As vegans, reduced fresh fruits and veg are real gems for us. Today I found a really good hoard in Booths. Here is what I did with them!
![My reduced food finds included sage, basil, oregano, okra, mushrooms, raspberries and edible flowers](https://www.gingerling.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/gingerling_chop_okra_mushrooms_and_hermbs-1024x576.jpg)
Chop
First I chopped up the Okra, Mushrooms and fresh herbs…
![gingerling_chop_okra_mushrooms_and_hermbs](https://www.gingerling.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/gingerling_chop_okra_mushrooms_and_hermbs1-1024x576.jpg)
Next I fried it, with some rapeseed oil (about a tablespoon?). Don’t let the oil get to hot, once it starts spitting it’s too hot. Once stuff is browning up nicely, add some garlic.
![fry till brown, add garlic and fry a little more](https://www.gingerling.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/fry_then_add_garlic-1024x576.jpg)
Fry some more, than add some water (till the bottom of the pan is covered in a little bit) and put a lid on the pan. Go and do something else for a bit, but keep checking back and adding more water. Simmer it all down till it’s mushy.
![add some water and put lid on pan, cook on low heat](https://www.gingerling.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/add_water_low_heat_with_lid-1024x576.jpg)
Transfer it all into a bowl, add in some seeds or ground nuts, some seasoning if you like, and mash it up.
![Add seeds and mash it all together](https://www.gingerling.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/add_seads_mash-1024x576.jpg)
Stir in some flour, keep adding and mixing till the mix goes all doughy. Then leave it to cool down
![When it gets all stiff and doughy leave it to cool](https://www.gingerling.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/till_stiff_and_leave_to_cool-1024x576.jpg)
Prepare your buns, with salad (make sure to put spare salad in a tub in the fridge, don’t leave it in the bag).
![prep your baps](https://www.gingerling.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/baps-1024x576.jpg)
Shape the burgers and fry hot in coconut oil.
![Fry hot with coconut oil](https://www.gingerling.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/fry_with_coconut_oil-1024x576.jpg)
Serve with Erdinger alcohol free vegan beer (isotonic, rich in b12) by candle-light
![serve](https://www.gingerling.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/serve_with_erdinger_and_candle_light-1024x576.jpg)
And there you have it – cheap, healthy, vegan. Junk food with a twist! And the best thing is… it made Joey happy!
![Make your lover happy :)](https://www.gingerling.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/serve-e1407878618468-576x1024.jpg)
Lots of Love
From Anna
ps: For desert I made flowers and fruits, both reduced, with a (very expensive) mango vinegar.
![A foral pudding!](https://www.gingerling.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/pudding-1024x576.jpg)