This delicious vegan burger bowl recipe tastes like a Big Mac burger and takes about 20 minutes to cook using tofu, lettuce, tomatoes, onion, fries, sauce, as well as simple seasoning! It’s a quick and tasty vegan bowl!
This burger bowl serves 4 vegan bowls with budget-friendly ingredients and a healthy way to enjoy a vegan Big Mac burger without the bun and in a salad bowl! Feel free to customize your burger bowl however you want, and feel free to use store-bought veggie ground beef instead of seasoning tofu from scratch!
Recipe for Vegan Burger Bowl
If you ever have veggie ground beef or a package of tofu sitting in your fridge, this burger bowl recipe is perfect to make with it!
This vegan recipe requires very little effort and is great for meal prepping bowls for the week (as it makes 4-5servings!). This will keep in the fridge for 4-5 days (recommend storing your beef separately to heat up if you prefer each day having your vegan burger ground warmed up!
Feel free to air fry fries of choice! I’ve included a recipe for homemade seasoned fries you can cook in an air fryer or oven!
Ingredients
- Vegan Burger “ground beef” (store-bought or homemade using ingredients below)
- Tofu
- Oil
- Paprika
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
- Nutritional yeast
- Soy Sauce
- Fries (frozen or homemade)
- Lettuce
- Red Onion
- Tomatoes
- Dill Pickle
- Burger Sauce
- Vegan mayonnaise
- Relish
- Yellow Mustard
- Barbecue Sauce
- Garlic Powder
This burger bowl is vegan, gluten-free, nut-free and dairy-free.
How To Make Burger Bowl (Vegan)
First, cook your fries as they technically take the longest to cook versus the burger ingredients. If using packaged fries, preheat the air fryer or oven according to the packaged instructions and cook! For my seasoned homemade fries, preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees F or the oven to 425 degrees F,
Skip this step if you used packaged fries. Wash and peel (if desired) potatoes and cut them into thin and long fries shapes. Place the fries into a mixing bowl with oil, garlic powder, smoked paprika, salt and pepper and mix well until evenly coated. Grease your air fryer tray/basket (or line your baking sheet if using the oven) lightly if needed, and place the fries on the tray in a single layer so they are not touching each other. Air fry at 400 degrees F for a total of around 20 minutes, tossing or flipping halfway, or until crispy to your liking. If using the oven, bake at 425 degrees F for around 20-25 minutes (or crispy to your liking), flipping halfway.
While the fries are cooking, begin making your vegan ground “beef”! If using store-bought veggie ground round, cook according to instructions. For homemade vegan beef using tofu, heat oil in a large non-stick pan on medium-high heat. Crumble up the extra firm tofu with your hands and add it to the pan. Cook for around 2-3 minutes or until most of the liquid has evaporated (tossing frequently) and the tofu starts to look nice and golden. Turn the heat down to low and add smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder and nutritional yeast, and mix well to coat. Add soy sauce, dark soy sauce (or normal soy sauce) and liquid smoke (optional but recommended) and mix well to coat evenly. Set aside.
Next, make the burger sauce! In a bowl, mix together vegan mayonnaise, relish, yellow mustard, barbecue sauce, garlic powder and salt until well-combined. Taste and adjust ingredients as desired.
Then, prepare burger bowl vegetables by chopping lettuce, cutting tomatoes, slicing the onion and dicing dill pickles.
Assemble your vegan burger bowls: into serving bowls, place desired amount of lettuce, tomatoes, onion and chopped dill pickles. Add the desired amount of the burger sauce and mix/toss well. Top with a serving of the vegan ground “beef” and prepared fries. Drizzle with more burger sauce (or ketchup) as needed. Enjoy right away!
Watch me make this recipe on YouTube here.
Vegan Burger Bowl
Equipment
Ingredients
Fries (Packaged or Homemade)
- 800 g potatoes peeled
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp paprika optional (or smoked paprika)
- 1 tsp salt more to taste
- 1 tsp black pepper
Packaged Veggie Ground Round or homemade Vegan Ground “Beef”
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 block tofu extra firm
- 1 tsp smoked paprika or diced tomatoes
- 1 tbsp Garlic powder
- 1 tbsp Onion powder
- 2 tbsp Nutritional yeast
- 1 tbsp Soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Dark soy sauce or use more soy sauce
- 1 tsp Liquid smoke optional but recommended
Vegan Burger Sauce
- 1/4 cup vegan mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp relish
- 1 tbsp yellow mustard
- 1/2 tbsp barbecue sauce
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- Pinch salt more to taste
Burger Bowl Vegetables
- 8 cups lettuce chopped
- 1/2 red onion sliced thinly
- 1.33 cups cherry tomatoes or diced tomatoes
- 1 dill pickle diced
Instructions
- First, cook your fries as they technically take the longest to cook versus the burger ingredients. If using packaged fries, preheat the air fryer or oven according to the packaged instructions and cook! For my seasoned homemade fries, preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees F or the oven to 425 degrees F,
- Skip this step if you used packaged fries. Wash and peel (if desired) potatoes and cut them into thin and long fries shapes. Place the fries into a mixing bowl with oil, garlic powder, smoked paprika, salt and pepper and mix well until evenly coated. Grease your air fryer tray/basket (or line your baking sheet if using the oven) lightly if needed, and place the fries on the tray in a single layer so they are not touching each other. Air fry at 400 degrees F for a total of around 20 minutes, tossing or flipping halfway, or until crispy to your liking. If using the oven, bake at 425 degrees F for around 20-25 minutes (or crispy to your liking), flipping halfway.
- While the fries are cooking, begin making your vegan ground “beef”! If using store-bought veggie ground round, cook according to instructions. For homemade vegan beef using tofu, heat oil in a large non-stick pan on medium-high heat. Crumble up the extra firm tofu with your hands and add it to the pan. Cook for around 2-3 minutes or until most of the liquid has evaporated (tossing frequently) and the tofu starts to look nice and golden. Turn the heat down to low and add smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder and nutritional yeast, and mix well to coat. Add soy sauce, dark soy sauce (or normal soy sauce) and liquid smoke (optional but recommended) and mix well to coat evenly. Set aside.
- Next, make the burger sauce! In a bowl, mix together vegan mayonnaise, relish, yellow mustard, barbecue sauce, garlic powder and salt until well-combined. Taste and adjust ingredients as desired.
- Then, prepare burger bowl vegetables by chopping lettuce, cutting tomatoes, slicing the onion and dicing dill pickles.
- Assemble your vegan burger bowls: into serving bowls, place desired amount of lettuce, tomatoes, onion and chopped dill pickles. Add the desired amount of the burger sauce and mix/toss well. Top with a serving of the vegan ground “beef” and prepared fries. Drizzle with more burger sauce (or ketchup) as needed. Enjoy right away!
Nutrition
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