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Tasty, healthy and gluten-free easy vegan bean burger recipe made with quinoa, cannellini beans and sun dried tomatoes. These burgers really pack in the flavour!

Easy Vegan Bean Burgers

Prep: 10 mins | Cook: 30 mins | Total: 40 mins | Quantity: 8 burgers

Ingredients

  • Oil
  • 1 red onion – finely diced
  • 2 cloves garlic – peeled and crushed
  • 400g (2 cups) cooked quinoa (see note)
  • 400g tin (1 cup drained weight) cannellini beans
  • small handful fresh basil
  • 1-2 tsp mustard
  • 75g (1/3 cup) sun dried tomatoes
  • 4 tblsp flour – plain white, plain wholemeal or any gluten free flour
  • 1 heaped teaspoon smoked paprika
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. Saute the onion and garlic with a drizzle of oil in a small pan for a few minutes until just starting to soften
  2. Tip into a food processor along with the remaining ingredients, adding a good pinch each of salt and pepper
  3. Pulse until well mixed together
  4. Divide into 8 pieces then shape into burger patties
  5. Heat another drizzle of oil in a large frying pan and cook the burgers for 8-10 minutes on each side until crisp and golden
  6. Alternatively place the burgers on a lined baking tray and cook in a preheated oven (180 Fan / 200 C / 400 F / Gas 6) for 30-35 minutes
  7. Serve immediately

Notes

  • For 400g (2 cups)of cooked quinoa: boil 240g (1 cup) of uncooked quinoa with 480ml (2 cups) water or vegetable stock for 15-20 minutes until all the liquid has been absorbed
  • If you're making these ahead of cooking you can chill the mix and shape and fry later or shape into patties before chilling (keep the burgers separate using pieces of parchment/greaseproof

Recipe by The Cook & Him at https://thecookandhim.com/recipes/easy-vegan-bean-burgers/