Guacamole Beyond Burgers w/ Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges

Easy grillable plant-based burgers with easy guacamole and spicy grilled sweet potato wedges. Great for summer cookouts! Vegan.

Guacamole Beyond Burgers w/ Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges

When I first tried to become vegetarian (many years ago), the concept was so new to me that I didn’t really know what to eat. My go-to easy “meals” were those tiny cardboard-flavored frozen veggie burgers. I’d eat them for dinner and I’d bring them to cookouts… they tasted terrible and everyone around me thought I was a little crazy. It wasn’t long until I quit frozen veggie burgers altogether.

A few weeks ago, we gave the Beyond Burger a whirl and wow(!), have plant-based burgers come a long way!

First off, you’ll actually find them in the meat case of the grocery store (which is a place I’m not usually accustomed to going). Second – they really do have a burger-like taste and texture even though they’re completely vegan, made with no soy, gluten, or GMO ingredients – the main protein is pea protein and the pink color comes from beet juice. They’re juicy and substantial, and a quick solution for late summer grilling because you literally just bring them home and put them on the grill. Easy as that.

To go with our burgers, I made a simple guacamole topping:

Guacamole Beyond Burgers w/ Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges Guacamole Beyond Burgers w/ Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges

A tip for grilling the Beyond Burger – they’re easiest to handle if you keep them chilled in the fridge until the moment you’re ready to throw them on the grill.

Because every good burger meal needs some fries, we made some spicy grilled sweet potato wedges to go on the side. The trick is to parboil the sweet potatoes before slicing and grilling. This way, the wedges become fully cooked as the outside chars. After they come off the grill, I sprinkled them with chili powder, smoked paprika, and a little cayenne.

Guacamole Beyond Burgers w/ Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges

At 20 grams of plant protein per patty, this was really a substantial (and fun!) grilling meal. Click here to find The Beyond Burger at a grocery store near you.

Guacamole Beyond Burgers w/ Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges

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Guacamole Beyond Burgers w/ Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges

 
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Serves: serves 4 to 6
Ingredients
Spicy Grilled Sweet Potato Wedges:
  • 3 small sweet potatoes
  • Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
  • Pinches of chili powder
  • Pinches of smoked paprika
  • Pinches of cayenne pepper, optional
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Guacamole:
  • 2 ripe avocados
  • Juice of 1 lime, more if desired
  • ¼ cup diced white onion
  • â…“ cup chopped cilantro, including stems
  • ½ to 1 jalapeño, diced
  • Pinch of cumin
  • Sea salt (I prefer coarse sea salt for guacamole)
For the Burgers:
  • 4 to 6 Beyond Burgers
  • 4 to 6 hamburger buns
  • Sliced red onion
  • Sliced tomato
  • Butter lettuce
Instructions
  1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and parboil the sweet potatoes until they’re barely fork tender. Remove from the water. When cool to the touch, slice into wedges.
  2. Make the guacamole: In a medium bowl, combine the avocados, lime juice, onion, cilantro, jalapeno, cumin, and pinches of sea salt. Mash until combined. Season to taste.
  3. Preheat a grill to medium heat. Drizzle the sweet potatoes with olive oil and pinches of salt and pepper. Place on the hot grill and grill 5 to 6 minutes per side, or until well charred. Grill the Beyond Burgers according to the package directions, about 3 minutes per side.
  4. After removing the sweet potatoes from the grill, sprinkle with the chili powder, smoked paprika, cayenne, and more salt to taste.
  5. Serve the Beyond Burgers with the guacamole, desired fixings, and sweet potato wedges.
Notes
Note: To bake the sweet potato wedges in the oven: Skip the parboiling process. Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Drizzle the potatoes with olive oil, salt, and pepper, and bake 35 minutes or until browned around the edges. Sprinkle with the spices and season to taste.

This post was created in partnership with Beyond Meat, all opinions are our own – we loved the Beyond Burger!

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  1. Helen from lovelyflavor.com
    08.19.2018

    Those looks delicious. What a pretty color they are. I could go for one right now

  2. AGS
    08.12.2018

    I’ll be on the lookout for these! Thank you!

  3. Sabrina from newkitchenlife.com
    08.11.2018

    I was already in with the sweet potatoes here, but love guacamole too and always love to see new twists and ingredient tweaks for guacamole, like the cumin in this recipe, at least to me, so thank you!

  4. Mike Evereth
    08.10.2018

    Every store that I go in between Albany, NY and Kingston, NY have the same excuse for not having Beyond Burgers. The restaurants get them and the grocery stores dont

  5. Brittany Audra @ Audra's Appetite
    08.09.2018

    I’ve been wanting to try Beyond burgers lately!! I honestly didn’t know you could buy them in the store; I thought it was just restaurants! This is just perfect with the sweet potatoes and guacomole.

  6. Mary
    08.08.2018

    Thank you for sharing the info and your recipes! Looking forward to trying Beyond Burgers and the recipes!

  7. Thanks for the link to where Beyond Burgers can be purchase. I had one a couple of weeks ago at Veggie Grill (just north of San Francisco) and it was amazing! Glad to know I can now make my own.

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