In the dawn of the commercial veggie burger era, it seemed our only options were frozen patties. Their intentions were good, they didn't contain meat, and ... well, those are the only two positive things you can really say about them. They were pretty terrible.
But the recent rise of the Impossible Burger, a veggie burger engineered by neuroscientists that tastes, feels and "bleeds" like real red meat, has elevated our expectations. Because of that, food bloggers and recipe developers have been pushed to create better recipes for made-from-scratch veggie burger patties.
We've picked 21 of our favourites, including one that can be grilled without falling apart (if you've ever tried to do this, you'll know how difficult it can be). They're made with everything from wild rice to black beans, cauliflower, sweet potatoes and beets. They're unlikely to taste or look like actual beef the way an Impossible Burger does, but rather they embrace their unique flavours and textures.
In other words, they're nothing like those old frozen patties.
