Perfect for vegetarians, celiacs, and those with other digestive ailments, these nourishing black bean burgers are a lighter choice than a regular burger and are protein-rich, full of fibre and contain no meat.
If you’re fed up of chickpeas and want a legume with a little more OOMPH, these black bean burgers will be right up your street. Hot, spicy and full of flavour, these burgers go nicely with a cool salsa or guacamole.
Ingredients
- 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
- ½ green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 50g sweetcorn
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp chilli powder
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 1 tsp hot sauce
- ½ cup gluten-free bread crumbs (you can make these yourself by allowing around 5 gluten-free bread slices to stale and then blitzing them in a food processor)
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200c and grease a baking sheet.
- Mash the beans in a bowl until thick.
- In a food processor, blitz the bell pepper, onion, and breadcrumbs together and then stir into the beans.
- In a separate bowl, mix the egg, sweetcorn, chilli powder, cumin and hot sauce.
- Stir the egg mixture into the beans mixture until thick and doughy.
- Divide the mixture into 8 patties and place on the baking tray.
- Bake for 10 minutes on each side.
- Serve with gluten-free pitta or flatbreads.
You can also give these other meat-free burger recipes a go: Tofu Burger, Lentil Burger, Black Bean Burger, Beetroot Burger & Broccoli Burger!
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