hello, I just found this forum...lots of swell ideas! However, I am utterly astonished that nobody suggested nuts as a veggie burger ingredient. As a lifelong vegetarian, I've sampled countless dreary patties, and only found several decent varieties, the best of which must include nuts. I would suggest a patty made of most or all of the following: roasted ground walnuts/pecans, shredded cooked spinach, carmelized mushrooms/onions, cooked brown rice, grated carrot, minced garlic and fresh breadcrumbs. Flavor with thyme, chile, soy sauce, etc. Once mixed together (perhaps lightly foodprocessed) refrigerate overnight to help stick everything together (or use an egg if you want). This will taste extremely good, especially to protein-deficient vegetarians. Horseradish mayonnaise goes awful well with it too. I'm sure acceptable falafel/flour-based nutless patties can be concocted as well, but I sincerely doubt they match the mighty spinach-nut burger...
