, can’t find a veggie burger that compares out here in Seattle. Is this the real deal recipe? I’ve tried to make few other ones, but they didn’t taste like the Northstar burger I so fondly remember..
Northstar is about 2 miles from my house. Needless to say it’s one of my favorite places.
It’s probably the thing I miss most (other than people) from Ohio!!! haha I haven’t found anything quite like it in Virginia! Everytime I come home, I make everyone go to Northstar with me 😉