A Black Bean Burger You Would Marry

Posted by Nichole Leigh

Black bean burger with homemade fries

That's right folks. You heard me. If you were a delicious food item, you would find this black bean burger, marry it, and have delicious, savory children. This hearty, satisfying creation is worlds away from the anemic, processed, frozen veggie burgers at the supermarket. 


This burger puts Boca Burgers to shame. It is a vegan masterpiece and will absolutely become a regular part of your diet. I dare you not fall in love. I dare you. 

A Black Bean Burger You Would Marry

This recipe is adaptive from an inspiring post on Eat, Live, Run. Check out the original recipe here, along with the author's fabulous photos. They do more justice to the burger than do mine. Serve this delight with avocado, greens, tomatoes or whatever floats your boat! It is tremendously flexible. The patties don't freeze quite as well as you might expect. However, they're great as leftovers. Recipe makes 6-7 patties.

Ingredients 3 cups black beans (roughly 2, 14oz. cans) 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed meal, plus 1 tablespoon warm water 1 jalapeno pepper, chopped 2 cloves garlic, chopped 2 tablespoons tomato sauce  1 tablespoon soy sauce 1/2 cup finely ground breadcrumbs 2 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup frozen corn, defrosted vegetable oil for frying the patties Directions 1. Combine the ground flax seed meal with the warm water and set aside. 2. Combine the jalapeno pepper and garlic in a food process. Pulse a couple of times to  mince finely (do not puree). 3. Add one and half cups of beans to the food processor, and pulse again to combine. The  texture should be chunky, not smooth. 4. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl and add the tomato sauce, soy sauce, bread crumbs,  cumin, salt, corn, flax seed mixture, and the rest of the beans. 5. Form the mixture into six patties and set aside. 6. Heat the oil in a skillet on a medium high heat. Add the black bean burgers and cook until  crispy, about 7 minutes each side. 7. Serve burgers with you favorite burger toppings!