Introducing, hands down, our best vegan burger to date. Let’s be honest… there’s a lot of sub-par vegan burgers out there. Not this one. It holds together, it looks like a burger, it’s packed full of tasty flavour, and it has a solid meaty, feel to it. Full of mushrooms, beans, walnuts, hemp hearts & protein.
This mixture will make 4 super-size burger patties, or 6 smaller ones.
Ingredients
- ½ medium onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 300 g mushrooms (we used brown)
- ½ cup walnuts
- ½ cup hemp hearts
- 2 tbsp hemp protein powder
- 1 can drained black beans (we used Ceres Organics)
- 100 g (or 1 cup) fresh bread crumbs
- 1 egg (or flax egg)
- 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce (or alternative)
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp oil for frying
Directions
- Add walnuts, hemp hearts, chopped onion, garlic, and mushrooms to a food processor and pulse until you have a coarse mixture.
- Heat oil in a fry pan and add the mushroom mixture. Sauté for 7-9 minutes, making sure to keep it moving to avoid it sticking.
- While that’s cooking, pulse the drained black beans in the food processor until coarsely chopped.
- Remove the pan from the heat and allow the mixture to cool for several minutes before stirring in the remaining ingredients.
- Mix well to combine, transfer to a bowl, and chill the burger mixture for 20 minutes to an hour.
- Divide the mixture into 4-6 portions, (depending on your bun size), and form into burgers. You might want to wet your hands for this part so the mixture doesn’t stick to your hands.
- Add a drizzle of oil to a large non-stick frypan, and cook burger on a medium-high heat for 4-5 minutes on each side.
- Dress up your bun of choice with whatever toppings you have on hand, and there you have it! Amazing. Vegan. Burger!!