Morningstar Farms Garden Veggie Patties (4 patties, 9.5 oz.)

Item Purchased: Morningstar Farms Garden Veggie Patties (4 patties, 9.5 oz.)
Location Purchased: Dominick's / 1340 S. Canal St. / Chicago, IL
Price: $4.29 + tax

Review: I'm short on cash after moving into my new apartment, so it was either head over to Jim's Original for a gut busting (but oh-so-tasty) Polish sausage, or a quick bike ride to Dominick's to hunt and gather a healthier lunch.

Though I prefer the Morningstar Farms Grillers Vegan burgers, Dominick's was out of them. I opted for this alternative style of veggie burger: The Garden Veggie Patty.

The difference between the two is primarily the presentation. Where the vegan burgers tend to be made out of highly ground vegetables and grains, the garden patties are more of a rough amalgamation of vegetable parts. You can actually see the chunks of carrots, mushrooms, black olives, water chestnuts and others. Though I prefer the highly processed and soy-sauced vegan Morningstar Farms burgers, the garden patties run a close game and come in as a close second place. I recommend grilling or frying these veggie discs in a pan as the microwave tends to make them a bit too soggy and emphasizes the water chestnuts' taste (my least favorite ingredient).

If you are the type of person who likes their veggie burgers to have a meat-like salty taste to them, stick with the Grillers Vegan burgers, but if you enjoy recognizing veggies both by site and taste, give these a try.

Rating: 4 / 5

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