I enjoy eating a really good burger with lettuce, tomato, mayo, pickles and a touch of mustard. But I don’t always have ground beef on hand, or maybe I’m having vegetarian company, and lets face it, beans are good for you and good for your wallet.
So when my friend Melissa said she had a tasty, easy, version of vegetarian bean burgers on the menu for dinner, I asked her if she would show me her ways. She did not disappoint. Her bean burgers were just what they promised. Healthy, delicious, and just what we wanted to eat.
Vegetarian Bean Burgers With a Twist
I, of course, have amended her recipe just a touch, but for good reason. First I’m a huge fan of nutritional yeast.
If you haven’t had it, it’s worth keeping around and finding places to fit it in to your diet. It is rich in B vitamins, it’s a complete protein, it contains all kinds of minerals including iron, riboflavin, niacin, folate, and even more things our body can use.
We also love it on popcorn and eggs. It’s often used in vegan cheese too.
So I added some of that. Also, like most people, my sweet friend diced onions and mashed her bean mixture with a fork. It turns out many bean burger recipes say to mash them. But I don’t. I chucked all the ingredients into my food processor. I figured it would be easier, and would keep my kids from discovering the onions.