Yogis in the Kitchen: Beet & Bean Burgers

Summer means GRILL SEASON!! Nom. Nom. Nom.

Tired of your regular-old-veggie-burger (yawn)?!?!? Well worry not! We’ve got you covered for BBQ season with a couple GRILLABLE veggie burger recipes. Yes, grillable—believe it!

Vegan Black Bean and Oat Burger (Egg Free)

Yields: About 4 burgers

Ingredients

• 1 (15oz) can of black beans, drained not rinsed* (leftover liquid will be your binding agent!)
• 3/4 cup old fashioned oats
• 1 tsp tamari or soy sauce
• 1 Tbsp chili powder (I use Chili 9000 by Penzeys Spices)
• salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

For all you nerdy foodies, there is no need for an egg to keep your burger together. Meet your new best friend and binding agent, AQUAFABA*.  Aquafaba is just fancy-pants word for the leftover liquid from the beans, it has the same binding abilities as eggs! Boom. You sound cool AND your veggie burgers don’t fall apart on the grill. You’re welcome.

1. In a food processor add everything but the oats, blend until most of the beans are smashed.
2. In a mixing bowl, add the oats to the bean mixture. Mix them up, then let the mixture rest for around 5 minutes.
3. Make your 4 patties. Once formed, let the patties rest for a few minutes on parchment paper. You should be able to pick them up with your hands and not have them fall apart or stick to your hands before you put them on the grill.
4. Brush your grills surface with oil to ease cooking. Grill well on medium heat about 4-5 minutes on each side.
5. Just like a meat burger, don’t push the patties down. Once they are on the grill, don’t move them until your ready to flip them.

Those grill marks! #grillboss

Beet and Bean Burger

Yields: About 6 burgers

Ingredients

• 1 (15oz) can of garbanzo beans rinsed and drained
• 1 1/2 Tbsp sweet curry powder
• 1/2 tsp salt & pepper
• 2 Eggs
• 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
• 1/2 cup Panko breadcrumbs
• 1 cup shredded beets

Instructions

1. In a food processor add beans until most are smashed (you can also use a blender or by hand).
2. In a mixing bowl combine beans and the rest of the ingredients. Let sit for about 5 minutes.
3. Make your patties, let them rest for about another 5 minutes on parchment paper.
4. Brush your grills surface with oil to ease cooking. Grill well on medium heat about 4-5 minutes on each side.
5. Just like a meat burger, don’t push the patties down. Once they are on the grill, don’t move them until your ready to flip them.

The freshest topping for your veggie burgs.

The Toppings

Ingredients:

• 1 mango
• 1 avocado
• 1 jalapeño
• 1 tomato
• lime juice
• salt & pepper to taste

Chop and dice, combine in bowl, place on burger.

From my grill to yours!

—Christina