Hey! This is my first post, I just made these burgers for tea and they were beautiful. Being a vegetarian myself, I'm often left disappointed and pretty annoyed at the lack of effort that restaurants put into their veggie burgers. I got a mushroom burger from a place in Sheffield the other day, and it was literally just a portobello mushroom in a bun - not okay!
So I've started doing a lot of veggie burgers really, partly because it's summer but also to prove how easy and tasty they are!
Beetroot and feta has always been a fave of mine, especially at the moment because it's super summery, and of course because they're pink! They went really well with this lemon and coriander couscous, but they would obviously also be delicious just in a bun with some salad or chips.
So here is the recipe, let me know what you think!
Ingredients
- 400g tin of black eyed beans
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 clove of garlic, crushed
- 1 cooked beetroot, chopped
- a handful of fresh coriander, chopped
- 50g feta cheese, roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- salt and pepper
- 80g plain flour
Method
- Fry the onion and garlic on a high heat in the vegetable oil until golden brown.
- Add the beetroot and cook for a further 2 minutes.
- Roughly mash up the black eyed beans so there are still some whole ones, and add these to the pan.
- Turn off the heat, and mix in the coriander, balsamic vinegar, and feta cheese. Season to taste.
- Add the plain flour bit by bit, until the mixture begins to stick together. You may need to add a bit of water or a bit more flour to get the right consistency.
- When the mixture is fairly stiff but sticky, form into patties - you may need to wait for it to cool down a bit to handling heat!
- Finally, fry the formed burgers for a couple of minutes on each side in some oil until golden brown. Enjoy!
