Author Notes
I have been testing recipes recipes for months for various types of veggie burgers. I used to buy them but then I really read the ingredient list and that made me put them right back in the freezer case. Most veggie burgers (except for a few brands) are not vegan and use eggs or egg whites to bind them together. An alarming amount of them also use TVP (texturized vegetable protein) and/or soy crumbles that show up in many vegetarian “meatless” but “meatlike” substances along with some other questionable ingredients. I wanted a purely vegetable/legume and vegan burger that was moist and tasty (who doesn’t want that in a burger?) while also still holding together when cooking. These fit the bill on all counts! —testkitchenette
Ingredients
- Black Bean Burger Buns
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1
15 oz. can black beans, drained and rinsed
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1/4 cup
sundried tomatoes, packed
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2 teaspoons
cornstarch mixed with 2 teaspoons water
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1/2 cup
raw pumpkin seeds, shelled
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1/2 cup
breadcrumbs/panko
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1/2
onion, roughly chopped
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1/2
red pepper, seeded and roughly chopped
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2
garlic cloves
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1 teaspoon
ground cumin
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Teaspoon
chipotle hot sauce (more/less to your taste)
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1/2 teaspoon
salt (more to taste)
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few grinds of fresh black pepper
- Avocado Mango Salsa
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1
avocado, peeled and mashed
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mango, peeeled and chopped
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juice and zest of 1 lime
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2 handfuls
grape/cherry/mini heirloom tomatoes, quartered
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1
scant handful cilantro, chopped
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salt and pepper to taste
Directions
- Black Bean Burger Buns
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Use your food processor for this part and add all of the above ingredients and pulse until crumbly but not pureed.
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If it seems really wet, add some more bread crumbs. Taste and season for salt and pepper.
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Form into 4 patties. Heat a non-stick skillet over medium high heat with some olive oil. Cook two patties at a time and flip after about 5 minutes to the other side. Remove from skillet and drain excess oil on paper towels. Cool for 5 minutes and split burgers in half with a bread knife (or other serrated knife). Stufff the inside with avocado mango salsa.
- Avocado Mango Salsa
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Combine all in a bowl.
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