Vegan sweet potato-black bean burger

Easy sweet potato black bean burger

Main | Snack
This sweet potato black bean burger is very easy and healthy. Delicious on a sandwich or with dinner.
prepare

10min

cook

1u

total

1u10min

As for shoarma there are many ready-made veg burgers in the supermarket. But even for the plant-based burger, it's very easy to make yourself, and often cheaper and healthier. I do admit that it's a bit hit-and-miss with the multitude of recipes that can be found online. Sometimes they get too bland, other times too dry. This recipe for easy sweet potato black bean burgers based on Nora Cooks' recipe makes for good hearty burgers that don't fall apart.

Because the sweet potato is first cooked in the oven , which is then processed into burgers that are then themselves baked in the oven , this recipe does take some time. To make up for the long wait, though, it is very easy, and you can feel free to do something else while the food is in the oven .

These vegan burgers are suitable for the bbq. Then bake them a little shorter in the oven, grease them with a little oil and bake them on the bbq. The burgers are also good for freezing. Make a double portion so you always have bean burgers on hand. Let them thaw and fry them briefly on the pan.

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ingredients

for 4 people

for the citizens

  • 1
    sweet potato halved lengthwise
  • 1 can
    Black Beans rinsed and drained
  • 0.5
    red onion chopped slice the other half for garnish
  • 50 g
    oatmeal
  • 1tsp
    ground cumin seed
  • 1tsp
    smoked bell pepper just use bell pepper if you don't have this
  • 0.5tsp
    garlic powder or 1 clove pressed garlic
  • 0.5
    salt

for the sauce (optional)

  • 100 ml
    mayonnaise
  • 1 tbsp
    sriracha sauce
  • 0.5
    apple cider vinegar

To serve (of your choice)

  • 4
    burger buns
  • tomato slices
  • pickle
  • red onion
  • lettuce

Preparation

step 1

Preheat the oven to 200°C. Line a baking sheet with baking paper

step 2

Place the sweet potato cut side down on the baking sheet. Bake 30 minutes in the oven

step 3

Remove sweet potato from oven when cooked. Bake 5 minutes longer if necessary. Reduce the temperature of the oven to 175°C and allow the sweet potato to cool briefly

step 4

Remove the skin from the sweet potato (I personally find it easiest to scoop out the flesh). Put the flesh in a large bowl and mash it with a potato masher or a sturdy fork

step 5

Add the black beans and mash them into the sweet potato. It is okay to leave some whole black beans in the mixture

step 6

Add the onion, oatmeal and spices and stir well

step 7

Finally, knead the mixture by hand briefly, divide it into 4 pieces and form into burgers

step 8

Place the burgers on the baking sheet and bake 15 minutes per side until the outside is crispy. Want to put them on the bbq later? Then bake them 10 minutes per side