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Vegan Bean Burgers - Hearty, Flavorful and Grill-able

Course dinner, grill, lunch
Cuisine Vegan
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 10 burgers

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cooked brown rice cooled
  • 4 tbsp olive oil divided
  • 1/2 pound sliced shiitake or cremini mushrooms for that yummy umami* see Sound Bites
  • 2 cans black beans rinsed
  • 1 sweet onion cut in 8ths
  • 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 rib celery cut in 4-5 pieces
  • 1 chipotle pepper in adobo
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro
  • 1 cup raw cashews
  • 1 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tbsp cumin
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 cup rolled outs

Instructions

  1. Rinse and drain black beans, lay out on baking sheet covered with paper towel to dry.
  2. Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium heat and saute mushrooms for about 5 minutes until soft. Cool a bit.
  3. Add half the beans, the mushrooms and remaining ingredients EXCEPT for the oats and vital wheat gluten to food processor.
  4. Pulse 20- 25 times until well incorporated, scraping down bowl as necessary.
  5. In a large bowl, pour in the other half of black beans and mash with a fork, leaving a few beans whole.
  6. Add brown rice.
  7. Add ingredients from food processor.
  8. Pour oats into "dirty" food processor and grind to almost a flour.
  9. Add oats to bowl and mix everything together.
  10. Add vital wheat gluten, mix with spoon, then knead 8-10 times with hands.
  11. Form burger patties by hand using 1/3 cup dough for each.
  12. In pan used to saute mushrooms, add a few tbsp olive oil and heat over medium.
  13. Place burgers in pan and brown 4-6 minutes per side. Alternately, you can grill, just make sure that grill grates are pre-oiled to avoid sticking.
  14. Serve on rolls with toppings of choice. I added vegan cheese, tomatoes, avocado and Sir Kensingtons Chipotle Vegan Mayo.

Recipe Notes

Umami..um-whatie you say? In a nutshell umami (the Jampanese word for yummy) is described as the 5th flavor, after sweet, sour salty and bitter. This fifth taste is lip-smacking savoriness and is due to a substance called glutamate. Click on umami to read more.