These Vegan Black Bean Burgers are fibre and flavour rich! They’re made with pantry staples and freeze really well for days when you are too busy to prepare dinner. Garnish them to your tastes with ingredients like red onion, tomato and avocado. They make for one yummy meatless dinner!
Hey everyone! How was your weekend? Doesn’t it always go a little too fast? We ordered a new exercise bike (a spin cycle) which is arriving today. I plan on mixing up my exercise regime with a circuit kinda thing – some treadmill, rowing and then cycle. Maybe some squats in between. I’m actually looking pretty forward to it! What do you like to do?
I love to work out because I also love to eat (story of my freakin’ life, lol). Gotta have balance, am I right? Did ya indulge too over the past couple of days? Tell me I’m not the only one. Get yourself back on track with these easy vegan black bean burgers. They can be prepped in advance and fried up just before you want to enjoy ’em so they are awesome for when you are meal prepping for the week ahead.
Ingredients for Easy Vegan Black Bean Burgers
I opted to keep these black bean burgers on the easy side. They are simply made with a few pantry staples, not a lot of filler. There’s black beans, of course, a little bit of oats, green onion, bell pepper, lime and lots of spices! Like it a little spicier? Add a little more heat to the mix! You do you 😉
Benefits of Black Beans – why are they so great?
- Black beans taste delicious!
- They are super versatile! They can be used for burgers (like here), soups ,dips, and lettuce wraps.
- Black beans are loaded with fibre and vitamins.
- Like most beans, they are inexpensive (woot woot).
Tips for Making these Vegan Black Bean Burgers
- Ensure that the black beans are well drained and even patted dry of excess moisture before using in this recipe.
- Don’t overly process the beans. You don’t want ’em too ‘mushy’.
- If your bean patty mixture is too wet, add a little more oats, about a tablespoon or so at a time until they are easy to form into patties.
- After the veggie burgers are formed, freeze for a little. This makes them way easier to handle when cooking.
- I always prefer to use a cast iron pan when cooking these black bean burgers.
- Fry these black bean burgers in batches (two at a time) and add a little oil for each batch.
- If you like, you can add a little more seasoning (aka salt and pepper) before you fry these burgers.
- These burgers freeze really well. You can prepare, place on a sheet pan and freeze for when you want to enjoy them later.
- Don’t want to enjoy these as a burger? They are delicious fried up with a poached egg on top for breakfast.
How to Garnish Black Bean Burgers – the options are limitless!
- Avocado (obviously 😉 )
- Tomato
- Thinly sliced red onion
- Lettuce
- Pickle slices
- Cheese (use vegan cheese if you want to keep this burger straight up vegan).
- BBQ Sauce
- Vegan mayo mixed with sriracha (yum) or adobo sauce (equally yum)
- Mustard
Other Easy Black Bean Recipes you may Love
- Black Bean and Tofu Scramble Lettuce Wraps
- Black Bean and Sweet Potato Soup with Avocado Creama
- Easy Black Bean Dip
- Spiced Black Bean and Sweet Potato Balls
Hope you love these homemade Vegan Black Bean Burgers! Try ’em! I’m sure you won’t miss the meat at all 😉
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~Dawn
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Black Bean Burgers
Ingredients
- 2 19 oz cans black beans -rinsed & drained (I used unsalted variety)
- 1 lime -juiced, about 1/4 cup
- 1.5 tsp smoked paprika
- 1.5 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp cayenne powder
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 2 stalks green onion -chopped
- 1/4 cup oats
- 1/2 bell pepper -small dice, about 1/2 cup
- 3 tbsp olive oil
Suggested Garnish
- burger buns
- tomato
- lettuce
- red onion
- avocado
Instructions
- Reserve 1/2 cup black beans and lay to one side. Add remaining beans to food processor, along with lime juice, smoked paprika, garlic powder, cumin, cayenne, oregano, salt and pepper and blitz until almost smooth, but still some beans left. Remove from processor and place in a large bowl.
- To bean mixture add reserved half cup of beans, green onion, oats and bell pepper. Stir to combine. Using a round standard ice-cream scoop, form into patties, with each patty being about a scoop and half (roughly).
- Place patties on wax paper lined tray and freeze for 45 minutes.
- Remove patties from freezer. In a 10 inch cast iron skillet over medium low heat add 1 tbsp olive oil. Season burgers with a little extra salt (if desired). Cooking two burgers at a time, cook about 3 minutes per side. Remove. Cook remaining batches (1 tbsp of olive oil per batch). Place on toasted bun and garnish as desired. Enjoy!
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Wow, that is some exercise regime you’ve got…that is terrific. I like the idea of serving these without the bun and topping with a poached egg.
Thanks Karen! Gotta work out if I want to enjoy alllll the good food 😉
I am always looking for new black bean burgers. These are absolutely wonderful. You have made these so easy and delicious to make and I’m making a few to freeze.
I love black bean burgers!! But for some reason, I have never made them myself. I am drooling here!!
You need to! Super easy and tasty! Thanks Cathleen 🙂
Beautiful burgers!! I love black bean burgers and these are seasoned perfectly. Such a great meal to sneak some healthy into your week. Also love that these freeze well so you can always have them on hand.
Thanks Heather! It’s always nice to have meals prepped and ready to go for busy weeknights 🙂
I love beans and I’m always looking for more ways to add vegetarian dishes to our menu. Can’t wait to give this a try. I’m sure it’ll be a huge hit in our household!
I do too! Thanks Claire! Enjoy 🙂
I love me a good bean burger!! This looks amazing and so thick!! Pinning to try soon!
Same here! Thanks Sam 🙂 Hope you like these!
I’ve had some preeeeeeetty terrible black bean burgers in the past. I think it’s time I make my own so I KNOW it’s going to be good!
Homemade is always the best 😉
I NEED black bean burgers in my life! Yours look absolutely awesome! We eat a lot of red meat around here, so I’m always looking for great alternatives. Can’t wait to try!
You do 🙂 !! Thank you Sara! They are a nice alternative to meat!
I love having a variety of sandwich fillings! And I agree black beans are sooo good for you. It’s a shame that sometimes they’re only an afterthought or just as a side. I can’t wait to try them in a sandwich.
Totally! Thanks Marisa 🙂
I’ve never been that fond of burgers, but I have to break down and try some of these bean burgers! (I am fond of beans… LOL) The seasoning in these sounds so good.
You do! They are pretty delicious! We have them often around here 🙂 Hope you like them too!
Guurrrrllll!!!! Your burgers are killing me! I want to eat them all! I guess I can call this one healthy because it’s black bean and vegan? LOL! #needtoexcercise #noimpulsecontrol!
Hahaha! Thanks Kitty!! I think you can 😉 I’ve definitely eaten more than one 🙂
Holy Moses! These look so amazingly delicious! I’ll admit I’m always too lazy to make my own veggie burgers but I’m definitely trying these soon. I love your idea about the egg on top 🙂
Thank you Anne! They’re super easy to put together 🙂
I love black beans…they have so much flavor, and they’re one of my favorite ingredients in a good quesadilla. I’m pretty partial to beef burgers, but I can do a tasty black bean burger on occasion, and I’m thinking I need to get this one onto the grill soon! I love all of those seasonings in there! 🙂
We love ’em around here too! So tasty and versatile! Hope you get a chance to try this one, David! Thanks 🙂
I LOVE black bean burgers! Such a healthy alternative. 🙂
I feel so much better enjoying a burger when it’s a black bean burger Dawn! And these look awesome! I love freezing them too so I’ve got them when the craving hits! Pinned!
I hear ya!! Thank you Mary Ann! Enjoy, my friend 🙂
You can never have too many burger recipes. Although we are “meat eaters”….we do have a few “meat free” days a week. This would be perfect for one of those days.
I agree, Gloria!! Thanks so much – hope you enjoy these as much as we do 🙂
I’m on a huge black bean kick lately, and I was just saying to my husband the other day that I wanted to make black bean burgers! (I’ve also been on a burger kick lately!!). I guess I don’t need to look any further for the recipe! I’ll be bookmarking this one to make soon. Thanks Dawn! Happy Monday!
We love black beans in our home and we go through them like crazy!! And you can never go wrong with a burger, especially thing time of year 🙂 Hope you enjoy this one, Leanne! Let me know if you try it out! Happy Monday to you too, my friend.
You’re killing it with the process shots! For real, they’re awesome :). Also awesome are these burgers. I loooove a veggie burger and these sound totally perfect. Have a great week, Dawn!
Awwww- thanks a million, Kelsie!! Hope you have a wonderful week too 🙂
I have always wanted to try to make a burger like this. I had one at a picnic a few years ago and I was hooked. Definitely going to give this a try because it looks so good!
Thank you so much, Denise! Hope you enjoy it as much as we do 🙂
I did indulge a little 😉 over the weekend, but Friday night I did have a black bean burger and it was so good, I said Dom, I really need to make these at home! And here you are!! It’s like you were sitting at the table with us! This looks magnificent, my friend! Love it with all those toppings!! Have a great day!! XOXO
Haha! That’s so funny!! Aren’t black bean burgers delicious and you know I’m alllll about the garnish 🙂 Thanks Annie! Have a great day too! XOXO
These black bean burgers look absolutely delicious! I love that crust you get when using a cast iron skillet. It adds such great flavor!
Thank you Kathy!! The cast iron skillet really does wonders 🙂
I wouldn’t care one bit that these are vegan! Scrumptious eating here my friend! Looks way too inviting for me to resist biting into this burger! You do know how to do black beans! Pinned.
Woo hoo!! Thank you so much, Milena!! You’re so kind 🙂
Such a great healthy alternative to the classic burger. Will be sending this on to my daughter, as well. She will love it too!
Thank you Jennifer! It sure is 😉 Hope she does! Have a wonderful week!