These delicious and easy to make Greek Veggie Burgers with Cucumber Feta Sauce are filled with your favorite Mediterranean flavors.
Serve them with a simple salad, and you'll have a meal that your whole family will love!
One of my favorite meals on a warm spring or summer day is a big Greek salad, especially when eaten at a little sidewalk cafe.
Doesn't that sound like the perfect combination?
Recently, I was craving those yummy Greek flavors, but I wanted something heartier than a salad. I love veggie burgers, so I thought, why not turn my fave salad into a burger?
These Greek Veggie Burgers with Cucumber Feta Sauce are the delicious result!
You are going to love these tasty burgers! They are packed with bold flavors and are so simple to make.
How to Make Greek Veggie Burgers with Cucumber Feta Sauce
These easy to make veggie burger patties have a quinoa-chickpea base that's quick to prepare.
They're seasoned with savory onions, fragrant oregano, piquant Kalamata olives (affiliate link), and fresh parsely. The addition of the olives adds a ton of flavor, and they're definitely one of my favorite parts of this recipe.
Even my husband, a devoted Kalamata olive hater, thought these Greek Veggie Burgers with Cucumber Feta Sauce were delish!
My absolute favorite thing about these burgers though is the amazing and creamy Cucumber Feta Sauce.
It is so delicious and takes minutes to make. If you can stir, then you can master this sauce. It really is the perfect topping for the tasty burgers. Yum!
These burgers fry up nice and firm, and after being topped with that delish sauce, they are simply irresistible.
Serve these Greek Veggie Burgers with Cucumber Feta Sauce with fries (my Old Bay Roasted Potato Wedges would be perfect) or a simple salad, and you'll have a meal that anyone will love!
Greek Veggie Burgers with Cucumber Feta Sauce
Ingredients
For Burgers:
- ¼ cup quinoa
- 3 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
- 1 small onion, diced small
- 1 large clove garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup flour
- 2 small green onions, minced (green part only)
- ¼ cup chopped Kalamata olives
- 1 tablespoon minced parsley
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
For Sauce:
- 1 (6-ounce) container Greek yogurt
- ½ small cucumber, peeled, seeded, and diced
- ¼ cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1 small clove garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh dill
- salt
- pepper
For Serving:
- 4 burger buns
- lettuce
- tomato slices
Instructions
Prepare burgers:
- Bring a small pot of salted water to a boil, then add quinoa to water and cook until tender, about 10 to 15 minutes.
- Drain quinoa well. Set aside.
- Heat 1 tsp. olive oil in a small skillet over medium high heat.
- Add onion to oil and cook until tender and browned around edges, stirring frequently.
- Stir garlic, oregano, and salt into onion; cook until fragrant, stirring constantly, about 30 seconds. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Place chickpeas in a large bowl and mash until smooth.
- Add cooked quinoa, sauteed onions, egg, flour, green onions, kalamata olives, parsley, salt, and pepper to chickpeas.
- Mix well, adjust salt and pepper (if desired), then divide into 4 patties.
- Heat remaining 2 tsp. olive oil in a large skillet.
- Add patties to oil and cook, flipping once, until burgers are browned on both sides.
Prepare sauce:
- While veggie burgers are cooking, mix together cucumber, yogurt, feta, garlic, and dill.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Serving:
- Serve burgers on buns with lettuce and tomato slices. Top with Cucumber Feta Sauce. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Don't you just want to take a big bite of that veggie burger? Mmm ... I know I do!
Love this Greek Veggie Burger recipe and want more?
Try one of my other veggie burger and vegetarian Greek recipes:
- Vegetarian Teriyaki Burgers
- Mushroom Swiss Veggie Burgers
- Smokey Black Bean Edamame Burgers
- Indian Spiced Quinoa Chickpea Burgers
- Greek Coleslaw with Feta and Lemon
- Layered Greek Hummus Dip
- Greek Quinoa Salad
Do you enjoy veggie burgers as much as I do?
What are your favorite toppings?
I used Cous Cous as a substitute for quinoa and it worked perfect!
Great idea to use couscous, Julie! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
These sound amazing, but what else could I substitute for quinoa? (I want to like it, but it gives me insane stomach cramps.)
Hi, Rai! I haven't tried them with anything else, but you could experiment with another grain that you can eat. For example, you could substitute 1/4 uncooked (or 3/4 cup cooked) white (or brown rice). I've also used barley in some of my other veg burgers recipes (check out these southwest burgers, for example: https://hellolittlehome.com/southwest-black-bean-veggie-burger-recipe/). If you can't eat other grains, then I'd add extra beans. The burgers will probably be a little softer, but should still taste great. Let me know what you try ... I'd love to hear what you decide to use and how they turn out!
Honestly, I enjoyed everything, but the bun! I think these would have made better falafel-type patties/balls, served with a pita or flatbread. I did add quite a bit more garlic, and a bit more oregano, too. Prior to the addition, it tasted mainly like chickpeas. If that's your desired flavor, no worries... its just not our preferred taste.
I'm glad you we able to adapt the recipe to your tastes, J.J. Love the ideas of serving it as falafel-ish balls in pita ... yum!
OH MY GOODNESS. THIS RECIPE IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! We are SO full! It was the best veggie patty I have ever made. I would actually consider portioning out the patties into about 6 little patties to make sliders 🙂 Love me a good slider!
Hi, Kristen! I'm so glad you enjoyed the recipe. Thank you so much for the review! I love the idea of making sliders ... everything is better mini, right? 🙂
Made these tonight for dinner. Tasted ok but would not stay together while cooking. Rather disappointing. Don't know if this is normal or if I did something wrong.
Hi, Sherry 🙂 Sorry for not getting back to you sooner ... I missed your comment. They should definitely hold together while cooking. Did you change any of the ingredients? Let me know, and I can help troubleshoot the problem. They might have had too much (or possibly too little) liquid, depending on how well the chickpeas were drained, etc.
These look good! You caught me as I'm doing my grocery list for the week so these were added. Visiting from Best of the Weekend party.