You may have heard in recent news that popular brands of veggie burgers are being made with a registered neurotoxin. This has shaken the veggie community and is making us question our food choices even more than we already do. If something is marked as organic and vegan, shouldn’t it be safe? Apparently not.
It has become increasingly clear that the only food we are (mostly) safe from are those that we prepare ourselves from whole, certified organic foods. But lets be honest, frozen veggie burgers are really just a convenient food for those that can’t be bothered with the time it takes to prepare a meal. So actually cooking veggie burgers defeats the purpose, right? I have good news my busy friends, these babies only take a few minutes to cook and have simple ingredients. AND you can easily make a whole slew of them to freeze for future nomming. All without any chemicals or other grody stuff. Sound great? Lets get down to business.
Neurotoxin-Free Black Bean Burgers
Ingredients:
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 1 can black beans, well drained (make sure your can is BPA free!.. or else cook up some fresh beans.)
- 1/2 cup flour
- 2 slices bread, crumbled
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp seasoned salt
- salt and pepper to taste
- oil for frying
Preparation:
Sautee the onions till soft, about 3-5 minutes.
In a large bowl, mash the beans until almost smooth. Add sauteed onions and the rest of the ingredients, except the oil, adding the flour a few tablespoons at a time to combine well. Mixture will be thick.
Form bean mixture into patties, approximately ½ inch thick and fry patties in a small amount of oil until slightly firm. Make veggie burgers and enjoy!
Servings: 6
Recipe via about.com
Hey Mandi. Thanks so much for this! I’m going to make them asap. I read the report about soy and geez–what an eye opener! The stuff about baby formula and DHA-fortified foods is NUTS! Thanks for sharing. ~Jaime
These look excellent! I have all the ingredients to make these right now. Nom nom nom!!
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Thanks Joe.. The next time I’m in the Philippines I’ll stop by! 🙂
You win – this is the best tasting and easiest beanburger recipe I’ve tried. Quick, simple, and delicious! I don’t use seasoning salt so I substituted kosher salt, cumin and thyme. We ate the first two as regular burgers with mustard, lettuce, and onion, the 2nd two wrapped in a tortilla with avocado and salsa. Yum!
Hoorah! Glad you liked them!
I’m quite impressed. I see hundreds of veggie burger recipes these days, but this seems pretty straight forward and tasty. I think I’ll give it a try this weekend, thanks!!
I have made these a couple of times and they are awesome! I actually add liquid smoke to them when I fry which gives an awesome smoky taste. Thanks for the recipe.
You are very welcome! So glad you enjoy these!