I love veggie burgers because they are so easy to make, healthy, and filling. For a long time I have been wanting to make my own veggie burgers- avoiding soy, preservatives, and unneccessary ingredients. Many people think that when they are buying packaged veggie burgers in the grocery store, that they are ‘veggie, and therefor healthy’, but that’s not true. A lot of brands use nasty ‘improvers’ to help flavour the burger, and they can be really awful for your body. Not to mention extra sugar, and artificial colours.
I based this burger around two kinds of beans- chickpeas, and red kidney beans for healthy fibre and vegetable protein. I added vegetables, spices, and seeds for extra yummy flavour, and used chickpea flour to bind the burger together. I lightly coated the outside of the patties in panko bread crumbs and baked them in the oven with just a small drizzle of olive oil on each one.
I loved these burgers, and my meat-eating family enjoyed them too! I put mine in an wrap with ketchup, mustard, avocado, and lettuce. Yum!
These almost remind me of a burrito in burger form! So without further ado, here is the recipe:
Veggie Bean Burgers
- 2 19 fl oz cans of beans- I used chickpeas and red kidney beans
- 1/2 red pepper, chopped
- 1/2 red onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 3 Tbsp ground flaxseeds
- 1 Tbsp sesame seeds
- 1 Tbsp pumpkin seeds
- 2 Tbsp crushed pecans, chopped
- 1/4 tsp each smoked paprika, cumin, coriander
- pinch of salt and pepper
- 3/4 cup oats
- 3 tbsp chickpea flour
- 1 Tbsp cilantro, finely chopped
- Panko bread crumbs
- olive oil to drizzle
Combine all but the last three ingredients in a food processer and pulse until a chunky paste is made (ie. a few whole chickpeas should still be visible)
Remove the mixture to a bowl and stir in oats, chickpea flour, and cilantro until mixed. To make the patties, spread panko crumbs onto a plate. Take 1/4 cup of the burger mixture at a time and make into a ball. Press down on the ball to make an even veggie patty. Coat top, bottom, and sides in panko. Place on a parchment-line sheet tray and drizzle a bit of olive oil on top. Repeat with the rest of the mixture.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and bake for 12 minutes, flipping halfway through. Serve in a bun or tortilla, with all your favourite toppings!
Ok, my mouth is watering now. I want to eat this right now! I love veggie burgers and don`t want to eat those packaged soy-based patties either. I can`t wait until you reveal your recipe.
I’m a bit confused, because on your about me page it says that you are vegetarian but also that you eat fish. No offence, but it’s not possible to do both – you’re either vegetarian or you’re not. I’m sure you mean well, but it’s this kind of thing that makes people offer me fish or even chicken when I go out to eat, because they don’t understand what vegetarian means. Maybe it’s time to start calling yourself a pescetarian or a semi-vegetarian?
I think your site looks awesome and the food you cook looks delicious, so I hope you don’t take offence at me pointing this out.
When will you post the recipe? I have often thought of making my own vegie burgers but didn’t have the first idea how to do it so I am very interested in your recipe. Now that you have my e-mail address maybe you could send it to me when you perfect it?
What a great idea to make your own veggie burgers!! I don’t particularly like the ones you can buy in the store as you can literally taste all the artificial stuff that they put in but I have had some really good ones in restaurants so I know it is possible… Gonna be waiting anxiously for your recipe!
Your home made veggie burger looks so appetizing, Koko!! The only veggie burger I made was the Haloumi one!
MMMMMMM,…my mouth is watereing!! Drool,…drool,…
Thanks Jennifer!
Jenni- I just call myself a vegetarian because it is easier than explaining to everyone that asks that I don’t eat meat, but I eat seafood, and I generally don’t drink milk or eat eggs. I’m a hard one to categorize and many people have no idea what a pescetarian is. My diet changes a lot and sometimes I’ll go completely vegan for several weeks, and sometimes I’ll eat quite a bit of seafood. It just changes as I feel. Thanks for the comment- it’s a valid point, and I’ve definitely been frustrated before when the ‘vegetarian’ soup I order is made with chicken stock, etc.
Sue- thank you, the recipe should be up within the week, I’d be happy to e-mail you!
Simone- thank you!
Sophie- Thanks, as always!
Wow, nice looking veggie burger
I usually do not care much for veggie burger, but yours really caught my attention! Great pictures as well!
Thanks Juliana!!
I would love to see the recipe too! I am so sick of Boca Burgers etc.
These look great — can’t wait for the recipe. I always feel bad buying the frozen patties both due to the price and the packaging and mystery ingredients. Unfortunately, I think I really like the chewiness of the TVP/wheat gluten, so I’ll need to experiment with recipes including those components as well.
I love your homemade veggie burgers because they have various kinds of healthy ingredients–beans, seeds, veggies and spices! Yummy;)
Thanks for sharing.
Wow ! I made these today and they were a great hit !!!
I did make some changes though , didn’t add any of the seeds/pecans you mentioned and added more cilantro. I used red chilli powder instead of paprika and added more pepper and cumin powder.
I also did an additional step of dipping them in egg before rolling them in bread crumbs…this helped me hold the mixture together. Also, I fried them with very little vegetable oil instead of baking.
I served two patties on a hotdog bun with some ketchup.
Thanks for the recipe
I’m glad you liked them Dc madness! Your changes sound yummy, and dipping them in egg before breading is a good idea too. If I ate eggs I would have done the same!!