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The Healthiest Big Mac You'll Ever Eat

Ultimate junk gets the ultimate makeover!
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 1 Burger
Calories 658 kcal

Equipment

  • Food processor or blender
  • Non-stick fry pan

Ingredients
  

Secret Sauce

  • 2.5 tbsp firm tofu
  • 2 tsp mustard grain
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp Sweet Relish
  • 1 tsp sweetener of choice

Burger Patties

  • 60 g about 3 Brown Mushrooms
  • 38 g just less than 1/2 cup Textured Vegetable Protein
  • 1 tbsp Nutritional Yeast
  • 1/8 onion
  • 1 tbsp Steak Seasoning Spice Mix
  • 15 g Vital Wheat Gluten
  • 1 tbsp Almond Butter
  • Up to 1/3 cup water
  • 1 tbsp Veg Stock Powder
  • 1 tbsp Soy Sauce

To assemble

  • 1.5 Whole Wheat Burger Buns that’ll make a lot more sense when we do it
  • 1/2 cup Lettuce shredded
  • 3 Pickle Slices
  • 1/8 onion diced
  • Optional: 1 slice plant-based Cheddar Cheese
  • Optional: Air Fryer Fries

Instructions
 

Make Patties

  • Add all burger patty ingredients together and allow to sit and absorb. After 10 minutes, adjust moisture by adding more wheat gluten or water. It should be a firm, moldable consistency.
  • Form two patties and chill in fridge for 15 mins.

Make Sauce

  • Place all ingredients in food processor. Blitz and scrape down sides until smooth sauce forms.

Assemble

  • Dry fry burger in nonstick pan over medium-low heat for 6-8 mins on each side until toasted and caramelized. Remove and toast two bottom sections and one top of a burger bun.
  • Construct burger by laying half of the sauce on each of the bottom buns, adding lettuce, onion and pickles and topping with burger patty. Add cheese to one section, if using, then stack and adorn with top bun. Shut up and eat.

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Notes

Nutrition Facts
The Healthiest Big Mac You'll Ever Eat
Serving Size
 
553 g
Amount per Serving
Calories
658
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
19
g
29
%
Carbohydrates
 
78
g
26
%
Protein
 
48
g
96
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
 
If shredding or leaning out, divide the recipe to hit your calorie goal then adjust per below.
For bulking, just use the suggestions below.
Macro Adjustment Suggestions:
  • To increase protein - make larger serves of the burger patties or more tofu sauce
  • To increase carbs - serve with air fryer fries
  • To increase fats - add almond butter
Serving Suggestion:
I got nothing - they figured everything out with this burger. That's why they sell billions every year, I guess!
EASY option:
Use plant-based burger patties instead of making your own.

Nutrition

Serving: 553gCalories: 658kcalCarbohydrates: 78gProtein: 48gFat: 19g
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