Black Bean Burger
I’ve never been a big burger-eating gal, but every once in a while I just feel a burger. But being plant-based, a burger is not the easiest food to find just anywhere. And, believe me, when I find a good veggie burger, not processed or made from soy, I am ALL over it!
So, I decided to make my own. And you know what? It was easy and quick. And you know I am all about that!It couldn’t get easier than putting all the ingredients in my food processor and turning it on. A few pulses and viola, burger is done.
All I really had to do was make the patties.
After I made the patties, I arranged them (I got 6 patties out of the mixture) on a baking sheet and baked them for 8 minutes per side. It gave them a nice color without burning them (I don’t like eating burned food).
So how did I make these burgers?
First I combined all my ingredients in the food processor. I threw in a small onion (or ⅓ large onion), one garlic clove, one small zucchini cut into chunks, one can of black beans, one cup of pumpkin seeds, and ½ cup of rice (white or brown, its your preference). Now, I used rice because I had some left over from dinner the night before. But if you don’t want to take the extra time to make rice just for this recipe, you could use a ½ cup of rolled oats. I pulsed the whole thing until it started to form a mixture. Notice I did not liquify it. That would take away the texture and make it hard to form patties.
Bake baby bake!
After I made the patties I placed them on a prepared baking sheet sprayed with olive oil. And put them in the oven. That’s it!
In the time the burgers were in the oven, I had time to clean and cut up some potatoes and make homemade French Fries (that were actually baked)! How’s that for dinner?
I’m a naturalist, I like my burgers topped with lettuce, tomato, onion, avocado, and ketchup. I also had some jalapeño peppers so I sliced up some of those too. In between my gluten-free toast bun,
I consider this a winner, winner black bean burger dinner!
Want the recipe?
Black Bean Burger
Ingredients
- 1 small onion or ⅓ large onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 small zucchini cut into chunks
- 1 15-oz can black beans
- 1 cup pumpkin seeds
- ½ cup rice white or brown, precooked or ½ cup rolled oats (uncooked)
- 1 ½ Tbsp 21-Seasoning Mix I used this one
Instructions
- Put onion, garlic, zucchini, black beans, and rice in food processor and pulse to combine.
- Add in pumpkin seeds ½ cup at a time and pulse to combine. Be sure to leave some texture.
- Arrange patties on a baking sheet sprayed with olive oil and bake for 8 minutes each side.
- Spread butter or olive oil on inside of top and bottom of bun and toast lightly.
- Place patty on warmed bun, top with your favorite toppings, and enjoy!
