We love veggie burgers. They’re a regular part of our weekly meal rotation and anytime we go out to eat somewhere new, if there’s a veggie burger on the menu you can bet that one of us will be ordering it (and the other will be sneaking bites). Done well, veggie burgers are hearty, complex in flavor, and totally delicious.

We know that a lot of people think “dry and bland” when they think of a veggie burger, or they don’t want to try them because they’re too different from “real” burgers. Well, we’re here to tell you that veggie burgers aren’t just great by vegetarian standards, they’re great for everyone! Of course, like with any meat-based burger (or any food, really), there are good veggie burgers and then the mediocre/bad ones–we’ve definitely had our fair share of disappointing veggie burgers–but don’t let that deter you. And as for them…