Cheesy Juicy Lucy Bean Burger with Caramelized Onions

Uh huh. As good as it looks. So let me break it down for you quickly because I know you want to go make your own Juicy Lucy Burger right now:

♦ The burger bun is, of course, Maggie's Newfoundland Bread shaped into buns instead of a big loaf.
♦ The bean patty is Dreena Burton's Mediterranean Bean Burgers.
♦ The cheese inside the patty is Coconut Milk Cheddar.
♦ The cheese melted on top is a Go Veggie rice cheddar slice.
♦ It's all topped with sweet caramelized onions, green onions, and pimientos. 

(Edit: in case you've never heard of a "Jucy Lucy" burger, here's the all-knowing wikipedia with all the juicy deets about the original beef-based burger)

You wanna make your own Juicy Lucy burger? Copycat! All you need is your favorite burger recipe and your favorite cheese, plus whatever toppings you want. I stuffed my patty with coconut milk cheddar because I *heart* it, but if you want a more traditional tasting cheese you can use Daiya or whatever floats your boat. Here's how you stuff it:

Rocket science, no? Dreena's Mediterranean Bean Burgers are SO flavorful! They are kidney bean patties flavored with garlic, parsley, oregano, green onions, red bell peppers, olives. I used pimientos instead of fresh bell pepper and I skipped the olives because I can't stand those evil little things. I'm pretty sure they are the devil's droppings. 

Remember a few weeks ago I told you that Jenn was giving away the official-unofficial Vida Vegan Cookbooklette, illustrated by the insanely talented Ms. Amey Mathews? I won it! All the recipes inside my cookbooklette are signed by the authors, because Jenn chased them all down and asked for their autographs. So now I have my very own special copy of the Vida Vegan Cookbooklette and I get to keep a little piece of the event - that's as close as this anti-social introvert is ever going to get to such a massive gathering of people. Anyway, that's where the Mediterranean Bean Burgers recipe came from, but you can also find it on Dreena Burton's blog.

That's a lot of linkage. Let's take a big gooey, cheesy bite! 

Yeah, baby! But don't take my word for it. Let's ask a random dog what he thinks of this Juicy Lucy Burger...