These sweet and spicy veggie burgers are both vegan and gluten-free! They are INCREDIBLE!!!
Enjoy! xo Jen
Sweet and Spicy Veggie Burgers!
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 ½ pounds sweet potatoes
- ⅓ cup uncooked millet or quinoa (or 1 cup cooked)
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats (use gluten-free if needed)
- 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
- ½ small red onion, diced
- ½ cup lightly packed fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
- 2 teaspoons cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon chipotle powder or smoked hot paprika
- ½ teaspoon salt
- High quality good fat oil of your choice
- 8 whole wheat hamburger buns (or bunless if you are watching carbs!)
- Mixings of choice, I love avocado on mine!
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Roast the sweet potatoes.
- Cook the millet or quinoa.
- Grind the oats: Use a food processor or blender to grind the oats until the flakes are broken up, but not as fine as flour.
- Mix the burgers: In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of your electric mixer, combine the cooled sweet potatoes and millet, black beans, onion, cilantro, cumin, chili powder, chipotle or paprika, and salt. Use a potato masher, a big mixing spoon, or the paddle attachment of your mixer to mix really well.
- Mix in the oats: Sprinkle the ground oats over the mixture and mix well with a big spoon until the mixture holds together when you shape a portion into a patty. If possible, cover and refrigerate the mixture for the best results.
- Use a measuring cup to measure out ½ cup of the mixture. Gently shape it into a patty of about 3-inch patties.
- Pan fry the burgers: Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large cast iron or non-stick skillet over medium heat. When it’s hot, place several burgers in the pan, leaving enough room to flip them. Cook each patty until browned and heated through, about 3 to 4 minutes per side.
- Remove from pan and assemble burgers.
