Last night was the perfect night for a burger.
In true flexitalliean style, you know it wasn't your average burger.
Folks, it was a BRGR.
But lets back it up a few hours and I'll tell you about my night at BRGR Bar.
I've been to BRGR Bar before, when it was Red Room Lounge- so I was familiar with the setup. However, the place was transformed into a laid back, dimly light lounge to a laid back, dimly lit burger+ fries shop, complete with milkshakes. Grown up milkshakes.
I started with the "Adult Root"- root liquer + local seltzer + vanilla bean ice cream. DELISH.
We hung out at the bar for awhile- seating was a hot ticket for a group of 8..
We chomped on some awesome herbed fries while we were waiting
After 1+ hours, we were finally seated. This better be worth it.
My meal?
The Tree Hugger. lentil+falafel burger, hot+sour cucumbers, tomato, red onion, goat's milk yogurt.
Absolutely superb. Surprisingly worth the wait!
Everyone else chowed down on the other brgrs- I think we covered the span of the menu w/ 8 ppl/.
Everyone loved their brgrs- The only complaint I heard was that the buns were too fluffy and got in the way.
But you can't really go wrong with burgers, fries, and alcy-holic milkshakes.
Just sayin.
Afterwards we played darts at another local haunt, and hubby and I compared our muscles
You decide whos biceps are bigger... .
Today I attempted productivity and did some laundry, did ~50 mins on the elliptical while reading Glamour (my legs were killing me from circuits!), cleaned, and crafted.
Inspired by my lentil falafel burger, and lacking in essentially ~90% of the necessary ingredients to recreate- I compromised...
Easy Falafel Minis
Chickpea flour, lemon juice and spices, that's all you need for these delicious
mini patties. Recipe courtesy of Bob's Red Mill.
Makes 6 mini patties (or 2-3 large).
Ingredients:
1 cup Garbanzo Bean Flour
1/2 tsp Sea Salt
1/4 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Parsley Flakes
1/2 tsp Cumin, ground
1/4 tsp Coriander, ground
1/2 tsp Garlic powder
1/4 tsp Onion powder
2 tsp Lemon Juice
1/2 cup Hot Water
2 Tb Canola Oil (for frying)
Directions:
1. Mix all ingredients except lemon juice, water, and oil in a large bowl.
2. Add lemon juice and hot water, mix thoroughly.
3. Allow mixture to sit for ~10 mins.
4. Mold into mini patties (or larger).
5. "Fry" in canola oil in a frying pan set on medium-high heat. Allow each patty to brown on each side, flipping 2x.
Hubby's fork trying to get the patties before I could get a photo!
That's better
Verdict? These were delicious, and incredibly easy to make. With the bonus of super proteinaceous chickpea flour! Hubby and I have already started brainstorming variations for dinner this week (goat cheese stuffed falafel anyone?)
Hubby suggested Whole Foods Salad Bar for dinner tonight- how could I say no?
I crumbled those patties right onto this delicious mess of a salad.
Well I'm back to ogling red carpet dresses watching the SAG Awards. Hope you had a great weekend!