Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Place the diced beets onto a large sheet pan and drizzle with a little bit if olive oil and season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Roast beets for about 40-45 minutes, until they are cooked through. Let cool for about 10 minutes.
In a food processor, add the beets, chickpeas, brown rice, thyme, balsamic vinegar, garlic, salt, and pepper. Process ingredients for about 15-30 seconds until everything is mixed together. You don't want to process until ingredients form a paste, just until everything comes together.
Form the mixture into patties, you will get about 6-8 depending on how big you make them. Place patties on a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Place baking sheet in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, this will make it easier for you to handle them when cooking.
To cook beet burgers, place a large pan over medium heat and coat the bottom with olive oil. Once the pan is hot, add the beet burgers and cook for about 3-5 minutes on each side.
Place the crispy kale on the bottom of the bun, top with the beet burger, and spread the top of the bun with the thyme sauce. Enjoy!
Crispy Kale:
Heat the oven to 375 degrees F. Stack kale leaves on top of each other and cut into ¼-1/2 inch ribbons. Place kale ribbons on a large baking sheet and drizzle with a little bit of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place kale in the oven and cook for about 10-12 minutes, until kale is crispy, flipping once.
Thyme Sauce:
Add all ingredients into a blender or a medium sized bowl. Mix until combined.
Notes
Goat cheese would also taste really amazing on these instead of the tahini sauce!
cx̌əʔit k̕alk̕ʷusnt snur̓isl̕p̓tn k̕l 400 degrees F. kɬpiɬnt i beets il silxʷaʔ sheet pan uɬ drizzle ita k’ʷək’ʷkinaʔ olive oil uɬ kpəpkʷinant tac c̕əc̕ip̓ tə c’ar’t naʔɬ tax̌t. q̓ʷl̕ant i beets k̕l 40-45 minutes, məɬ i snixʷtiɬcaʔs p’iʔaq. xiʔxiʔstxʷ ks‿saʔx mixaʔx mət k̕l upnkst minutes.
il sc’iɬn tan x̌ʷaq̓ʷmn, nutant i beet, chickpeas, brown rice, thyme, balsamic vinegar, garlic, c’ar’t, uɬ tə tax̌t. process ingredients x̌əl mət 15-30 seconds mɬ put yʕa yʕat mar̓ərwi. lut aks ktaqaynaʔəm i sc̕iɬn an x̌ʷaq̓ʷmns məɬ p̓acmiʔst, t̕iʔ way̓ k̕ul̕ntxʷ məɬ put wikntxʷ way̓ c̕əp̓q̓mnwixʷ.
xiʔ məɬ kʷəl̕mikstmnt tə patties, mɬ cmay itliʔ 6-8 depending c̕x̌ayɬ taʔ kin iks p’əp’sƛ̕ats. kɬpiɬnt i patties il silxʷaʔ i baking sheet cnxan̓ tə parchment paper. ncqant i baking sheet il refrigerator x̌əl̕ mət il 30 minutes, ixi məɬ mys t̕ytiʔəm ɬaks k̕ul̕mnəm kʷ‿ɬats kʷəl̕cncut.
ɬaks p̓iʔqam i beet burgers, kʷ‿kcqusəm tə silxʷaʔ pan put ks cix̌cəx̌ts mɬ nmc̕iɬc̕ant tə olive oil. cəʔix nc̕ix̌mn, nutant i beet burgers məɬ p̓iʔqant il 3-5 minutes il stxəmniw’sts.
k̕ɬ utant i kale il sk̕əɬixʷutms i bun, ktk̕ʷinant ita beet burger, məɬ kmiƛ̕nant i tqayltks iʔ bun ita thyme sauce. x̌astmint
cacupiʔ i kale:
cixənt i snurisəl̕p̓tm k̕l 375 degrees F. kutninant i kale packɬ mɬ nək̕nik̕ənt tə ¼-1/2 inch ats k̕ək̕r̓ k̕ir̓ʔ. kɬ utant ats k̕ək̕r̓ k̕ir̓ʔ il silxʷaʔ baking sheet drizzle tə k̕’ʷuk’ʷinaʔ olive oil məɬ kpəpkʷinant tə t̕axt naʔɬ tax̌t. incqant məɬ p̓iyqant mət cmay 10-12 minutes, məɬ put i kale cacupiya, p̓l̕k̕əmstixʷ naqs.
Thyme Sauce:
yʕa yʕat i ingredients nutant il blender km il medium sized lapwal. mar̓wiʔənt məɬ mar̓ərwi’.
Notes
Goat cheese nixʷ caʔkʷ tali x̌əs siɬn ɬə k̕ulmntxʷ lut ɬaks k’ul’mnəm i tahini sauce!