Quinoa Black bean burgers crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. Vegan burgers bursting with beans, corn and quinoa! My Sunday Supper team is doing a Meatless Sunday theme to kick off lent season and I am bringing my quinoa black bean burgers. Lent is a season when a lot of people give up something and often meat is one of them. I went totally vegan one lent season and it was challenging! I had to be creative and I cooked with quinoa a lot. This was my first time making quinoa black bean burgers and I made my burgers spicy! I added cumin, turmeric, chili flakes, paprika, black pepper and some fresh ginger, garlic . Some interesting Eastern flavor in there! I was quite nervous about whether the burgers would hold up since I was not using egg but it did hold shape. I added some flax and that may have helped it bind. Anyway, the quinoa black bean burger went into the oven and came out all crisp, golden delicious and totally yummy! With burgers like these I can do vegan at least for a few days!! Sneak it into a bun or eat it plain smothered with sauce and it’s a savory treat. I ate mine with some tangy mint sauce!
Nutrition Wise!
Quinoa is a good source of protein and is packed with antioxidants. It’s a great protein addition for vegans/vegetarians. Black beans are loaded with fiber and heart healthy photo-chemical! Flax adds some healthy fat and omega 3 while the Eastern spice add to the antioxidant power of this dish! The nice part about a quinoa black bean burger is combining of the different protein sources to make a more complete protein! To read more about combining protein sources to optimize protein intake for vegans click here.
All that goodness!!
Family Style
Quinoa Black Bean Burger
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| Serves | 12 |
| Dietary | Diabetic, Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian |
| Meal type | Appetizer, Main Dish, Side Dish |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Freezable, Gourmet, Pre-preparable |
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup quinoa ( raw)
- 1 Small potato
- 1 can black beans rinsed
- 1 cup corn kernels (cooked or lightly steamed)
- 1 Small onion (chopped)
- 1/2 cup cilantro (chopped)
- 1/2 Tsp ginger (grated)
- 1 Tsp garlic
- 1/2 Tsp turmeric
- 1 Tsp cumin powder
- 1 Tsp pepper
- 1 Tsp salt
- 1 Tsp flax meal
- 1 Tsp chili flakes (optional)
- 1 Tsp paprika
Note
You can also roast the burgers in a frying pan instead of baking
Directions
| Cook quinoa in 1 and 1/2 cups water for 15-20 minutes till cooked. Drain off excess water by using a paper towel. | |
| Bake or boil potato and peel skin | |
| While quinoa is cooking, finely chop onion and cilantro. Rinse back beans and drain. Cook corn till cooked. | |
| Mix quinoa with potato and add the rest of the ingredients in and mix well. Use hands or fork to mix everything really well | |
| Form into patties and bake at 350 for 20 - 25 minutes till crisp on the outside. Flip the burgers and bake another 8-10 minutes | |
| Remove from oven and enjoy these meatless wholesome burgers. | |
Check out all these fabulous meatless meals by my Sunday Supper team!
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Hi there! I’m Sunithi, AKA Sue, a registered dietitian with a sweet tooth and a passion for eating healthy (quite a combo) currently working as an independent consultant in the DC Metro area. I’m also a blogger, health nut, nutrition geek who jogs to keep sane :)! I love to revamp recipes and add some ‘Nutrition Bytes’ to them. All my recipes are gluten free! I also blog on natural health and fitness! Visit often and drop me a note if you have any nutrition queries!
Bravo for thinking of flax to substitute for the cohesion of an egg. And your addition of spices is inspired, Sue. Thank you for sharing this keeper quinoa recipe =)
Oh my!!! I NEED to try and cook quinoa! I love how these look like aloo tikki! I am sure I would love these “burgers”! Thank you for sharing Sunithi!
I love all the spices you used!!! These may be spicy, but they sound delicious
Oh my, do those ever look delicious!
Black bean burgers are my favorite! I love your recipe! Looks delish!
Thank you for all the nice recipes.
I love, love quiona AND black beans and have a feeling these will be my new favorite black bean burgers 🙂
I’ve made Mexican black bean quinoa burgers, so I’d love to try your combination of spices!
I think I would like the texture of these burgers, they sound interesting.
I’ve been wanting to make my own black bean burgers and this looks like the perfect recipe to start with. Pinning!
I love the addition of ginger! These sound amazing!
Quinoa and black beans together are so perfect. I love these veggie-burgers!!
I am loving all the spices in these! They sound fantastic!
LOVE black bean burgers. . yummm!!! delicious!
That bowl of ingredients looks so good you know these burgers have to be fantastic. And the burgers look good too.
Wow! You are so creative!!
This looks SO GOOD! I made black bean veggie burgers last year that didn’t hold together well and I have been meaning to try a different recipe. These look perfect.
YUM those sure sound tasty! I have been wanting to try meatless burgers.
I love just about anything with black beans in it. These sound awesome, Sue!
I’m so impressed with how well these hold together. I see a lot of meatless burgers that are crumbly or dry. This one looks great!
Ooo what great flavors!
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These look delicious! My veggie burgers never stick together. They’re more like veggie pieces. LOL
These look delicious Suni! I’m featuring them tomorrow. Miss you 🙂