Vegan Black Bean Burgers are a delicious, hearty, and nutritious plant-based alternative to traditional beef burgers, packed with protein and fiber from black beans and flavored with aromatic spices and complementary veggies. They’re perfect for vegan, vegetarian, or health-conscious diets and can be baked, pan-fried, or grilled.
Ingredients
- 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 3 baby carrots, grated (Optional)
- ⅓ cup chopped sweet onion
- ¼ cup minced green bell pepper (Optional)
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 3 tablespoons chile-garlic sauce (such as Sriracha®), or to taste
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon warm water
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 slices whole-wheat bread, torn into small crumbs
- ¾ cup unbleached flour, or as needed
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
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Mash black beans in a bowl. Add carrots, onion, bell pepper, and garlic; mix well.
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Whisk chile-garlic sauce, cornstarch, water, chili powder, cumin, seafood seasoning, salt, and black pepper together in a separate small bowl.
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Stir chile-garlic sauce mixture into black bean mixture; mix in bread crumbs. Stir flour, 1/4 cup at a time, into bean mixture until a sticky batter forms.
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Spoon mounds of batter onto the prepared baking sheet, about a 3/4-inch thickness per mound; shape into burgers.
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Bake in the preheated oven until cooked in the center and crisp on the outside, about 10 minutes per side.
