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Make our easy black bean burger recipe for a vegan burger alternative. It's ready in under an hour and a great vegetarian BBQ idea. Try more delicious vegetarian burger recipes, such as our homemade veggie burgers, and also discover more easy vegan meal ideas such as our vegan meatballs, vegan chilli and vegan bolognese.

Ingredients

  • olive oil


BURGERS

  • 400g tin black beans, rinsed and drained well
  • 100g from a pouch cooked brown rice
  • 1 onion, finely chopped or grated
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds, crushed
  • ½ tsp garlic salt
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 25g panko breadcrumbs
  • finely chopped to make 1 tbsp flat-leaf parsley

PICKLED ONIONS

CHIPOTLE 'MAYO'

  • 100g silken tofu
  • 1 tsp cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • a pinch English mustard powder
  • 1 tsp chipotle paste

GUACAMOLE

  • 1 avocado, peeled and stoned
  • 1/2 small red onion, finely chopped
  • 1/2 red chilli, finely chopped
  • chopped to make 1 tbsp coriander
  • 1/2 lime, juiced

TO SERVE

  • 4 vegan or regular buns, halved
  • curly lettuce leaves
  • beef tomato slices
  • ketchup
  • mustard

Method

  • STEP 1

    For the pickled onions, mix the vinegar and sugar with a pinch of salt until the sugar dissolves. Add the onion, cover and leave to pickle. To make the chipotle ‘mayo’, put all of the ingredients into a small bender (or use a stick blender) with a pinch of sugar and whizz until very smooth. Add 2 tbsp olive oil, whizz again until it looks like mayonnaise. Season, tip into a bowl, cover and chill.

  • STEP 2

    Mash the avocado with a fork, then stir in the onion, chilli, and coriander. Season and stir in the lime juice, then chill.

  • STEP 3

    To make the burgers, tip all the ingredients into a blender and pulse until combined. Divide into 4 and shape into burger patties. Put onto an oiled baking sheet or plate and chill until you need them, at least 30 minutes.

  • STEP 4

    Heat the barbecue or a griddle pan to high. Brush the burger patties with a little olive oil, then put onto the grill. Cook for 3 minutes then flip, and cook for 3 minutes more. Don’t keep moving the burgers or they will be more likely to break up, and you want a good crust on them.

  • STEP 5

    Lightly char the burger buns on the grill, then spoon in a dollop of the ‘mayo’ to the base. Add a few lettuce leaves. Top with a burger, then add a spoon of guacamole, and a few drained picked onions. Add another spoon of mayo to top, some tomato slices, and sandwich on top. Secure with a skewer if you need to. Serve with mustard or ketchup, if you don’t have your full fix of sauces and toppings!

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