Homemade Black Bean Burgers
A perfect meatless Monday option, these homemade black bean burgers are easy to make using pantry ingredients you already have on hand. They are also delicious especially when topped with a sweet balsamic glaze.
If you want to stretch your grocery budget even further, use meat substitutes like beans to make delicious black bean burgers for dinner. Not only will you save money, but you’ll also be adding great fiber to your diet that a traditional burger won’t give you.
Additionally, because you are making it from scratch, you can feel good about the ingredients that are putting into your burgers! This is a fabulous recipe for Meatless Monday or any time of the week.
Take advantage of the hot sale on O Organics canned beans – just $.99 each when you buy 5 or more participating items this week and make these black bean burgers for a meal.
This incredibly budget-friendly meal will cost you $2.47 total for four burgers without any toppings. With tomatoes, avocado, red onion, and balsamic glaze as toppings, the cost is $4.67, which is just $1.17 per serving.
While the recipe below calls for heirloom tomatoes as the “bun”, you can easily substitute any tomato or even romaine lettuce as the “bun”.
Black Bean Burgers Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 cups black beans
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup finely ground oats
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 scallions, finely sliced (about 1/4 cup)
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- Optional
- heirloom tomatoes
- red onion
- roasted red peppers
- avocado
- balsamic glaze
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How To Make Homemade Black Bean Burgers
- Heat grill or grill pan to medium (375º-425º). Lightly oil grates with coconut oil.
- In a bowl, add black beans. Press beans against the bowl with a fork until most of the beans are slightly mashed. Beans should be thick and pasty.
- Add egg, oats, garlic, scallions, salt and pepper flakes. Mix together with a fork until fully combined.
- Let the mixture rest for 10-15 minutes.
- Divide and shape into 4 equal-size patties.
- Grill for about 4 minutes on each side.
- Remove from grill and assemble into burgers, first a slice of tomato, red onion, black bean burger, roasted red pepper, avocado, and a drizzle of balsamic glaze.
If you do not have balsamic glaze on hand, you can make your own by heating balsamic vinegar in a saucepan over medium heat for about 20 minutes until the vinegar reduces in half. The resulting thick liquid is the balsamic glaze. it makes a delicious topping for burgers, a Caprese salad and more!
If you like bean burgers – be sure to also check out a delicious white bean burger recipe here.
Homemade Black Bean Burgers
Ingredients
- 2 cups black beans
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup finely ground oats
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 3 scallions finely sliced (about 1/4 cup)
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- Optional
- heirloom tomatoes
- red onion
- roasted red peppers
- avocado
- balsamic glaze
Instructions
- Heat grill or grill pan to medium (375º-425º). Lightly oil grates with coconut oil.
- In a bowl, add black beans. Press beans against the bowl with a fork until most of the beans are slightly mashed. Beans should be thick and pasty.
- Add egg, oats, garlic, scallions, salt and pepper flakes. Mix together with a fork until fully combined.
- Let the mixture rest for 10-15 minutes.
- Divide and shape into 4 equal-size patties.
- Grill for about 4 minutes on each side.
- Remove from grill and assemble into burgers, first a slice of tomato, red onion, black bean burger, roasted red pepper, avocado, and a drizzle of balsamic glaze.
Additional Bean Recipes
Black Bean & Roasted Corn Salsa
Sweet Potato Black Bean Enchiladas
Watch a video for how to prepare this recipe here:
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