Yesterday I ate vegan and last night I ate RAW.
I was loving that when I checked in at R. Thomas for dinner so many of you commented on Twitter! My local hole-in-the-wall is well-known!
R. Thomas Deluxe Grill (1812 Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30309, 404-872-2942) is this crazy-looking, eclectic restaurant in Atlanta that has something of a cult following. If you are in Atlanta or just passing through and looking for a healthy, vegetarian-friendly place, check this out. (I think it’s mucho better than Cafe Sunflower.)
Is it the parrots? The fact that you’re basically eating under a tent? The juices and smoothies? The 24-7 breakfast? The many vegetarian options?
My vote is all of the above!
Tonight I ordered the Raw Veggie Dinner #2.
Can you believe how pretty this looks?! So many colors!
On my plate (clockwise, beginning from “noon”): cashew cheese, raw falafel, hummus, carrot-coconut-almond salad, guacamole, cauliflower tabouli, sunflower pate, and fennel asparagus salad. The middle was a cabbage kraut.
It was was all good – very fresh and rejuvenating. My favorites were the kraut, cauliflower, and the pate. The creativity earned each big points, as well as the distinct, clean flavors in each combo.
I always feel a little high after eating an all-raw meal… is that just me? 🙂
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It seems that lately more and more bloggers have mentioned how inspired they are by others’ recipes – I am no different!
Choosing Raw is one of my favorite sources for ideas/recipes. Today, I was inspired by Gena’s Ginger Lime Edamame Sweet Potato Burgers.
In case you didn’t get your burger-fill over the 4th… try this one! It’s much different than your typical black bean burger.
In fact, it’s possibly the best bean burger ever – and I rarely claim anything to be the “best.” Asian-style. Vegan. Gluten-free.
The ginger adds an unexpected zing – definitely don’t leave it out! I also loved the cilantro and lime playing together in it. Finally, the sriracha gives it some spice (I was worried that the heaping teaspoon I added would overwhelm, but the flavor is surprisingly subtle).
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Ginger Lime Edamame Black Bean Burgers
- 1 C black beans
- 1/2 C shelled, frozen edamame beans (thawed)
- 1/4 C red onion
- 1 small carrot, grated
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, chopped
- 1/3 cup quinoa flakes
- Juice of 1/2 lime
- 1T liquid aminos (can use soy sauce or tamari instead)
- 1/4 C cilantro
- 1 tsp garlic sriracha
- ~1T water (as needed)
Preheat oven to 350.
Put all ingredients in a blender and blend until desired consistency is reached. I like mine to have a few larger pieces of beans left for texture.
Form into 4 patties and bake ~30 mins.
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I’m slowly working through the billions of bookmared recipes I have!
What have you been inspired to make by another blogger?
R. Thomas is the best! And what you got is one of my favorite things to order!! The Donkey Kong smoothie is amazing too. And the Blue Moon hot drink! Mmmm!!
You always provide such unique and yummy looking recipes, Laura! I love them all! Now Ijust need to motivate myself to actually MAKE some of the deliciousness!
Thank you!!! I love yours too – you totally motivate me to work hard in the gym. 🙂
I make a lot of stuff from peasandthankyou.com and dailygarnish.com.
Other bloggers always inspire me to make and create recipes! That is what I love about the blogging community.
I just made some zucchini the other night that was inspired by your recent recipe 🙂
Awesome! What did you do with it?
Better than Cafe Sunflower? I must check this place out! Everything looks so fresh.
And I’ve made a few of Chocolate Covered Katie’s breakfast and dessert recipes. But to your point, there are so many awesome and creative bloggers out there that make amazing meals – now I just have to find the time to make everything for myself.
I love R. Thomas! I haven’t been there in years though, and I’ve only been late at night when the birds are asleep. Choosing Raw is one of my favorite blogs because the recipes there are so truly unlike anything I’ve seen or would dream up. I’ve made Gena’s carrot miso salad dressing many times and it’s easily my favorite dressing ever.
Great looking burger! I’ve never been brave enough to try a veggie burger but this is now the second black bean burger with a rave review 🙂 Must give it a try!
Do it! This is seriously the best one yet.
This burger packs so much nutrition! And the flavors sound absolutely wonderful!
Raw & vegan… 2 great ways to eat! I haven’t tried raw yet .. but I really want to !
haha wow these look great! I’ve been making plain old black bean burgers for months! I need to switch it up! And I love the added protein of edamame.
So funny story, last night I was at happy hour and my guy friend ordered edamame, and the waitress was recapping and she called them soybeans and hes like “Ew no, I don’t want soybeans, I want edamame”
I laughed. The waitress was polite and just said “oh, ok”
hahaha
Fantastic ingredients and a great result! I bet these burgers taste delicious.
Oh my gosh I’m the same way – I have SO many recipes bookmarked – I’m going to be 80 by the time I get through all of them!
Those really do look delicious – I think they’re totally worthy of being called “the best” 🙂
Ginger, lime, edamame…what an interesting mix for a burger! The thought intrigues me…I’ll bet the taste makes your mouth sing.
I’m definitely not a natural chef so the majority of my inspiration comes from other bloggers and cook books etc, I think (hope) i’m getting a little better as time goes on though! 🙂 These burgers look great, I love how you come up with all these random and wonderful combinations! And the raw food looks yummy, I keep trying to incorporate more raw into my meals but i’m not the biggest fan, maybe it will grow on me.
I LOVE R Thomas! Everything I’ve eaten there has been fantastic. It’s way better than cafe sunflower for sure!
Whoa, that restaurant sounds so cool! Vegetarian and with that awesome atmosphere and food? I’m sold! I’m saving this burger recipe, too. Michael’s in love with veggie burgers all of the sudden but he goes through a box a day- that’s a little too expensive!
Thanks for reminding me to freeze them! I never remember and it is SO much better than store bought.
I need these like right now.
That raw plate looks amazing! I wish I could get that kind of food here. I can, but I have to make it myself. I love the sound of your burgers too. I usually go mexican with the spicing, the asian is definitely going to happen next time, thanks!! 😀
Wow, I am so flattered! “Best burger” is a big compliment. Thanks Laura!
Thank YOU! I love everything I’ve made of yours. 🙂
I took a raw cooking class at Bastyr. The food was amazing. Your raw veggie dinner looks just as good!
That’s so cool! I’d love to take a raw cooking class.