Bean burger with beetroot mayonnaise

Photo credit: Theofano Vetouli

These burgers are nutritious, delicious, easy to make, and look gorgeous. Thanks to their beany texture, they hold together firmly and can be pre-cooked and then fried or grilled. Serve with this beetroot mayo for an impressive dish.

Ingredients

Servings: 3

For the patties

  • 1 can
    kidney beans
  • 1
    onion diced
  • 1 tbsp
    olive oil
  • 2
    tomatoes crushed or pureed
  • 1 tsp
    paprika
  • 3 tbsp
    tamari
  • 80 g
    oat flakes
  • 1 tbsp
    nutritional yeast flakes
  • 5 tbsp
    bread crumbs
  • 3 tbsp
    white flour
  • salt to taste
  • pepper to taste

For the beetroot mayonnaise

  • 50 ml
    soy milk
  • 1
    beetroot cooked and diced
  • 150 ml
    rapeseed oil
  • 1 tbsp
    lemon juice
  • 1 tsp
    mild mustard

Instructions

For the patties

  1. Rinse the kidney beans and drain them. Then transfer into a bowl and mash with your hands or a potato masher.

  2. In the meantime, roast the onions in the oil for a few minutes.

  3. Add all other ingredients to the bowl with the mashed beans and mix well.

  4. With wet hands form patties and put them on a baking tray layered with baking paper.

  5. Bake at 200°C for about 10 minutes and let cool.

  6. To finish cooking them, roast in the pan or in a grill-pan for 2-3 minutes.

For the beetroot mayonnaise

  1. Using a stick blender, blend the beetroot and soy milk until smooth.

  2. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend until it reaches a mayonnaise consistency.

  3. Add salt and pepper to taste and chill in the fridge.

Notes

The patties can be served as burgers with wholegrain bread, or as patties with a vegetable side-dish.

About the author

S Tunca

Tags

Courses: Main Course
Type of dish: Burger
Cooking time: 30-45 minutes
Special diets: Lupin-free
Season: Barbecue, Summer
Difficulty: Level 2 (average)
Number ingredients: 15-20 ingredients
Keywords: Burger

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