Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Baked Vegan Pineapple Black Bean Burgers

I love black beans. I’ve passed the love onto Kaylin…she can house them! Then her entire face gets covered in black bean “juice”. We call her the coal miner ;). I wanted to make up a batch of black bean burgers, but I wanted them to be on the lighter side:

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Baked Vegan Pineapple Black Bean Burgers

Ingredients:

  • 15 oz black beans, drained and rinsed (I used Bush’s low sodium- always do!)
  • Crushed pineapple in pineapple juice
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped red onion
  • 1/2 cup panko (or bread crumbs)
  • 1/8-1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
  • 1 tablespoon ground flax seed

Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F.

In a large bowl, mash the black beans to desired texture using a fork or potato masher (I like mine a little on the chunkier side). Add 2 tablespoons of the crushed pineapple in pineapple juice, onion, bread crumbs, ground red pepper, and flax seed. Mix until just combined. Form into 4 burgers.

Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the burgers on the paper. Bake for 8 minutes on each side.

I used the burgers to make burger bowls. For the bowls,I  mixed some of the remaining crushed pineapple in with cooked brown rice. I topped the rice with steamed vegetables, the black bean burgers, and avocado. mmmm….

Pre-bake:

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In the bowl, pre-avocado.

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These were super tasty. Are you a bean burger fan??

19 comments:

Simply Life said...

haha, I bet she is adorable after she's eaten them! :)

Lauren Podolsky said...

These sound delicious! I'm trying to think of new burgers to add to our summer menu and i was just saying some kind of pineapple burger would be perfect. I love this idea!

Lori and Michelle said...

black bean burgers were probably the first kind of bean burgers we ate years ago and loved

Christina said...

I use/eat black beans a LOT. Do you think Bush's are much better?

itzyskitchen said...

Yes! I think they're much better than the generic store brands.

vanillasugarblog said...

I love kidney beans in my salads!
I am a bean burger fan if you make it for me! lol
Love the pineapple idea!

Krista said...

Great idea, Erica!!

Kristin Stehly said...

Oh my word- these look so darn good (and easy). I might have to try them out on the boys. ;)

julie said...

I LOVEEEEEEEEEEEE pineapple in recipes!!! i made a crockpot pineapple & salsa verde chicken a few months ago and was obsessed! I definitely need to start incorporating it more especially now that summer is here!! MMM which makes me really want pineapple right now. I might have to go in search of some at lunch!

Heather said...

Hahaha. The "coal miner" - I smiled when I read that - so cute!

Singerinkitchen said...

I love it when J's face looks the same! These look really good!

Stephanie said...

this is such a wonderful and fun easy recipe, love the pineapple in there!! these would be fab topped w/ a sweet n' spicy salsa!

Kitchen Belleicious said...

i like that these are baked and that they have that pineapple flavor.! yum!

Blond Duck said...

I love them but never knew how to make them at home! Love the pineapple and avocado!

NewWeighofLife said...

Bean burgers are awesome!!

Taylor @ Liftingrevolution said...

Looks delicious! I am crazy about black beans too, I have been known to eat them straight from the can. Dan won't eat them though, he likes the flavor just not how they look... but ground into burgers he can do! I'll give it a try.

Nutmeg Nanny said...

Wow! These look delicious :) I am a fan of black bean burgers but haven't tried a recipe quite like this one yet!

Annette@FitnessPerks said...

YUMMMMMM!

sarah k @ the pajama chef said...

i love this idea- never had black bean burgers with a tropical twist! will have to try it out :)