I love veggie burgers. It seems you readers love them too because my Sweet Potato Veggie Burgers is one of the most popular recipes on the blog. As you may know, most store bought versions are not very healthy. That’s why I make my own. So much cheaper too!
My younger daughter Olive loved these! She is mostly tube fed and still learning how to eat by mouth so it was kind of a big deal to see her stuffing this into her mouth. You can read more about her in the About Me section of the blog. We liked these so much that I made a second batch yesterday. Adzuki beans are mainly grown in East Asia. They are tiny red beans, but don’t let the size fool you. These little beans are packed with healthy nutrients. They are high in iron, potassium and folic acid. I got mine out of the bulk bins at Whole Foods.
Adzuki Bean Veggie Burgers
3 cups cooked adzuki beans
1/2 cup cooked quinoa
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 an onion chopped fine
3 carrots chopped fine
4 T bbq sauce
salt to taste
1 egg (I used a flax egg replacer)
2 T water
2 T oil (I used avocado oil)
Preheat oven to 400. In a pan, saute the onions and carrots in the oil on med/high heat for about 5-10 minutes. In a food processor, pulse the beans several times until they are half mashed. In a bowl, mix the quinoa, beans, onions, carrots, garlic, bbq sauce, egg and water until everything is incorporated. Add the salt to taste. Using your hands, form patties and place on a lined baking sheet. Bake for about 30 minutes. This recipe may seem like it has a lot of steps, but you can cook the beans and the quinoa ahead of time. You can also chop the onions and the carrots in the food processor ahead of time as well. That’s what I did. Enjoy!
These sound and look very good. I like veggie burgers, but I find that a lot of them dry out when cooked and then I have to smother them with cheese or sauce. I’ll have to try this sometime when I feel adventurous. Thanks for the post.
Sure! I have had that problem in the past too, but in these the added bbq sauce helps keep them moist. I also have a sweet potato veggie burger that doesn’t dry out. I have frozen it to with great success.
Wow! Yum! I’m going to post an adzuki bean chili! You and your healthy, simple, delicious recipes, and your blog success, all make my heart pound with excitement! For now I’ll share my dried beans post — they are my new favorite, awesome, healthy, simple food! http://fresh-you.blogspot.com/2013/02/lucky-seven-sweet-things-about-dried.html Happy Weekend, Melissa! Have fun with your video — looking forward to it
Also, so happy for you and Olive that she enjoyed these burgers!!
Colleen
Thank you! I am kinda nervous about the video. I hope it is easy to cook and talk at the same time.
nice that you are posting recipes other than sweets………
I have a lot of non-sweet recipes coming up. The sweeter ones are the most popular though.