Dairy-Free Black Bean Veggie Burgers
 
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Toasted pecans are the key to these black bean beauties. Serve as you like (perhaps in a lettuce wrap?). I put them on whole wheat buns smeared with aïoli and dressed with lettuce and tomato.
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Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: American
Serves: about 8 veggie burger patties
Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 medium red onion, finely chopped (1 cup)
  • 1 small carrot, shredded (½ cup)
  • ½ medium green bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped (½ cup)
  • 1 large garlic clove, minced
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 (15-ounce) cans black beans, drained
  • ½ cup toasted pecans
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • ½ cup dry breadcrumbs (gluten-free, if needed)
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • Matcha Green Tea Aioli, for serving (optional)
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F, and line an 18-inch sheet pan with parchment paper.
  2. Place a 2-quart fry pan over medium-low heat for 1 minute. Swirl in the oil to coat. Sauté the onion, carrot, bell pepper, garlic, and salt for about 8 minutes, or until the onion is translucent. Turn off the heat.
  3. Pour 1 can of beans into a large bowl. Pour the other can of beans into a food processor with the pecans and cooked vegetables and pulse to a coarse paste.
  4. Add to the pulsed mixture to the whole beans. Mix in the eggs, breadcrumbs, and red pepper flakes.
  5. Mound ½-cup patties onto the baking sheet, pressing lightly to flatten. Leave an inch of space between each patty.
  6. Bake the burgers for 45 minutes, or until dry and a bit crisp.
  7. Serve on your favorite dairy-free hamburger buns or in lettuce wraps.
Notes
This recipe is reprinted with permissions from Steeped: Recipes Infused with Tea by Annelies Zijderveld, Andrews McMeel Publishing. Photo credit: Stephanie Shih.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 veggie burger patty Calories: 227 Fat: 9.2g Saturated fat: 1.2g Carbohydrates: 27.4g Sugar: 2.8g Sodium: 371mg Fiber: 8.7g Protein: 10.3g
Recipe by Go Dairy Free at https://www.godairyfree.org/recipes/dairy-free-black-bean-veggie-burgers