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Spicy Black Bean Burger Southwest Salad

By Chris Cockren

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Spicy Black Bean Burger Southwest Salad

A healthy, quick, and easy weeknight dinner recipe for a Spicy Black Bean Burger Southwest Salad, smothered in guilt-free avocado Greek yogurt dressing!

We are officially in house limbo.  

Our first house is sold and we’re all moved out.  Side note: you don’t truly realize how much stuff you have until you try moving it.  Jeez.  And our new house, which we are super-ridiculously-beyond-excited to soon call our home, won’t be ready to close for another month or so.  Thankfully my parents have welcomed us with open arms.  And extra thankfully their house is literally 5 minutes from the school where I work. #win

Have I mentioned that the new house has a pool?!  And have I also mentioned that I’m not even close to being in pool-ready shape? At least my current extra-round body type will be highly buoyant.  Glass half full, people.

But it’s time to start eating better.  Making better choices.  And with most of my kitchen gear stored away, it’s time to get creative come dinner time. MorningStar Farms to the rescue.  They make it beyond easy to eat smart and go meatless.

Spicy Black Bean Burger Southwest Salad

I’m not sure if you’ve checked out your grocery freezer aisle lately, but MorningStar Farms is tearing the place up.  They’ve got like 30+ products at this point, and are always constantly creating and introducing new flavors. Meet the newest members of the MorningStar Farms family:

  • Roasted Garlic and Quinoa Burger
  • Buffalo Chik Patties
  • Parmesan Garlic Wings
  • Mediterranean Chickpea Pizza
  • Baja Black Bean Pizza

But my personal favorite way to get my MorningStar Farms eating on?  Veggie burgers.  All 12 are a great source of protein and can go straight from freezer to grill. And Asheley is totally obsessed with these Spicy Black Bean ones.

Spicy Black Bean Burger Southwest Salad

Spring is like the one time of year I feel it’s perfectly acceptable to have a salad for dinner.  Not just an appetizer.  Full on main course action.

So I loaded up.  Sautéed peppers, onions, and summer squash.  Pickled jalapenos.  Healthy avocado Greek yogurt dressing.  And the crown jewel?  That spicy black bean burger topped with a fried egg.  

That’s how we do salads in our house. Well, my parents’ house.

Spicy Black Bean Burger Southwest Salad

Spicy Black Bean Burger Southwest Salad

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Spicy Black Bean Burger Southwest Salad

Spicy Black Bean Burger Southwest Salad


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Ingredients

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  • 4 MorningStar Farms Spicy Black Bean Burgers
  • 4 slices pepperjack cheese
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 1 red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 summer squash, diced
  • Pinch chili powder
  • 4 eggs
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 large head of lettuce (any variety will do), rinsed, dried, and torn into bite-sized pieces
  • 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
  • Pickled jalapenos
  • 1 avocado, diced
  • Avocado Greek Yogurt Dressing
  • 1 ripe avocado, mashed
  • ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 lime
  • 1 clove garlic
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Grill Spicy Black Bean Burgers over medium-high heat until heated through, flipping once half way through process. During last 1 minute of cooking, top each burger with a slice of pepperjack cheese.
  2. Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add red bell pepper, red onion, and summer squash. Season generously with Kosher salt and a pinch of chili powder, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 6-8 minutes, until vegetables are softened but still have a little crunch to them.
  3. Spray a large nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray and heat over medium-low heat. Once hot (adding a droplet of water to the pan should make it sizzle), crack open eggs and add them, one at a time, into the skillet. Season with salt and pepper and cover with a lid. This will help the tops of the whites to set before overcooking the bottom of the eggs. The eggs are done cooking once the whites are just set (the yolk will still be runny).
  4. Divide lettuce among 4 bowls. Top with spicy black bean cheeseburger, sautéed vegetable mixture, pickled jalapenos, cherry tomatoes, diced avocado, fried egg, and drizzle with avocado Greek yogurt dressing. Serve immediately.

Avocado Greek Yogurt Dressing

  1. In a food processor, purée the avocado, Greek yogurt, juice from ½ of the lime, and garlic. Drizzle in olive oil and fully combine. Season with Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Taste and add the juice from the other ½ lime if needed.

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  1. Shibi

    June 5, 2014 at 8:03 am

    Tell me about moves Chris!! We did a move 3 yrs ago and still have unopened boxes in our basement :). The truth is that we carry so much stuff we really don’t need. Anyways good luck with settling down in your new house.
    We always have a box of spicy vegetable bean buger in our freezer. Its our life saver on lazy days. The salad looks perfect for this weather. Absolutely loved the dressing!!

    • Chris

      June 7, 2014 at 4:24 am

      Ehh, don’t worry, isn’t there a rule that you don’t need to unpack all your boxes in the basement until 4 years in? 😉

  2. Alyssa

    June 5, 2014 at 9:28 am

    House limbo! Hope it all goes as smoothly as can be. At least in the interim your commute is a breeze! Topping a salad with a veggie burger is one of my favorite ways to add enough oomph to a salad for dinnertime. This recipe takes it to the next level though – avocado greek yogurt dressing? YUM. My favorite MorningStar Farms product would be their Tomato & Basil Pizza Burgers. Delish!

    • Chris

      June 7, 2014 at 4:23 am

      The whole commute thing is a gigantic plus! I’m loving the 5 minute drive 🙂

  3. Kelly D

    June 5, 2014 at 9:50 am

    Their Garden Veggie Patties are my favorite.

  4. courtney b

    June 5, 2014 at 9:51 am

    i’ve never tried these before but i would love to try the spicy bean patties. We love beans and they are SO healthy for you !:) can’t wait to pick this up next time i go to the grocery store!

  5. Kelly D

    June 5, 2014 at 9:51 am

    tweet
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  6. courtney b

    June 5, 2014 at 9:52 am

    tweet

    https://twitter.com/MeandBells/status/474625364418101248

  7. Mindee

    June 5, 2014 at 10:40 am

    I love the spicy black bean burger and my daughter’s favorite is the Chik patty.

  8. Stephanie

    June 5, 2014 at 12:02 pm

    im a huge fan of Garden Veggie Patties

    ★★★★★

  9. heather

    June 5, 2014 at 1:03 pm

    My favorite is the morning star veggie burgers.

    ★★★★★

  10. Bri | Bites of Bri

    June 5, 2014 at 1:13 pm

    Chris, I love black bean burgers, but I’ve never tried frozen ones. I’ll have to give them a try. In regard to the house limbo, been there done that. I always say we should move often to keep the clutter/stuff down to a minimum. Our last house limbo was a few years ago and we moved in with my parents. What was meant to be 4 months turned into 8!!! I hope that your house limbo is much shorter and thereby more enjoyable 😉

    • Chris

      June 7, 2014 at 4:23 am

      Oh boy… 8 months!! Phew! Hahaha yes we will be here for max 1 1/2 months. Just waiting on that closing date to come 🙂

  11. Lisa

    June 5, 2014 at 1:54 pm

    I love their meatless crumbles and the vegan corn dogs!

  12. amy pugmire

    June 5, 2014 at 2:46 pm

    we love all they’re products but especially the MorningStar Farms Baja Black Bean Pizza

  13. amy pugmire

    June 5, 2014 at 2:47 pm

    tweeted

    https://twitter.com/1amypugmire/status/474699861292371969

  14. Mami2jcn

    June 5, 2014 at 2:53 pm

    I like the Buffalo Chik patties.

  15. Mami2jcn

    June 5, 2014 at 2:54 pm

    tweet–https://twitter.com/mami2jcn/status/474701929549815808

  16. Natalie

    June 5, 2014 at 3:02 pm

    My favorite morning star product is their original chik patties or their black bean burgers.

  17. Natalie

    June 5, 2014 at 3:05 pm

    I tweeted under twitter id @yarbr012 https://twitter.com/yarbr012/status/474704361398886400.

  18. nicole dz

    June 5, 2014 at 4:38 pm

    My favorite is the spicy black bean burgers. They are so delish! Very good!!!

    ★★★★★

  19. nicole dz

    June 5, 2014 at 4:40 pm

    tweeted- https://twitter.com/lil_lady_dz/status/474728477166276608

  20. Elena

    June 5, 2014 at 5:20 pm

    I like the black bean burgers

  21. Elena

    June 5, 2014 at 5:24 pm

    https://twitter.com/ElenaIstomina/status/474739282435776512

  22. Kelly

    June 6, 2014 at 1:21 am

    Eeks, we were in house limbo and stayed with my parents for 2 months before we moved into our current house too. That’s awesome that they live so close to work though and that your new house has a pool! Hopefully this time goes by quickly for all of you and you will get to enjoy your new house soon 🙂 This salad is all kinds of incredible! Love the avocado greek yogurt dressing and the veggie burger and fried egg on top sound fantastic!

    • Chris

      June 7, 2014 at 4:22 am

      Thanks so much Kelly! We’ll be in the new house before we know it for sure!

  23. David

    June 6, 2014 at 2:31 am

    Chris! You know you and Asheley could’ve come up and vacationed in your summer house up here in upstate New York, right? Instead you stay down there and keep working…what’s up with that? I’ve been needing some extra mouths to eat some of this food lately! Speaking of food, that salad looks amaze-balls. Seriously good job, my friend. #WolfpackEats

    • Chris

      June 7, 2014 at 4:22 am

      Summer house in upstate NY?! Where’s that?! We don’t have a summer house lol. Unless you secretly bought one for us, which would be mighty kind of you. And I know you are that type of awesome guy that would go ahead and buy someone a house… so thanks so much. Send me the address and we’ll be right up hahaha.

  24. shashi

    June 6, 2014 at 3:29 am

    Morning star’s spicy black bean burgers are some of my fav’s – topped with avocado and egg, they sure must be heaven – that drippy egg yolk is food porn at its finest!
    So excited to hear about the new house – so when are y’all having a pool party and inviting all us blends (blogger friends) over for some totchos and veggie burgers? 🙂

    • Chris

      June 7, 2014 at 4:17 am

      Oh yes, the drippy egg yolk. My fave 🙂 Hahahaha pool party with totchos and veggie burgers sounds legit!

  25. Robin

    June 6, 2014 at 3:42 am

    Hi Chris. Love seeing all your delicious creativity that sparks our gastric juices!! The Morning Star Garden Veggie Burger is a go to staple here. I’m definitely going to try the Mediterranean Chickpea Pizza. We were weaned on chickpeas since my grandfather used to sell them from a double boiler pushcart at the Coney Island Boardwalk back in the 60s. Keep it coming Chris!

    • Chris

      June 7, 2014 at 4:16 am

      Wow super cool story about your grandfather! Thanks Robin 🙂

  26. Sandy

    June 6, 2014 at 4:17 am

    I’m not sure I’ve tried any of these products. Will be looking for them

  27. Bill

    June 6, 2014 at 4:37 am

    Wow! Awesome looking salad, Chris! Some salads leave me wanting something more, but this one looks so amazingly hearty and satisfying! Awesome post!

    • Chris

      June 7, 2014 at 4:16 am

      Thanks so much Bill! Happy weekend!

  28. Shelley

    June 6, 2014 at 4:50 am

    Chris, this is a fantastic salad! We’ve been big, big MorningStar Farms fans at my house for years and years. I can definitely vouch for how good their Spicy Black Bean burgers are, and I loooove putting a fried egg on top of practically anything … this salad is genius! Some other great MorningStar Farms products that we adore? Their corn dogs and mini corn dogs are fabulous, and we’ve chowed those since my kiddos were teeny, too. They’re so surprisingly delicious and are perfect to give me a (healthy!) corn dog fix (I kinda have a weak spot for hot dogs … #guiltypleasure). Also awesome? My daughter has one of their yummy breakfast Sausage Links almost every morning with her breakfast. Love this post! And hey, you’ll be pool-ready in no time! 😀

    • Chris

      June 7, 2014 at 4:13 am

      I really need to try their corn dogs… they look fantastic!

  29. Cindy Dupin

    June 6, 2014 at 5:31 am

    OK, I had GB Surgery, I have a hard time eating burgers, so the veggie burgers are a perfect substitute for me, as some meat is so dense and I get very sick, eating the veggie burgers are not only delicious, but I can eat 1/2 of a burger without any nausea at all !!!!!!!!! LOVE them !!!!!!!!!!! So glad it’s grilling season, I throw them on the grill, and two of my family members are vegan, so this is a huge hit in my home !!!!!!!!!!! YUMMMMMMMM !!!!!!!!!!

    • Chris

      June 7, 2014 at 4:13 am

      So glad you can eat these veggie burgers! And yes… I’m totally sharing in your joy of grilling season!

  30. Pamela

    June 6, 2014 at 6:13 am

    I love myself a black bean burger so this is giving me a big craving!

    • Chris

      June 7, 2014 at 4:12 am

      Especially if you can surround that black bean burger with a mountain of glorious rooftop veggies!

  31. Lisa Brown

    June 6, 2014 at 6:34 am

    I like the MorningStar Farms Chipotle Black Bean Burger; i love chipotle 🙂

    ★★★★★

  32. Lisa Brown

    June 6, 2014 at 6:35 am

    tweet https://twitter.com/LuLu_Brown24/status/474938570902622208

  33. steven weber

    June 6, 2014 at 6:38 am

    we love the Morningstar Farms Chik’n Nuggets

  34. Carol Clark

    June 6, 2014 at 7:22 am

    Morningstar Farms® Veggie Dogs i love

  35. Carol Clark

    June 6, 2014 at 7:24 am

    https://twitter.com/ccntx/status/474950928366567425

    ★★★★★

  36. Susan

    June 6, 2014 at 7:36 am

    I have not had anything Morningstar in many years, since I quit being vegan/vegetarian (I was both). But I remember the products fondly. This salad sounds wonderful. Now if only I could get my husband to eat anything with avocado…

    • Chris

      June 7, 2014 at 4:11 am

      Hahaha sounds like you need to trick him a bit with the whole avocado thing! Good luck with that one!

  37. Archana

    June 6, 2014 at 7:57 am

    always have these in my freezer and I love hearty salads like these. Especially like the avocado yogurt sauce – does hte avocado go brown if you keep the sauce for too long? I always wondered about that.

    Good luck with the move!

    • Chris

      June 7, 2014 at 4:11 am

      Yes, the avocado will go brown after a while. I’ve had success with keeping it green for a few days. The vinegar keeps it green, as does keeping a layer of plastic wrap directly on the dressing. Basically, keep oxygen from reaching the avocado = no browning.

  38. Sam

    June 6, 2014 at 8:25 am

    Haha there are a some similarities between our posts today, particularly with the Greek yogurt dressing! (You know what they say about great minds…)
    I LOVE your recipe for Greek yogurt though, I am DEFINITELY going to be trying that soon!
    I’m about to move into my first home in a few months and I’m already dreading packing… yikes, doesn’t sound like fun!

    • Chris

      June 7, 2014 at 4:08 am

      Great minds… oh yes we are! hahaha. Eh, just pack a little bit at a time and you’ll be good to go. Our mistake was packing up 80% of our house in 3 days. Not a great plan in hindsight.

  39. Cindy

    June 6, 2014 at 9:15 am

    New house with a pool?! How lucky are you! I would love to have a pool. Well maybe not in our current house. I’d never be to get in with our crazy temperatures. I so know what you mean about realizing how much stuff you have when you move. We are only allowed a certain amount of weight and we were way over our allowance. I had to do some serious purging. It’s like my house went on a diet. Now I miss all those things.
    I love these black bean burgers. I use to eat them all the time. They are great for a quick filling salad!

    • Chris

      June 7, 2014 at 4:07 am

      Hahahaha wow could only move a certain amount of weight?! That’s really interesting. We would have to do serious amounts of purging if that was the case!

  40. kjasus

    June 6, 2014 at 10:03 am

    i haven’t had their product before but i’d try their asian veggie patties

    • Chris

      June 7, 2014 at 4:06 am

      I want to try those too… they look great!

  41. Jess

    June 6, 2014 at 10:10 am

    The looks amazing Chris- the black bean burger sounds amazing 🙂

    • Chris

      June 7, 2014 at 4:06 am

      Thansk Jess 🙂

  42. Sarah

    June 6, 2014 at 10:15 am

    Eee! So exciting about the new house – congrats! The last time we moved, we upgraded from a 350 square foot in-law to a full on 3 bedroom house and still somehow managed to fill the house. Where we kept it all in the old apartment was beyond me; apparently I was really good at tetris.

    I used to be addicted to morning star’s corn dogs and nuggets – definitely my go-to quick dinner until I started eating gluten-free. This salad looks awesome – I love that you loaded it with all kinds of freshness.

    • Chris

      June 7, 2014 at 4:06 am

      Thanks Sarah! Isn’t it crazy how much stuff we acquire?! Hahaha you are the tetris queen!

  43. Diona Y.

    June 6, 2014 at 1:30 pm

    My favorite is the Morningstar Farms Veggie Corn Dogs, such indulgent, delicious fun and the kids love them too!!

    • Chris

      June 7, 2014 at 4:02 am

      I’m thinking I need to try these corn dogs! They sound great!

  44. Ellen

    June 6, 2014 at 1:52 pm

    I’m a sucker for the breakfast sausage sandwich with egg and cheese. I love breakfast, but hate to make it. I should really try the black bean burgers…Thank you!

    • Chris

      June 7, 2014 at 4:02 am

      Haha I’m with you Ellen. I love to eat breakfast… but making it just isn’t my thing normally!

  45. Erika

    June 6, 2014 at 3:17 pm

    The Baja Black Bean pizza sounds really good!

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  46. Coffee and Crumpets

    June 7, 2014 at 6:07 am

    Our house limbo lasted a year. Then we moved into our new home, and within two years moved to Denver *sigh* Have you ever packed up a 5 bedroom house in 5 days? Yeah, done that.
    One of my daughters is a vegetarian so I always keep these kind of things in the freezer for her, though the other kids enjoy them just as much. But I love your salad topped with the black bean burger! Looks fab.
    Hope all works out for you! Wishing you lots of luck. I know what you’re going through 🙂

    Nazneen

    • Chris

      June 7, 2014 at 5:03 pm

      Wow 5 bedroom house in 5 days… phew. I don’t know how you did it!

  47. Helen

    June 7, 2014 at 7:57 am

    Yaaaay for spicy black bean burgers! (same wave-length again – scary!) LOVE the idea of putting an egg on the top of this – I can imagine how well that goes. And I’ve got to master that dressing. It sounds divine.
    P.S. I can’t believe your new house has a pool! Nope, not jealous at all (= big fat lie).

    • Chris

      June 7, 2014 at 5:02 pm

      Hahaha… well anytime you come to NY, come on over and enjoy the new pool!

  48. Madeline

    June 7, 2014 at 12:18 pm

    I do have a favorite: their Chik’n Nuggets!

  49. Madeline

    June 7, 2014 at 12:24 pm

    Tweet link: https://twitter.com/shala_darkstone/status/475388809241427969

  50. Susan Smith

    June 7, 2014 at 12:39 pm

    I want to try the MorningStar Farms® Breakfast Sandwich Sausage Egg and Cheese.

  51. Susan Smith

    June 7, 2014 at 12:41 pm

    https://twitter.com/susan1215/status/475393069848612864

  52. Janice Cooper

    June 7, 2014 at 12:53 pm

    Unfortunately I haven’t tried MorningStar Farms products but would like to try their Buffalo Chik Patties. However my mother-in-law loves the and enjoys the prime burgers, bacon, sausage patties, ribs and crumbles.

  53. Janice Cooper

    June 7, 2014 at 12:54 pm

    https://twitter.com/disneyfan40/status/475396466697965568

  54. rachel

    June 7, 2014 at 2:11 pm

    I like the MorningStar Farms® Grillers® 1/4 Pound Burger. Perfect for summer!

  55. Kristen

    June 7, 2014 at 3:51 pm

    As were a bit buoyant around here too 🙂 I’d like to try replacing our usual on-the-run breakfast with the Morningstar Farms Sausage, Egg & Cheese Breakfast Sandwiches. I’ll bet they’re good!

  56. Kristen

    June 7, 2014 at 3:57 pm

    tweeted
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  57. Norma

    June 7, 2014 at 4:12 pm

    The Spicy Black Bean Burger

  58. LAMusing

    June 7, 2014 at 4:13 pm

    Never tried them, but the Roasted Garlic & Quinoa Burger sounds interesting.

  59. D Schmidt

    June 8, 2014 at 10:45 am

    My favorite MorningStar Farms product is definitely the buffalo wings, they are delicious and my whole family enjoys them!

    ★★★★★

  60. D Schmidt

    June 8, 2014 at 10:46 am

    Tweeted for a second entry
    https://twitter.com/mummytotwoboys1/status/475726038115155969

  61. Jayne Martin

    June 8, 2014 at 1:19 pm

    For me, the original is still the best.

  62. Jayne Martin

    June 8, 2014 at 1:20 pm

    Tweeted.

    https://twitter.com/Jayne_Martin/status/475765383773704193

  63. Jessie C.

    June 8, 2014 at 6:49 pm

    I like MorningStar Farms Buffalo Chik Patties.
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  64. Jessie C.

    June 8, 2014 at 6:50 pm

    -https://twitter.com/tcarolinep/status/475847706233958401

  65. Taylor

    June 9, 2014 at 1:32 am

    Congrats on the move! YAY! Moving is such a big job eh? It must be nice to be done!
    I seriously need to try this salad…I had an idea for a veggie burger salad awhile back, and it just never happened…so, now it must! Pinned!

    • Chris

      June 9, 2014 at 6:33 am

      Only 1/2 way done unfortunately… still need to move into the new house! But at least that will be fun and exciting 🙂

  66. Alice // Hip Foodie Mom

    June 9, 2014 at 2:35 am

    Chris,
    love that you made this into a salad!!! I must try the spicy black bean burgers. . we love their Asian Veggie Patties!!

    • Chris

      June 9, 2014 at 6:32 am

      Ooooo I need to try those! Asian Veggie Patties sounds great!

  67. Alice // Hip Foodie Mom

    June 9, 2014 at 2:36 am

    I tweeted! https://twitter.com/HipFoodieMom1/status/475965657864216576

  68. Angie (

    June 9, 2014 at 5:02 am

    A huge fan of beans and legumes here! Just ordered 4kg dried black beans :-)) I put them in salads, stews, desserts, bread very often. This is a perfect dinner for me. Thanks for sharing, Chris.

    • Chris

      June 9, 2014 at 6:32 am

      Thanks so much Angie! And whoa.. that’s a lot of beans!

  69. Christine

    June 9, 2014 at 7:17 am

    LOVE veggie burgers and I love that you took them to the next level here!!! I always find that just one or two patties (while delicious) is never really enough to keep me full, so incorporating them into a hearty salad like this is the perfect idea!

    • Chris

      June 11, 2014 at 6:41 am

      Thanks Christine!

  70. Ashley

    June 9, 2014 at 8:11 am

    That’s awesome that your parent’s house is 5 minutes from work – what a commute!

    And this salad looks delicious – I love the sound of that avocado dressing! Hope you had a good weekend!!

    • Chris

      June 11, 2014 at 6:41 am

      Yea, the commute is pretty amazing now! Much better than the normal 45 minutes it used to take me!

  71. Mike

    June 9, 2014 at 12:26 pm

    I know you labeled this as a dinner, but I’m totally seeing myself inhaling this for breakfast after my morning run.
    That’s the sort of power-breakfast a wolf needs after hunting 😉

  72. Mike

    June 9, 2014 at 12:27 pm

    I know you’ve labeled this as “dinner”, but I’m totally seeing myself gobbling this for breakfast after my morning run.
    That’s the sort of power-breakfast a wolf needs after hunting 😉

    • Chris

      June 11, 2014 at 6:41 am

      Most likely by the time most people eat breakfast, you’ve ran 14 miles, biked 36 miles, and swam to NJ and back. Yea, I would say that you deserve this salad for breakfast, haha.

  73. One Frugal Girl

    June 9, 2014 at 2:14 pm

    I haven’t tried any, but with $100 I could probably try all of them!

  74. Cate

    June 9, 2014 at 2:59 pm

    What a great looking salad – I never would have thought to put a veggie burger on a salad!

  75. Kathy

    June 9, 2014 at 3:30 pm

    Hang in there, you’ll be in your new home in no time. 🙂 A salad with an egg on top is perfect!!!

    ★★★★★

    • Chris

      June 11, 2014 at 6:40 am

      Thanks Kathy!

  76. Amy S

    June 9, 2014 at 5:06 pm

    I’d love to try Mediterranean Chickpea!

  77. Ami

    June 9, 2014 at 6:15 pm

    This is such a cool idea for a quick meal! My hubby loves these morning star burger patties! Thanks!

  78. Nicole

    June 9, 2014 at 7:32 pm

    Oh, I love the Morning Star sausages! … but one question … how did you get that egg to look so perfect!?! My eggs always end up scrambled. No matter how I intend to cook them 😛

    • Chris

      June 11, 2014 at 6:40 am

      Hahaha, I don’t know… I guess I have good luck with cooking eggs or something. I actually had to cook 2 of them because the first one wasn’t quite good enough for the camera. I put the heat on med-low and cover the skillet with some sort of lid so that the top of the egg cooks pretty fast as well.

  79. Pam

    June 10, 2014 at 6:34 am

    Looking at the glass half full is important! Congrats on the new house with a pool!

    The salad looks amazing. I love the shot of the running yolk… it has me drooling.

    • Chris

      June 11, 2014 at 6:33 am

      Runny yolks tend to have that effect on all of us, don’t they?!

  80. linda h

    June 10, 2014 at 10:23 am

    garden veggie patty

  81. Kelly - LEFT SIDE OF THE TABLE

    June 10, 2014 at 1:32 pm

    Woohoooo a pool. I would be thrilled. I nanny right now, and one of the families I nanny for has a pool….kinda gotta have one some day 😉 I’m totally digging what you did with this black bean burger Chris! You’re a genius. What better way to get in shape than eating tasty salads…tasty is key. Nobody likes a gross and tasteless salad. This is the farthest thing from that. Thanks for sharing 😀 Hope you’ve had a great Tuesday!

    • Chris

      June 11, 2014 at 6:27 am

      Thanks so much Kelly! Yea, if I’m going to eat a salad… I’m going to go all out on the thing!

  82. Rebecca Graham

    June 10, 2014 at 9:35 pm

    My favorite is the garden veggie patty.

  83. Lilli

    June 11, 2014 at 6:24 pm

    Oh my gosh this salad looks delicious! So many great flavours going on in there! I love adding an egg to a salad, it just makes it that much better 🙂

    • Chris

      June 12, 2014 at 5:24 am

      Thanks so much Lilli! Runny eggs make everything better 🙂

  84. mysweetiepiepie

    June 12, 2014 at 4:31 am

    My favorite is the MorningStar Farms® Maple Flavored Veggie Sausage Patties.

  85. Ashley H

    June 12, 2014 at 4:36 pm

    i like the buffalo wings.

  86. Consuelo - Honey & Figs

    June 13, 2014 at 4:19 am

    Yay for the new house – it sounds absolutely lovely! But I feel our pain man, moving can be so so so exhausting… *Cries because I’m moving tomorrow too ahhhh* Best of luck with it all!!
    Also, these burgers look magnificent. I cannot believe they’re healthy!! xx

    • Chris

      June 13, 2014 at 8:38 am

      Oh man best of luck with moving too!!!

  87. Gina M

    June 14, 2014 at 4:21 am

    I would love to try the buffalo chicken wings!
    Thanks for the chance to win!
    wildorchid985 at gmail dot com

  88. Gina M

    June 14, 2014 at 4:23 am

    tweet–https://twitter.com/WildOrchid985/status/477804720741158912

  89. Elle

    June 14, 2014 at 11:34 am

    I love the tomato and basil pizza burgers!

  90. Elle

    June 14, 2014 at 11:35 am

    https://twitter.com/PrettyHotPink6/status/477913037832482816

  91. Barbara Montag

    June 15, 2014 at 11:26 am

    Yes we love the MorningStar Buffalo Wings.
    thank you

  92. Barbara Montag

    June 15, 2014 at 11:27 am

    tweet https://twitter.com/JalapenoMama/status/478273312125370368

  93. Ellie W

    June 16, 2014 at 12:50 pm

    I have never tried morning star products, but I’d like to try the Chipotle Black Bean Burger.

  94. Ellie W

    June 16, 2014 at 12:50 pm

    tweet
    https://twitter.com/eswright18/status/478656831359692801

  95. Tina M

    June 19, 2014 at 4:36 pm

    i like the Buffalo Chik Patties.

  96. Tina M

    June 19, 2014 at 4:37 pm

    https://twitter.com/HappyTina0115/status/479801167304593409

  97. Neiddy

    June 24, 2014 at 12:42 pm

    I have not tried any MorningStar Farms products yet but I would love to try the MorningStar Farms Buffalo Chik Patties, I like spicy food and these patties look so delicious.

    ★★★★★

  98. Neiddy

    June 24, 2014 at 12:46 pm

    Shared on twitter -https://twitter.com/neiddy_ruiz/status/481555098569814016

    ★★★★★

  99. maria cantu

    June 24, 2014 at 1:01 pm

    I like the garden veggie patties.

  100. Debbie B

    June 24, 2014 at 5:00 pm

    i’ve never tried these before but they really look great! I’d like to try the Buffalo Chik patties.

  101. Debbie B

    June 24, 2014 at 5:02 pm

    I posted a tweet:

    https://twitter.com/bellows22/status/481619417370214400

  102. sandra

    June 26, 2014 at 3:52 am

    i want to try the MorningStar Farms® Breakfast Sandwich Sausage Egg and Cheese

  103. Mari

    June 26, 2014 at 5:45 pm

    I’d like to try the MorningStar Farms® Baja Black Bean Pizza

  104. Kerry

    June 27, 2014 at 4:35 pm

    The Spicy Black Bean Veggie Burger

  105. Kerry

    June 27, 2014 at 4:46 pm

    tweeted: https://twitter.com/KerryBishop/status/482702489209151488

  106. Tabathia B

    June 27, 2014 at 6:37 pm

    I would like to try out the MorningStar Farms® Grillers® Chik’n Veggie Patties

    tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com

  107. Tabathia B

    June 27, 2014 at 6:48 pm

    tweet https://twitter.com/ChelleB36/status/482733239501467648

    tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com

  108. Jammie

    June 28, 2014 at 4:42 am

    I like the buffalo wings, yummy. sweepmorey at gmail dot com

  109. Jammie

    June 28, 2014 at 4:43 am

    tweeted https://twitter.com/mommysdizzy/status/482882556548112384 sweepmorey at gmail dot com

  110. WHITNEY

    June 28, 2014 at 7:31 am

    The black bean burger looks really great!

  111. WHITNEY

    June 28, 2014 at 7:31 am

    https://twitter.com/electricstar/status/482925519189467136

  112. RONDA

    June 28, 2014 at 2:39 pm

    Salad or burgers

  113. Melissa M

    June 28, 2014 at 3:17 pm

    I have never tried them but the Morningstar Farms® Spicy Black Bean Veggie Burgers look good.

  114. Bruce Vrana

    June 28, 2014 at 3:20 pm

    the burgers are great

  115. Melissa M

    June 28, 2014 at 3:23 pm

    https://twitter.com/618mom23boys/status/483044195968778240

  116. Margaret Smith

    June 28, 2014 at 3:24 pm

    I like the Morningstar Farms Chik Patties Original

  117. Margaret Smith

    June 28, 2014 at 3:26 pm

    Tweeted: https://twitter.com/peg42/status/483044727454183424

  118. Daniel M

    June 28, 2014 at 3:41 pm

    haven’t tried morningstar products yet but would like to try the spicy black bean burger

  119. tara pittman

    June 28, 2014 at 5:46 pm

    I love all their veggie burgers. They are so yummy.

  120. tara pittman

    June 28, 2014 at 5:56 pm

    https://twitter.com/kj20082006/status/483082758928220160

  121. Tammy

    June 28, 2014 at 6:44 pm

    I really like the MorningStar Corn Dogs…it’s a treat my whole family enjoys, especially in the sumnmer!

  122. Sue Barney

    June 28, 2014 at 6:57 pm

    Spicey Black Bean Bugers are a family favorite here 🙂

  123. Crystal M

    June 28, 2014 at 7:06 pm

    I’ve never eaten a Morning Star product, but I would like to try the hot and spicy sausage patties.

  124. joe gersch

    June 28, 2014 at 11:39 pm

    Garden Veggie Patties look good

  125. carol irwin

    June 29, 2014 at 1:20 am

    veggie burger on the grill with a toasted bun!

  126. Lisa V.

    June 29, 2014 at 1:44 am

    So far, my favorite product is the buffalo wings.

  127. Tari Lawson

    June 29, 2014 at 2:56 am

    I have not tried Morning Star products yet, so I don’t have a favorite.

  128. ky2here

    June 29, 2014 at 4:02 am

    My new favorite will be their Mediterranean Chickpea Pizza

    ★★★★★

  129. Kimmy Ripley

    June 29, 2014 at 4:23 am

    I love the Morningstar Farms Chik patties. They taste just like chicken.

  130. ky2here

    June 29, 2014 at 4:27 am

    https://twitter.com/ky2here1/status/483237784174751744

    ★★★★★

  131. Francine Anchondo

    June 29, 2014 at 6:53 am

    I like MorningStar Farms® Buffalo Wings

  132. brandy g.

    June 29, 2014 at 8:09 am

    I like the garden veggie burger. I was suprised that it was really good! I add extra stuff on top of my burger like mushrooms and onions and cheese!

  133. RICHARD HICKS

    June 29, 2014 at 8:52 am

    I want to try the Morningstar chickpea burgers!

  134. RICHARD HICKS

    June 29, 2014 at 8:52 am

    https://twitter.com/ardy22/status/483308130978131968

  135. Anastasia

    June 29, 2014 at 9:06 am

    Wow, they have so many things to try! Everything sounds so tasty 🙂 I’ve never tried them before but one thing I’d love to check out is the MorningStar Farms® Mediterranean Chickpea Pizza 🙂

  136. Anastasia

    June 29, 2014 at 9:07 am

    Tweeted 🙂 – https://twitter.com/Enter_Now/status/483311626855391233

  137. mickeyfan

    June 29, 2014 at 10:28 am

    The Baja black bean pizza sounds interesting.

  138. Stephanie V

    June 29, 2014 at 10:41 am

    Morningstar Farms® Garden Veggie Patties™ and Morningstar Farms® Veggie Corn Dogs look amazing!
    tvollowitz at aol dot com

  139. paige chandler

    June 29, 2014 at 11:03 am

    I love the Breakfast Sandwich Sausage Egg and Cheese.

  140. judy gardner

    June 29, 2014 at 11:41 am

    i love their corndogs!

  141. Cathy Truman

    June 29, 2014 at 12:32 pm

    I like the Spicy Black Bean Burger.

  142. Rosanne

    June 29, 2014 at 12:48 pm

    I like the Baja Black Bean pizza

    ★★★★★

  143. Rosanne

    June 29, 2014 at 12:49 pm

    Tweeted: https://twitter.com/rosannepm/status/483367809607827457

    ★★★★★

  144. D Johnson

    June 29, 2014 at 2:18 pm

    My favorite is the veggie scramble with cheese breakfast sandwich.

  145. Jimmy

    June 29, 2014 at 2:21 pm

    I don’t have a favorite but I would like to try the Morningstar Farms Meal Starters Grillers Recipe Crumbles

  146. Leela

    June 29, 2014 at 2:37 pm

    MorningStar Farms Mediterranean Chickpea Pizza.

  147. Tamara

    June 29, 2014 at 3:13 pm

    I’d go for the Breakfast Sandwich Sausage Egg and Cheese. It would be wonderful to wake up to such good food in the mornings.

  148. Tamara

    June 29, 2014 at 3:16 pm

    Tweeted! https://twitter.com/pixel_berry_pie/status/483404974534430720

  149. tina reynolds

    June 29, 2014 at 5:57 pm

    Spicy Black Bean Burger yummy so good

  150. tina reynolds

    June 29, 2014 at 5:59 pm

    https://twitter.com/eaglesforjack/status/483445812664729600

  151. Crystal F

    June 29, 2014 at 6:26 pm

    I haven’t tried it yet but would like to try the MorningStar Farms® Veggie Bacon Strips. thank you!

  152. Seyma Shabbir

    June 29, 2014 at 7:37 pm

    The salads look amazing! I love the Prime Griller and I want to try the Morningstar. Spicy Black Bean Burger.

  153. Betty C

    June 29, 2014 at 11:47 pm

    I haven’t tried Morningstar Farms yet due to unhappy experiences with other vegan brands. I would like to try the Hickory BBQ Riblets though.

  154. Betty C

    June 29, 2014 at 11:49 pm

    Tweet – https://twitter.com/willitara/status/483533725838622720

  155. April V.

    June 30, 2014 at 1:02 am

    I don’t have a favorite as I haven’t tried any of them yet but I would like to try all the veggie burgers, especially the black bean. I love black beans and have been trying to make things with them myself to little success.

  156. kathy pease

    June 30, 2014 at 3:10 am

    I like the Morningstar Farms® Chik Patties® Original

  157. Tanya White

    June 30, 2014 at 3:10 am

    I don’t have a favorite because I have never tried their products before but I have always wanted to try the Veggie burgers.

  158. kathy pease

    June 30, 2014 at 3:10 am

    https://twitter.com/klp1965/status/483584598010388481

  159. Victoria R.

    June 30, 2014 at 3:36 am

    I love Morningstar Farms – especially their Asian Veggie Patties! The flavor is killer!

  160. Victoria R.

    June 30, 2014 at 3:37 am

    Tweeted!

    https://twitter.com/gildedaged/status/483591225778249728

  161. Amanda Sakovitz

    June 30, 2014 at 4:15 am

    I like the spicy black bean burger!

  162. Amanda Sakovitz

    June 30, 2014 at 4:16 am

    https://twitter.com/aes529/status/483600796366278656

  163. amanda whiltey

    June 30, 2014 at 4:46 am

    i really want to try the black bean burgers

  164. Anna Pry

    June 30, 2014 at 5:09 am

    I would like to try the buffalo chik patties and see if i can also get hubby to eat them since we both love buffalo sauce
    pryfamily5@gmail.com

    ★★★★

  165. tracey byram

    June 30, 2014 at 5:44 am

    I like the MorningStar Farms Hot & Spicy Sausage Patties

  166. Mihaela Day

    June 30, 2014 at 7:14 am

    I would like to try the Parmesan Garlic Veggie Wings 🙂

  167. Stephanie Galbraith

    June 30, 2014 at 7:20 am

    My favorite is the Breakfast Sandwich Sausage Egg and Cheese.

  168. nickie

    June 30, 2014 at 8:03 am

    My fav. is the morning star veggie burgers.

  169. Lee

    June 30, 2014 at 8:34 am

    I would say my fave would be the Spicy Black Bean Burger.

  170. Buddy Garrett

    June 30, 2014 at 8:35 am

    The Buffalo Chik Patties are my favorite product.

  171. thischickwins

    June 30, 2014 at 8:49 am

    the Spicy Black Bean Veggie Burgers

  172. Carolyn Daley

    June 30, 2014 at 10:29 am

    I do not have a favorite product yet, but I bet it might be one of the grillers or the Italian Herb Chik Patties .

  173. Thomas Murphy

    June 30, 2014 at 10:45 am

    I like the MorningStar Farms Breakfast Sandwich Sausage Egg and Cheese.

  174. Thomas Murphy

    June 30, 2014 at 10:46 am

    https://twitter.com/thomasmurphy40/status/483699227437318145

  175. Donna

    June 30, 2014 at 11:14 am

    Like the original sausage patties….

  176. Katherine

    June 30, 2014 at 1:50 pm

    I use their sausage patties

  177. Katherine

    June 30, 2014 at 1:52 pm

    https://twitter.com/mkjmc/status/483745971491598336

  178. CharityS

    June 30, 2014 at 2:01 pm

    I love the MorningStar Farms Buffalo Chik Patties.

  179. Debbi Wellenstein

    June 30, 2014 at 2:02 pm

    My favorite product is MorningStar Farms® Breakfast Sandwich Sausage Egg and Cheese.

  180. Eugenie

    June 30, 2014 at 2:43 pm

    I would try the Spicy Black Bean Burger.

  181. Carolyn G

    June 30, 2014 at 4:11 pm

    I want to try the Original Sausage Patties

  182. Chrysa

    June 30, 2014 at 6:35 pm

    I chop the black bean burgers and put them in a quesadilla.

  183. Margot C

    July 18, 2014 at 9:15 pm

    I like the Chipotle Black Bean Burger. I always buy them. I have broken them up into a salad, but your idea of the egg with yogurt dressing is genius!

    ★★★★★

  184. Margot C

    July 18, 2014 at 9:19 pm

    I posted a tweet too: https://twitter.com/AnnaZed/status/490289591396470784

    ★★★★★

  185. Elle

    July 19, 2014 at 11:47 am

    The tomato and basic pizza burgers are our favorite.

  186. Elle

    July 19, 2014 at 11:48 am

    https://twitter.com/PrettyHotPink6/status/490508538779688961

  187. Elle

    July 19, 2014 at 3:22 pm

    Please disregard my last 2 entries – I didn’t realize I had previous entered a while back. Thank you.

  188. Cynthia C

    July 20, 2014 at 1:23 pm

    I haven’t tried it yet, but the Mediterranean Chickpea Pizza sounds delicious.

  189. Cynthia C

    July 20, 2014 at 1:26 pm

    Tweet
    https://twitter.com/clc408/status/490895374522253312

  190. latanya

    July 25, 2014 at 7:38 pm

    I like the asian veggie pattie

  191. latanya

    July 25, 2014 at 7:39 pm

    https://twitter.com/sweetums82/status/492801438591254528

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