Bad Boy Black Bean Burger
- Super simple
- 0:40 m
- 11 ingredients
Looking for the best plant-based burger recipe? A healthy plant-based burger recipe? We have you sorted! We've been playing around with black bean burgers for a while and are sure these are the best ones we've made so far. If you're after a really 'meaty' but plant-based recipe, using black beans is a great way of adding lots of protein and fibre into your diet.
Serves: 6
Ingredients
For the patties
- 4 portobello mushrooms - around 160g
- 1 tbsp brown rice miso paste
- 1 x 400g can of black beans drained
- 1 onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- olive oil
- 2 tbsp plain flour
To serve
- 4 tbsp plant-based kimchi
- 6 burger buns halved
- 1 lettuce
- pinch of salt
- plant-based Sriracha mayo
Before you start
Large frying pan | Frying pan or baking paper lined roasting tray
Step 1
Prepare the vegetables
- Peel and dice the onions and garlic
- Cut the mushrooms into very small pieces, about the size of a pea
Ingredients
- 4 portobello mushrooms - around 160g
- 1 tbsp brown rice miso paste
- 1 onion
- 3 garlic cloves
Step 2
Start the burger patties
- Place a large pan over a medium heat and add a drizzle of olive oil
- Once warm, add the chopped onion, garlic and a pinch of salt
- Mix well and cook for 5-10 minutes until the onion becomes soft
- Once the onion feels soft, add the smoked paprika and mix through
- Cook for another minute before adding the chopped mushrooms
- Mix everything together well and leave to cook for another 10 minutes, or until the mushrooms reduce in size and become soft
- At this point, stir through the drained black beans and leave to cook for 5 minutes
- Mix through the flour and miso paste and cook for a final 10 minutes
- Crush the ingredients with a fork to bind the mixture together and mix well before leaving the mixture to one side to cool down a little
Ingredients
- 1 x 400g can of black beans drained
- pinch of salt
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- olive oil
- 2 tbsp plain flour
Step 3
Shape the patties
- Once the mixture feels firm enough to shape into patties, use your hands to shape 6 patties
- You can either cook them straight away or cover them and leave them in the fridge until needed
Step 4
Cook the patties
- Once ready to serve, heat a large pan over a medium heat
- Add a drizzle of olive oil
- Once warm, add the burgers and cook on each side for 5-6 minutes until charred
- You can also place them in an oven at 180˚C, fan setting for 10-15 minutes to cook through
Step 5
Serve the burgers
- Halve the burger buns and toast in the pan
- Roughly slice the lettuce
- Serve the burgers in buns piled high with kimchi, lettuce and Sriracha mayonnaise
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp plant-based kimchi
- 6 burger buns halved
- 1 lettuce
- plant-based Sriracha mayo