We interrupt your regularly scheduled Weekly Wednesday Wrap-Up to bring you the best vegan burger in the world.
So sorry to skip WWW, folks, but a combination of too much work and this delicious burger, has convinced me to give it a miss this week. But you will not be dissapointed with this burger as a replacement. It really is pure win.
To me, texture in a veggie burger is just as important as taste. And it always seems that the only veggie burgers that please me with their texture contain TVP or vital wheat gluten. Unfortunately neither of those things sit well with my hubby’s tummy, so I’m always looking for healthier alternatives…and I’ve finally found it!
This burger combines a savory background of black beans and liquid smoke with the bright tang of sun dried tomatoes to create a mind blowing, taste bud thrilling Mediterranean extravaganza! The texture is nice and chewy all thanks to a healthy dose of quinoa, chickpea flour and flax seed. When you plop this patty onto a toasted bun and top with the rich herby goodness of the aioli and serve with a side of lemon rosemary fries you’ve got a dinner you won’t soon forget.
Black Bean Burger
2 cans black beans, drained and rinsed and roughly smashed
2/3 cup cooked quinoa
1/4 cup chickpea flour (with additional 2Tbsp if needed)
1/3 cup chopped sun dried tomatoes, the soft kind marinated in oil
1 Tbsp ground flax seed mixed with 3 tbsp water, microwaved for 20 seconds
2 tsp liquid smoke
salt and pepper to taste
- Combine all of the ingredients and form into 4 large patties
- Allow the patties to chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes, then fry in a drizzle of olive oil until brown and crispy on both sides
Red Onion Basil Aioli
No specific recipe here, just mix a chopped red onion, a few diced garlic cloves and chopped fresh basil with lots of vegan mayo and there you go! Easy and delicious.
Lemon Rosemary Potatoes
Again, no recipe needed. Just chop 4 potatoes into fries, toss well with olive oil and bake on 400F till they are all nice and crispy. Pull them out of the oven and, right onto the pan, squeeze out the juice of one lemon and toss with a handful of fresh chopped rosemary. Beautiful!
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Mmmm, these look delicious! If I was unable to get quinoa or flax seed, what would you (or anyone?) think I might substitute for them..? Thanks
Those are two really important ingredients, but if you can’t find them maybe substitute couscous or barley or millet for the quinoa, and for the flax seed you could try vegan egg replacer, can you get that? Flax seeds when ground up and heated up in water create a very egg like consistency and they bind the mix beautifully, so it is hard to think of a substitute. If anyone else has any ideas please share!
Great recipe, but you can’t just call anything having to do with mayonnaise “aioli” to make it sound fancier.
Thanks. And seeing as how aioli is a sauce made of mayonaisse and garlic I think I was being pretty accurate. There’s nothing fancy about aioli, although I’m flattered you would think so.
This is wonderful. It looks like a meat burger
… (Thinking about adding catsup on it) 
Made these twice now and they are a hit! They hold together really well (a common fault I find with veg burgers) I didn’t have any liquid smoke, so I used smoked paprika instead. They are definitely going into the regular recipe rotation!!
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I made these last night. I thought the flavouring was excellent, and I especially liked the basil mayo sauce, and the addition of sun dried tomatoes. However, I didn’t find the texture was all that much better from just regular beans. My burgers still were mushy, and lacked chewiness, even after sitting in the fridge overnight. I thought about doubling the flour/quinoa/flax but I’m not sure if that will make much difference.
Sorry about that! I’m not sure I have any advice, can’t figure out what went wrong. The chewy texture is my favorite part of these burgers. Glad you liked the taste, at least!