Conscious Kitchen Better Burgers

From School Lunch Gets Fresh by Rachel Trachten | Photos by Carmen Silva

Serves 4

1½ pounds organic, grass-fed ground beef
1 carrot, peeled
1 beet, peeled
½ white onion, peeled
2–4 mushrooms
1–3 cloves garlic, peeled
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Sea salt
Black pepper

Grind raw vegetables in a meat grinder or a food processor (pulse setting). Mix vegetables and oil with ground beef (or other ground meat). Form into burger patties and season with salt and pepper. (Make one small patty and cook to check on the seasoning.) Pan fry or grill.

At Madera Elementary, the burgers were served on whole-wheat buns with fresh lettuce and kale. The kids added their own ketchup and mustard.

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