Any Bean Burgers
Posted by Delicious Wisdom at 3/5/2008 8:03 AM and is filed under Wheat Free or Optional,Dairy Free or Optional,Soy Free or Optional,Egg Free or Optional,Comfort Food Revamp 
So this is basically a bean burger, with some nuts thrown in for extra nutrition, flavor and protein. I've made the recipe completely adaptable, so that you can make things like "White Bean and Walnut Burgers", which sounds really chi chi. Or "Peanut and Black Bean Burgers", which sounds a little more...Latin, maybe? The point is, once you make your own 'veggie burger', you must promise never to buy the chemical-filled frozen ones again. Make your own and freeze them, because they freeze nicely.
Make beans from scratch, use leftovers, or use quality canned organic. Wheat germ serves a few purposes here: helping to shape the burgers, upping the fiber content even further than the beans already do, and providing a source of vitamin E, folic acid and other nutrients. Ground flaxseed will work in much the same way, but keep these things in mind: always keep it in the fridge, grind the seeds yourself in a coffee grinder if possible, and know that the omega-3 fatty acids do not survive high heat. For this reason, the main benefit of the flax in a cooked recipe like this would be the fiber.
Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cooking Time: 25 Minutes
Yield: 6-8 Servings (Freeze the leftovers or crumble into a wrap for lunch the next day with some lettuce, veggies, and a condiment)
Ingredients:
2 Cups Cooked Beans (Any Type of Black, White or Red)
2/3 Cup Finely Chopped Nuts (Like Walnuts, Almonds or Peanuts)
¼ Cup Chopped Red Onion
½ Tsp Chili Powder
½ Tsp Cumin Powder
1 Tsp Sea Salt
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
3 Tbsp Tomato Paste
½ Cup Wheat Germ (for the gluten-intolerant, use ground flaxseeds or try rolled oats)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all ingredients, using your hands to mush the beans into a chunky paste. Form into 6-8 burgers and place on a lightly oiled baking sheet. Bake for 25 minutes. Serve on the best multi-grain bread you can find with tomato, sprouts, dark green lettuce and optional condiments like mustard, salsa or hummus. They can be slightly crumbly, so use some finesse when loading onto the bread.
I LOVE these. I try really hard to make them once a week with a different combo of beans and nuts, of course. My favorite so far, Adzuki beans with dry roasted salted pecans. I'm sure the salted nuts aren't the best choice, but they were all I had, and turned out scrumptious!
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I also LOVE these. The ones I made were with almonds and cannelini beans. They tasted like pizzeria pretzel combos- my favorite combos. Amazing. I am excited to try different combo-nations...lol...of beans and nuts as well.
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Fantastic! We used black beans and walnuts (one of my kids is allergic to peanuts), and it was really good! We also made your ketchup to go with it, and that was so scrumptious! My kids devoured it and begged for more. =)
I used whole wheat buns and put a little bit of olive oil, salt and pepper on them and placed them open faced under the broiler....so good!
Thanks for the recipes...we love trying new things!
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