Gluten Free Quinoa and Kale Burger in Mushroom 'Bun'

Back to all recipes.
Ahh, burgers, a popular favourite, but you don't always want a meaty burger, so how about a vegetarian alternative that is naturally gluten free? This burger uses quinoa and kale and is lightly spiced to create a delicate yet also spicy burger. Place it in a mushroom bun if you want to keep the carbs low and naturally gluten free!
  • Preparation Time: 15 Mins
  • Cooking Time: 35 Mins
  • This recipe makes 6 burgers

This recipe contains:

  • Dairy

Last updated 8th August 2025

Added 2nd February 2018

Recipe by Alison Wheatley

Gluten Free Quinoa and Kale Burger in Mushroom 'Bun'
Gluten Free Quinoa and Kale Burger in Mushroom 'Bun'

Method

  1. Place the quinoa in a pan with boiling hot vegetable stock, place on a medium heat and cook until the quinoa "pops" and all the stock has been absorbed (about 10 mins).

  2. Allow the quinoa to cool, it doesn't need to be fully cold but not piping hot.

  3. While the quinoa is cooling, roughly chop the kale, removing any stalks and dice the red onion, place both together in a large bowl.

  4. Add the garlic, cayenne pepper, salt, pepper and lemon to the kale and onion and mix. Crack in the egg and mix again.

  5. Pour the quinoa into the kale mix and mix really well ensuring everything in coated.

  6. Grease a baking tray and place a crumpet ring or medium/large cookie cutter on the tray. Add a couple of spoonfuls of the mix into the middle of the ring and press down to compact. Full the ring as full as you can. Gently lift the ring from round the burger patty and repeat until the tray is full and the mix fully used.

  7. Place in an oven preheated to gas mark 5/190c for 15-20 minutes until starting to brown and firm to touch.

  8. Place the mushrooms on another baking tray and place in the oven along with the burgers for about 10-15 minutes (you may want to put these in once the burgers have been in for 5-10 mins)

  9. Grate the cheddar and place some of top of each burger, return to the oven for another 5 minutes to melt the cheese. If you don't want cheese, you can skip this step.

  10. Once the mushrooms have heated through and the burgers are cooked. Place one mushroom upside down on a plate, add some salad if you like, place a burger on top of the mushroom and top with a second mushroom.

Nutritional Information (Per burger)

Cals
278
Carbs
28g
Fibre
5g
Fat
14g
Sugar
5g
Protein
16g
Alison Peters
Alison Peters has been Coeliac since June 2014 and launched Coeliac Sanctuary in August of that year, and since then has aimed to provide a one stop shop for Coeliacs, from blogs, to recipes, eating out guide and online shop.

Your Comments

There's no comments on this recipe, why not leave one?

Submit Comment

Want to leave a comment on this blog? Feel free to join the discussion!

Note, your email address will never be displayed with your comment, it is only required to alert you when your comment has been approved or if the Coeliac Sanctuary team reply to your comment.

Coeliac Sanctuary

Coeliac Sanctuary, more than a gluten free blog, find gluten free, coeliac safe places to eat, gluten free recipes, blogs, reviews, buy coeliac travel cards and more!

Subscribe to our newsletter

Enter your email address below to get our newsletter sent straight to your inbox!

Copyright © 2014 - 2025 Coeliac Sanctuary.