Black Bean Burger - Easy and delicious vegan recipe

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Oats provide a healthier, gluten-free option.

egg

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: applesauce

Flaxseed meal binds the ingredients while reducing cholesterol.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is often less expensive and works well for frying.

burger buns

🥗Healthier: whole grain buns

💰Cheaper: white buns

Whole grain buns offer more fiber and nutrients.

Cook quinoa until overcooked, or use leftover quinoa.

Grate onion and garlic using a box grater.

Heat olive oil in a pan and add grated onion, garlic, and sun-dried tomatoes to sauté until the raw flavor is gone, about 5 minutes.

Add tahini (or nut butter) to the sautéed mixture along with cumin and smoked paprika, toasting the spices for enhanced flavor.

In a food processor, add half of the black beans and blend to form a paste.

In a bowl, combine the quinoa, blended beans, grated zucchini, grated carrot, gluten-free flour, nutritional yeast, vinegar, and chopped cilantro.

Mix the wet and dry ingredients together using clean hands, adding salt to season the mixture thoroughly.

Form the mixture into burger patties, ensuring they are evenly sized.

To freeze, place patties on a tray and freeze before cooking.

To cook, you can bake the patties in a non-stick pan at 350°F or fry them in a pan until dark brown.

Toast burger buns in the pan or under the broiler while the patties are cooking.

Assemble the burger with avocado, tomato, lettuce, and condiments like vegan mayo, ketchup, and mustard.

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