Black Bean Mushroom Burgers
Bizarre seeing a healthy recipe on a dessert website, isn’t it? Well, the truth of the matter is that I do need to eat “regular” meals or else I would end up in a sugar coma. When I whip up something that I think is great, I want to share it with all of you. After all, I’m pretty certain you need more than dessert to survive as well, right? ;-) These “burgers” are full of flavor and deliciously hearty. Mushrooms and onions are sauteed with seasoning before being combined with the beans, which imparts much more flavor than I have found in more bland black bean burgers. This was also my first time making homemade bread crumbs (can you believe it?!) and I loved it! They were so much fresher than store-bought.
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You may remember that I made some other black bean burgers awhile back and might be curious as to my thoughts on the differences between them. Well, the most recent variation is much heartier and feels much more like an actual burger than the previous version. They shape into patties much more easily and have significantly more flavor. That said, they also take a bit more work and time to throw together. If you are looking at it from health perspective, there are probably less calories in the previous recipe. Either way, I love, love, love black bean burgers. I think they’re delicious and make for a great lunch that fills you up. Definitely try these, or both, and let me know what you think!
1 year ago: Lavash Crackers
2 years ago: Hearty Beef Stew
Black Bean Mushroom Burgers
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon canola oil, plus more for brushing
- 1 cup (160 g) finely chopped onion
- 8 ounces (226.8 g) cremini mushrooms, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) cumin
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) smoked paprika
- 4 slices whole wheat sandwich bread, lightly toasted
- 15 ounce (425.24 g) can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 2 ounces (56.7 g) shredded cheddar cheese, (about ½ cup)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 English muffins, sandwich pockets, or hamburger buns, split and toasted
- Salsa and sour cream, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1. In a large skillet, heat canola oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook until golden, about 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in mushrooms, garlic, cumin and paprika and cook until mushrooms have released their juices, about 4 to 6 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside to cool slightly.
- 2. Tear toasted bread into pieces and place in food processor. Process until broken down into crumbs. Pour the crumbs into a medium bowl. Add the mushroom mixture and beans to the food processor; pulse until combined, but not smooth - leave some chunky bits. Scoop mixture into the bowl with the bread crumbs; add the cheese and season with salt and pepper.
- 3. Mix ingredients together and divide into 4 equal portions. With dampened hands, shape each portion into four thick patties. Lightly brush each side of all patties with canola oil.
- 4. Heat a grill, grill pan or skillet over medium heat. Place patties on the surface and cook until thoroughly heated through and the outside has crisped, about 5 minutes per side. Serve burgers on toasted English muffins and topped with salsa and sour cream, if desired.
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Hi, I just made these! Really really good even though I accidentally added cinnamon instead of cumin…ops! I haven’t got a food processor, so I used ready-made breadcrumbs and used a potato masher to mash the beans. It worked really well. Thanks for another great recipe :)
I made these last week and they were so delicious. I shared them with my readers also. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Marillyn — You could omit the mushrooms entirely or include your favorite veggie. The sky is the limit!
Hi Rufus — Yep, you could substitute any other type of bean in the same quantity.
goodbye, morningstar farms, hello, homemade! a burger is a burger, and i wouldn’t miss the meat for a second!
Finding new ideas for hamburgers is always interesting. This looks great and really is unique.
i guess we can use any other beans with the same amount as well? it looks beautiful..
I love finding new veggie burger recipes! And mushrooms are a favourite ingredient in them. These sound great!
I might have to give these a try sometime, when my husband won’t be home for dinner since he does not like mushrooms.
I love this recipe,and regular veggie burgers but this is a fantastic alternative and nice change of taste and flavors. I’ll have to try this soon. Congrats on top 9 today!
I should try these sometime! We live in a country overflowing with black beans :o) What could I subsitute for the mushroom?
This looks way better than the frozen ones my wife buys! Can’t wait to try it!
I think when you work around sweets all the time, you crave the healthy savory stuff even more. This looks like something I will love! Thanks for sharing.
I wish I could survive on just dessert.
This looks really tasty! Will have to try soon.
I saw your entry on Tastespotting and wanted to read more. I’ve bookmarked your recipe to try soon. Looks really tasty!
Your burgers look fantastic! If you’re going to blog about something savory, might as well be these. =)
Okay, so I made black bean burgers last night! Different from yours, and definately something I just threw together in the food processor, but they were delicious.
Its great to see we were thinking alike!
These look fantastic (I love mushrooms).
as much as I love dessert… I do need to eat! These look delicious!
Those look sooo good!!!! I agree about the black beans burgers.
This would definitely be something I would order if I was out to eat! I would love to make this in my own kitchen! Thanks for a new great recipe!
that looks great and tasty. I would like to make this soon.
I can not WAIT to try these!
what a clever idea! too bad I can’t eat too much beans but hope I can find a replacement!
I love these healthy alternative to a burger! They sound so flavorful and yummy. Thanks. I will be trying these for sure!!!!
You have to have balance. Can’t be all sugar, all the time. We’ve made black bean sweet potato burgers that were really good. It’d be nice to try another variation.
Nice, I love bean-based burgers! The kind you make at home definitely are better than what you can buy as it has more flavor and is moister.
Although it is a healthy recipe, it’s one I would enjoy.
Hi Jessica, You are right! That is an Arnold’s Sandwich Thin (multi-grain). I hope you and your husband enjoy them!
These look so yummy. I think my husband would love ’em. Do you have it on an Arnold’s sandwich thin? I bet it would be great on those!
i love dessert, but u r rite, i cant just live with dessert only! i need something as good as this burger to live on!
cant believe it’s a meatless burger! it looks so tempting!