Black Bean Burgers
Mary McCartney's tasty vegetarian Black Bean Burgers are gluten free, and packed with protein and fibre. Sandwich between a burger bun and load up with toppings.
From the book
At My Table
Delicious vegetarian recipes the whole family will love
Inspiration for special occasions
Comforting, classic dishes with a vegetarian twist
Introduction
I make these burgers with black beans because they are packed with protein and fibre. If you don’t have black beans, then kidney beans are a great alternative. I love them sandwiched between a burger bun with all the toppings – sliced pickles, tomato, onion, lettuce, Thousand Island dressing (or mayo and ketchup) and mustard. My advice is to never skimp on the toppings!
Ingredients
| 400g | tin black beans or kidney beans, drained |
| 2 tbsp | light olive oil, or 30g butter, for cooking |
| 1 | medium red onion, finely chopped |
| 140g | mushrooms, finely chopped |
| 2 tbsp | tamari (for gluten-free option) or soy sauce |
| 1 | clove garlic, finely chopped |
| 1 tbsp | chopped fresh parsley, or 1 teaspoon dried mixed herbs |
| 1 | spring onion, finely chopped |
| ½ tsp | chilli flakes (optional) |
| 4 tbsp | buckwheat flour (for gluten-free option) or plain or spelt flour |
| 1 tbsp | nutritional yeast flakes, or ½ teaspoon Marmite (optional) |
| black pepper, to taste | |
| 3 tbsp | vegetable oil (if not cooking on the barbecue), for frying |
Method
Put the beans into a large bowl and roughly mash them with a potato masher, or blend them in a food processor for a few seconds. You want them to keep some texture, so do not over-mash them.
Heat the olive oil (or butter) in a medium frying pan, then sauté the onion for 3 minutes. Add the mushrooms and tamari (or soy sauce) and fry for a few more minutes, until most of the mushroom juice has evaporated.
Stir in the garlic, herbs, spring onion, chilli flakes and mashed beans, then allow the mixture to cook for about 2 minutes, stirring often.
Transfer the mixture to a bowl and leave to cool slightly before mixing in the flour, nutritional yeast flakes (or Marmite) and black pepper to taste.
Divide the mixture into six portions and, using your hands, mould each portion into a patty shape (about 1.5cm thick and 8cm wide).
To fry the burgers, heat the 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a medium to large frying pan and cook the burgers over a medium heat for about 2 minutes on each side, or until golden brown all over.
If cooking on the barbecue, chill the burgers in the fridge or freeze them for a couple of hours. Then grill on both sides until golden brown and cooked through.
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