veggie burger

noun

Updated on: 8 Apr 2018

Definition of veggie burger

: a patty chiefly of vegetable-derived protein used as a meat substitute; also : a sandwich containing such a patty

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Recent Examples of veggie burger from the Web

Throughout the 90 minutes, participants talked about their path to vegetarianism, pet peeves about veggie burgers, the frustration of buying an uncommon spice just for one recipe and their struggles to follow a meatless diet.

— nancy stohs, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Home cooks share tips, learn at library's vegetarian cookbook club," 26 Mar. 2018
Here are his five secrets to nailing your veggie burger technique once and for all. 1.

— martin nordin, Bon Appetit, "These Outrageous Veggie Burgers Make Us Forget that Meat Exists," 21 Mar. 2018
And that means products like veggie burgers and Tofurky won't make the cut.

— jaden urbi, USA TODAY, "Ranchers set to fight back against vegetarian 'fake meat'," 25 Feb. 2018
Food available for sale will include veggie burgers, hot dogs, barbecue chicken sandwiches, chips, drinks, popcorn and cotton candy.

— emily sorensen, Pomerado News, "Pets in the Park is Saturday," 22 Mar. 2018
Some veggie burgers in your grocer's freezer aisle have 600 mg of sodium per burger.

— samantha cassetty, NBC News, "What you need to know about going vegan," 13 Mar. 2018
The Rockhill Grille, 2000 Grand Blvd. in the Crossroads, serves a $12 veggie burger that gets its meaty texture from artichoke hearts.

— sarah gish, kansascity, "12 burgers for the Big 12: Try these slam-dunk whoppers near Sprint Center | The Kansas City Star," 6 Mar. 2018
Waiters, carrying trays of vegetarian spring rolls and mini veggie burgers, wedged their way between guests and a sparkling ocean blue Toyota Mirai — a hydrogen fuel cell car — displayed in the lobby.

— lindsay weinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, "Larry David, Sarah Silverman and More Entertain at Keep It Clean Comedy Benefit," 3 Mar. 2018
The 32-year-old Bostonian is hosting a game day party with her boyfriend and plans to cook about 80 wings for their 10 guests along with sliders, veggie burgers, a green salad and pizza.

— zlati meyer, USA TODAY, "Americans to eat 1.35 billion wings during Super Bowl weekend," 2 Feb. 2018

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