Black Bean Burgers

We've updated this recipe to amp up the flavour and delicious bean content! It's still a fun, delicious and healthy vegetarian burger featuring black beans!

Course Dinner & Main Course

Key Ingredient Beans

Dietary Need Vegetarian

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Chill Time 1

Total Time 1 30

Servings large burgers

Calories 361

Ingredients

2 cans (19 oz/540 mL) no-salt-added black beans, drained & rinsed (yields 4 cups/1 L cooked beans)
1/4 cup (60 mL) finely chopped onion
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 small jalapeno pepper, finely chopped, if desired
2 Tbsp (30 mL) Tex Mex seasoning (see notes)
1/4 cup (60 mL) fine bread crumbs
1 beaten egg, optional (see notes)
6 whole wheat hamburger buns

Toppings

1/4 cup (60 mL) plain, low-fat yogurt
1/4 cup (60 mL) salsa, heat level as desired
Romaine, butter or leaf lettuce leaves
1 avocado, sliced, optional

Instructions

Black Bean Burgers

Placed drained beans in a large mixing bowl. With a potato masher or large heavy fork, mash beans into a rough mixture. Do not place in a blender or food processor, mixture should be quite coarse.
Add onion, garlic, jalapeno and Tex Mex seasoning. Stir just until evenly distributed. Add bread crumbs and beaten egg (if using) and combine into a sticky mixture. Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour; can be prepared up to a day in advance to this stage.
Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
With slightly damp hands, shape mixture into 6 patties.
Bake in preheated oven, or grill over a medium BBQ flame on a silicon sheet for 7 minutes.
Flip burgers just once, and continue cooking/grilling for another 7 minutes until burgers are heated through.
For a cheeseburger, add cheese during the last 3-4 minutes cooking time after flipping the burgers.

Toppings & Serving

Combine salsa and yogurt in a small bowl.
Serve burgers with yogurt/salsa sauce, lettuce and avocado (if desired) or other toppings like mayonnaise, pesto, sliced tomatoes, pickles, etc..

Notes

This recipe makes 6 large burgers or 12 sliders!
No Tex Mex seasoning? You can use Taco seasoning or make your own seasoning mix by combining 1 tsp (5 mL) each chili powder, cumin, oregano and salt!
The egg is optional, however it does create a firmer burger.
Although this is a firm mixture, we highly recommend using a silicon grilling sheet, cast iron pan or flat top griddle if grilling on the BBQ. If using a cast iron pan or flat top griddle, heat a small amount of canola oil in the pan or on the griddle over medium heat on the BBQ, add patties and cook 7 minutes per side or until lightly browned.

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