March 2, 2010

Homemade Black Bean Burgers

by Anne Mauney, MPH, RD

Vegetarian
21 comments

Standing in front of my fridge awhile ago, I spied some black beans waited to be used up, so I decided to make homemade black bean burgers for lunch!

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Doesn’t it look a lot like a real burger?? Weird.

Anyway, these were super quick, easy, and tasty! 🙂

Homemade Black Bean Spinach Burgers

(makes two patties)

Ingredients:

  • 1 C black beans (rinsed and drained)
  • 1 C fresh spinach
  • 2 Tbsp. whole wheat pastry (or regular) flour
  • 1 small garlic clove
  • 1/2 tsp. olive oil
  • 1/4 tsp. cumin
  • 1/4 tsp. chili powder
  • Juice from half a lemon

Instructions:

Toss it all into a food processor and whirl away! (Or you can do this by hand for a chunkier texture — just chop the spinach separately.)

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Once it’s mixed, form into two patties. Toss them onto a skillet coated with cooking oil and cook on medium low for about 10 minutes, flipping every once in awhile, until they are evenly warm and have a bit of a crust on them.

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Homemade Black Bean Spinach Burgers

Homemade Black Bean Spinach Burgers
May 5, 2019 by Anne

These vegan black bean spinach burgers are easy to make and super nutritious!

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Ingredients:

  • 1 C black beans (rinsed and drained)
  • 1 C fresh spinach
  • 2 Tbsp. whole wheat pastry (or regular) flour
  • 1 small garlic clove
  • 1/2 tsp. olive oil
  • 1/4 tsp. cumin
  • 1/4 tsp. chili powder
  • Juice from half a lemon

Instructions:

  1. Toss it all into a food processor and whirl away! (Or you can do this by hand for a chunkier texture — just chop the spinach separately.)
  2. Once it’s mixed, form into two patties. Toss them onto a skillet coated with cooking oil and cook on medium low for about 10 minutes, flipping every once in awhile, until they are evenly warm and have a bit of a crust on them.
  3. I enjoyed mine on a whole wheat sandwich thin with lots of ketchup (organic… no HFCS!!)

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I enjoyed mine on a whole wheat sandwich thin with lots of ketchup (organic… no HFCS!!) 🙂 I also had a huge salad and an orange!

Back to studying — we have a quiz in Anatomy & Physiology this afternoon… arg. This class covers SO much information so quickly, and the teacher is horrible. Bad combination!

I will leave you with one more black bean burger recipe idea from a friend’s blog: easy vegan Black Bean Burgers. 

- anne

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21 comments
  • wow, these look like the real thing! definitely a must try...maybe i'll use canellini beans for an italian take? love how easy it is!
    Yum that would be good I bet - let me know how they come out! -Anne
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  • These look great! I have a dumb question -- would a blender work if I don't have a food processor? I know, I know, I need to get a food processor ;)
    I don't see why not! It just might leave it a bit chunkier, which is totally fine! Give it a try and let me know how it works :) -Anne
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  • Good luck on your quiz! I had my Physiology midterm yesterday - it was rough. You're right, it's tons of material in a short span of time!
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  • My husband just walked by my computer, looked at your picture of your lunch and said "Whoa...that burger looks GOOD!" lol-- must be a good one!
    Hehe YAY! -Anne
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  • These look awesome!! Another reason for me to get a food processor--I'm definitely going to make this happen sometime next week :)
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  • Those look awesome! I was craving a burger SO bad tonight and I saw your recipe and got so excited ... then I realized that I had no beans :( But I will try these! You are so creative girl!
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  • bookmarking! These look awesome!! (Also - I made your granola bars and they get two thumbs up from the hubs and I!)
    YAY! So glad you liked the bars :) -Anne
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  • Yum, yum, yum, yum, YUM!!!! I can't wait to make these!!!!! Thanks for sharing the recipe! -emily
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  • oooh, i loved your black bean pumpkin burgers so i'm definitely making these when i get back to my kitchen.
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  • Anne, have you tried freezing and reheating these? I'd love to make my own to save money on buying my beloved BBQ Sunshine Burgers.
    I haven't tried that, but I bet it would work just fine! I'd say just wrap them separately in foil and then put them in a ziplock bag to keep out air. :) -Anne
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  • Gosh, I don't envy you on the studying front, but your burger is a different story :)
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  • Oh, yayyyy! Thank you so much for the recipe, they look yummie!
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  • Hi! I just made these burgers as well as the lemon garlic string beans, and posted about it on my blog. The recipes were super! Thank you for sharing!
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  • I just made these for the first time tonight and they are wonderful! As a college student, these are perfect; they're inexpensive and make for a healthy, balanced meal. These are definitely making it into my rotation. :) Thanks for the great recipe!
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    • Yay! Glad they were a hit! :)
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  • Thanks girl for this delicious recipe! Made the gluten free version last night. It's great. http://tradingpapercrownsblog.wordpress.com/2013/08/16/spinach-black-bean-burgers/
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    • Glad you liked it!
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