This recipe was sent to me by my friend Amie - I'm not sure where she got it, but I made it for the first time tonight and we both loved it. I shredded the carrots (and added a red pepper) in the food processor before adding the rest of the ingredients. It was great! (Note: I may have over-processed it, as the texture was not solid enough for me to finish on the grill!)
Vegan Bean Burgers
Ingredients:
(makes 6 big, hearty burgers)
- 2 cans black beans (rinsed and drained)
- 2 carrots, grated
- 1/2 cup dry rolled oats
- 1/4 cup pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp coriander
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
To Prepare:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Next, add the oats and pepitas to your food
processor and grind until coarsely chopped (they will still be a little
chunky). Let it run for roughly 10 seconds. Grate the carrots, and
then add to your mixture in the food processor. Add 3/4 of the beans, all
spices, and the olive oil. Once all of this is in the food processor,
give it a whir and mix it all together.
Spoon mixture into a mixing bowl and then
fold in the rest of the whole, reserved beans. Wet your hands and then
form into 6 medium sized patties. Place patties on a non-stick baking
sheet or into a baking pan, and bake at 300 degrees for 40 minutes, turning
once in the middle. If you want to grill these, pre-bake them for 30
minutes at 300, and then throw them on the grill to reheat and get a little
extra browning.
