The Best Black Bean Burger

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

This truly is the best recipe for black bean burgers if you are looking for a tasty veggie burger. Try for yourself!

Ingredients

2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
1 1/2 teaspoons grapeseed oil, or as needed
1 medium shallot, chopped
1/2 medium green pepper, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
3 sprigs fresh basil, chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 1/2 teaspoons ground coriander
1 1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 large eggs, beaten
1 cup bread crumbs

Directions

1 Mash black beans in a bowl with a potato masher, leaving a few beans whole for texture; set aside.
2 Heat oil in a cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add shallot, bell pepper, and garlic. Cook and stir until vegetables have softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add to black beans and season with basil, cumin, coriander, paprika, salt, and pepper.
3 Fold beaten eggs into the bean mixture. Sprinkle in bread crumbs, adding a little at a time and fold in. Be careful not to overmix the bean mixture.
4 Reheat the skillet that you cooked the onion mixture in. Scoop out 1 cup bean mixture and shape into a ball. Set the ball into the hot skillet and gently flatten to form a burger.
5 Cook until firm and lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes per side. Repeat with remaining bean mixture. You might need to add more oil.