Epic Black Bean Smash Burgers with Vegan Cheez Sauce | All Natural Ingredients

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: vegan cheese

💰Cheaper: no cheese

Vegan cheese reduces calories and caters to dietary restrictions.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt maintains creaminess while reducing calories.

Drain the can of black beans.

Cook the black beans in a pan or bake them in an oven for about 10 minutes to dehydrate them.

Add the cooked black beans to a food processor with breadcrumbs and blend until combined.

Add tomato paste for color and a flax egg as a binder.

Season with garlic powder, onion powder, and liquid aminos, then blend again until you get a nice dough.

Form the mixture into 5 or 6 balls, depending on size.

Prepare the cheese mix by combining vegan cheese with water and cooking until it looks runny.

Place parchment paper on top of each ball and smash them to your desired thickness.

Build the burgers by adding burger sauce (vegan mayo, ketchup, mustard) to the burger buns.

Layer with lettuce, tomato, the smashed patty, ooey gooey cheese, and grilled onions.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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