Nutty Bean Burgers Recipes

VEGGIE BURGERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180C/350F (standard) or 160C/320F (fan/convection).
• Pile mushrooms on a baking tray. Drizzle over oil, toss, then spread on the tray.
• Spread beans on another tray, sprinkle carrots all over.
• Put beans on top shelf and mushrooms on the shelf underneath.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until surface of beans is dried out and splitting and they look thoroughly unappetising, and the carrots around the edge of the tray are a bit golden. (Note 5) Remove tray with beans from oven.
• Move mushrooms to top shelf, bake for further 10 minutes until dried out and wrinkly. Remove from oven, cool.
• Place cashews in food processor. Blitz until they are breadcrumb size, don't blitz to powder.
• Add beans, mushrooms and carrot. Blitz on high for 10 seconds or until chopped to large crumb size (see video and photos).
• Add breadcrumbs, egg, parmesan, garlic, paprika, mayonnaise, salt and pepper. Blitz for 15 - 30 seconds until it comes together like meat burger mixture but you can still see bits in it. (Note 6)
• Add rice and shallots, blitz for 2 seconds until just dispersed (over blitzed rice = gluey).
• Mixture should hold together well to form patties, but not stick to hands. If too wet, add breadcrumbs. If too crumbly, blitz more.
• Shape into 4 - 6 patties, between 1.5 - 1.8cm / 0.6 - 0.7" thick and 10cm / 4" wide (Note 7). Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Cook burgers cold, straight from the fridge.
• Heat 2 - 3 tbsp olive oil skillet on the stove over medium to medium-high heat.
• Add 3 - 4 patties and cook until deep golden and crispy, 4 minutes. Carefully flip then cook the other side for 4 minutes until golden, then transfer to paper towel lined plate to drain.
• Cook cold, straight from fridge. Brush BBQ and Veggie patties with oil. Heat BBQ to medium high. Cook 4 minutes each side until a nice dark crust forms.
• Toast buns, spread top bun with relish or sauce of choice. Top with your choice of burger fillings and the Veggie Burger, then more sauce if desired.

BEANY NUT BURGERS

Steps:

• To make the yogurt sauce, mix the yogurt and mint in a bowl and set aside while the burgers are prepared.
• To make the burgers, put the onion, garlic, nuts, spices and salt into a food processor and add lots of freshly ground black pepper. Blitz until the mixture is as smooth as possible. Add the mixed beans, flour, coriander and lemon juice and blitz until the mixture comes together to make a thick paste. It shouldn't be too smooth as you are looking for some texture to give the burgers a bit of bite.
• Form the mixture into 4 balls and flatten into burgers, just under 2cm deep. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a medium non-stick frying pan over a low heat and cook the burgers on one side for 3-5 minutes, checking they are crispy and browned on the bottom but not burnt.
• Add the remaining oil to the pan and turn the burgers over.
• Cook on the other side for about 3 minutes or until nicely browned and hot throughout. (Keep the heat low, so they don't burn.) Serve with a large mixed salad and the minted yogurt sauce.

VEGAN MUSHROOM BEAN BURGER

Steps:

• Place on burger buns, add fresh veggies, and enjoy.

BLACK BEAN AND WALNUT BURGERS

Steps:

• Process walnuts in a food processor until you have a coarse powder; add oats, flax seeds, cumin, paprika, salt, and ground cinnamon and process again until the oats are ground into a coarse powder. Put black beans and sweet potato into the processor bowl; process until smooth and transfer to a mixing bowl.
• Stir egg, onion, Fresno chile, crimini mushroom, garlic, and soy sauce into the black bean mixture until smoothly integrated; shape into 6 patties.
• Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Fry patties in oil until a deep-brown crust forms, about 5 minutes per side.

NUT BURGERS (VEGETARIAN)

Steps:

• Place walnuts and sunflower seeds in a dry skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally until lightly toasted and fragrant, about 5 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, mash garbanzo beans with a fork, or chop in a food processor. Stir in the onion, egg, parsley, and toasted nuts. Season with pepper and seasoning blend, and mix well.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Divide the bean mixture into 2 patties, and fry in the hot oil for about 3 minutes on each side, or until well browned and heated through. Place a slice of cheese over each patty, and remove from heat.
• Place the pita round in the same dry skillet the nuts were in, and heat for about 1 minute on each side. Cut the round in half, spread ranch dressing inside of each, and line the pockets with romaine leaves. Place a cheesy patty into each one, and top with sliced tomato and avocado. Serve with tortilla or potato chips.

NUTTY BEAN BURGERS

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp oil in frying pan and cook the onion and garlic until starting to soften.
• Add the chili powder, beans and seeds and cook for 3 minutes, mashing the beans with a fork.
• Put the stuffing mix in a bowl and pour over boiling water. Mix well, then stir in bean mixture and season with salt and pepper.
• Divide the mixture into 4 and shape into burger patties.
• Heat the remaining oil in a clean pan and cook the burgers for 3 minutes on each side or until golden.
• Serve along side a garden salad, or in burger buns with lettuce, tomato etc.

NUT BURGERS

Steps:

• In a frying pan, saute the diced onion in olive oil until soft, translucent and just starting to brown.
• Pulse the nuts in a food processor until fine, and just sliightly grainy.
• Make the vegetable broth with boiling water and stock powder/bouillon.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the ground nuts, sauteed onion, breadcrumbs, soy sauce, herbs, chia seeds and vegetable broth.
• Set the mixture aside for five minutes to allow it to cool a little and the chia seeds to soak.
• Shape the mixture into round patties. If the mixture is a little too sticky, add some more breadcrumbs.
• In a frying pan, heat up a little oil on medium high heat, and fry for 3-5 minutes on each side until crisp and brown.

ANY BEAN BURGERS

Steps:

• In a food processor, pulse the beans until coarsely chopped, then transfer to a large mixing bowl. Pulse the walnuts in the food processor until finely chopped, then transfer to the mixing bowl with the beans. Add the breadcrumbs, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, pepper, egg and 2 tablespoons of the BBQ sauce and mix well. Divide the mixture into 4 equal parts. Shape into burger patties and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Heat a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil. Brush the top of each burger with the remaining 1 tablespoon BBQ sauce. Cook the burgers BBQ sauce-side down for 3 minutes. Flip and top each with a slice of cheese if using. Cover and cook until the cheese is melted and the burgers are heated through, about 3 minutes. Place the burgers on the buns and top with desired toppings.

RICE AND BEAN BURGER

Steps:

• Saute onion and garlic in olive oil over medium heat until soft. Stir in cumin, cook 1 minute. Stir in tomato paste, cook 30 seconds. Coarsely puree with beans and rice. Season with salt, pepper, and hot sauce. Stir in breadcrumbs. Form into patties. Heat oil in a nonstick skillet overmedium. Add patties, cook until heated through and browned. Serve with yogurt seasoned withsalt, pepper, lemon juice, and shredded mint.