The Ultimate Easy to Prepare Vegetarian Recipes Cookbook - Awesome Black Bean Burgers

Awesome Black Bean Burgers

Ingredients:

Black beans, canned               2 cups

Vegetable oil                           4 tablespoons, separated

White onion, chopped             1 cup

Poblano pepper, chopped        1 cup

Garlic, minced                         2 to 3 tablespoons

Chipotle chilli, minced            1 piece

Cashews, roasted                    ¾ cup

Feta, crumbled                                    ½ cup

Mayonnaise                             2 tablespoons

Egg, large                                1 piece

Panko bread crumbs                ¾ cup

Cheese for topping                  As much as you want on your burger

Hamburger buns                      1 per person

Your favourite condiments and toppings

Salt                                          Season to taste

Pepper, white                          Season to taste

To Prepare:

Heat up the oven to 180°C. On a foiled baking sheet, spread out the beans in a single layer and place inside the oven until they have split open and their outer skins have become crunchy. That usually takes about 20 minutes or so. When they’re done, remove the baking sheet from the oven and allow the beans to cool.

While the beans are roasting, heat two tablespoons of the vegetable oil on a medium pan. Sauté the finely chopped onion and the finely chopped poblano pepper and cook until softened. Add the garlic and sauté until you can smell that garlicky fragrance. Add the minced chipotle chilli and sauté until everything is cooked. Transfer everything into a bowl.

Roast the cashews without oil on a stainless steel pan until you get that nutty fragrance and until it’s slightly browned. Place the cashews inside a food processor and pulse then add the ground up cashews to the bowl of cooked onions and peppers.

Go back to the beans. Place the beans into the food processor and pulse, about two or three times, until they are roughly chopped. Add the crumbled feta and pulse along with the beans. Add the beans and cheese mixture into the bowl with everything else. Add the mayonnaise, egg, and bread crumbs too. Don’t forget to season with salt and pepper. To check if it is properly seasoned, take a little bit of the mixture and cook in a pan and taste.

Shape the mixture into balls, as small or as large as you prefer, and flatten them out to form a thick patty. Cook as you would any burger patty, on a grill or on a non-stick pan on medium heat with a little vegetable oil. 

This is an excerpt from the book: The Ultimate Easy to Prepare Vegetarian Recipes Cookbook