Asian Black Bean Burgers

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This healthy recipe for Asian Black Bean Burgers is full of flavor and perfect for food prep. The burgers are packed with protein and fiber and taste great with a salad for a gluten-free, vegan lunch!

This recipe for Asian Black Bean Burgers is full of flavor and perfect for food prep. The burgers are packed with protein and fiber and taste great with a salad for a healthy, vegan lunch!

**Post and photos updated 1/6/16**

Hi Friends!

It’s recipe time. I made these Asian Black Bean Burgers over the weekend and they were absolutely delicious. During my weekend prep, I almost always cooks a bag of black beans in my pressure cooker and freeze them to use during the week. I wanted to experiment with my usual black bean burgers and love Asian flavors so I decided to give them a shot!

Asian Black Bean Burgers

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This healthy recipe for Asian Black Bean Burgers is full of flavor and perfect for food prep. The burgers are packed with protein and fiber and taste great with a salad for a gluten-free, vegan lunch!

  • Author: Author: Lindsay L
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 4-6 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1.5 cups black beans, cooked
  • 3/4 c quinoa, cooked
  • 2 Tbsp peanut butter
  • 2 Tbsp thai chili sauce
  • 2 tsp sriracha
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 – 2 tsp fresh ginger, grated
  • 1/2 c carrots, shredded
  • 1/4 c oat flour (or breadcrumbs if not gluten-free)
  • Optional sauce: mix plain yogurt with thai chili sauce

Instructions

  1. Add black beans to a bowl and smash with a potato masher or fork.
  2. Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
  3. Form mixture into 4-6 patties and place on greased baking sheet.
  4. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes, flipping once.
  5. Serve as desired and top with yogurt sauce if you want to!

I love making these as part of my Sunday food prep. I actually prefer eating them as leftovers versus fresh out of the oven.

This healthy recipe for Asian Black Bean Burgers is full of flavor and perfect for food prep. The burgers are packed with protein and fiber and taste great with a salad for a gluten-free, vegan lunch!

I typically serve these burgers over a big salad with my favorite salad dressing, although the past few times I’ve made them I mixed together some plain yogurt and Thai chili sauce and smothered them in that – delicious! Here’s a great, vegan homemade Thai Chili Sauce recipe if you want to make your own.

This recipe for Asian Black Bean Burgers is full of flavor and perfect for food prep. The burgers are packed with protein and fiber and taste great with a salad for a healthy, vegan lunch!

Next time I have a party I’m going to try making them as mini meatballs and serving with the chili yogurt sauce!

Let’s chat: What’s your favorite flavor combo for a burger?

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Enjoy!

–Lindsay–

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  1. I make black bean burgers from the Eat Clean Cookbook by Tosca Reno. I love the combo of PB, sunflower seeds and curry powder. These look great, my husband would love the extra chili kick!

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  5. Those look delicious! I would’ve never thought of make them with quinoa. The slider version is a great idea!

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    • oh girl, you have to try it. i cook a bag every weekend and then freeze in individual bags so i can just pull them out and defrost or toss in meals during the week. so easy!

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  17. Ohhh this is a recipe I THINK I can actually get my husband to have an open mind about — he loves spice but has always shied away from veggie burgers. BUT since I won a bet, he has to try them for me as soon as I get around to making them for him. And with the sriracha in here, I think he’ll LOVE IT. I just pinned this for future reference, thank you friend! yum!

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  25. I’m such a sucker for anything dubbed “Asian”.. I just love Asian favors. Will have to try these out sometime! Yum

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  32. Nice variation on a black bean burger! I have to admit that my favorite spicy veggie burger isn’t even my own, it’s store-bought: Trader Joe’s Vegetable Masala Burger. Sometimes I do make my own veggie burgers and stock up and freeze them, other times I let it be the easy store-bought meal from the freezer! And the TJ’s burgers are way less processed than some.

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  34. Yum!! Always on the lookout for new bean or quinoa patties for lunches. I have a quinoa/sweet potato one in the current rotation, but I do love pulling out my bottle of Sriracha! I’m making these on Sunday.

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  35. I can’t wait to try this! What kind of thai chili sauce do you use? I’ve only been able to find sweet chili sauce. Is that okay?

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  36. Sounds like a delicious recipe. I have just one question. How do you recommend I cook the black beans before making these patties? Do you bake yours?

    thank you!



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  37. I ALWAYS whip up black bean burgers as a fast weeknight meal (and someone vegetarian/vegan that the boyfriend will eat!), but I’ve never made an Asian version! These sound SO delish! PINNED!

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