Easy Vegan Burger Recipes

Steps:

• Drain and rinse beans with cold water.
• Drain again and pat dry with paper towels.
• Add beans, onions, garlic, egg, 2 tbsp barbecue sauce, Worcestershire sauce, oil, salt and pepper to food processor.
• Pulse until beans are the size of peas.
• Place pulsed mixture into a large bowl.
• Add flour and stir until evenly mixed.
• Add bread crumbs and mix well.
• Add cheese and mix with your hands (mixture is thick).
• Divide mixture into six portions.
• Flour your hands and shape into 1/2-inch thick burgers (if you don't flour your hands the mixture will stick to them).
• The burgers may be refrigerated in a sealed container for 1 day or frozen until ready to grill.
• Oil your grill and preheat grill to medium-high.
• Place burgers on grill.
• Brush with remaining barbecue sauce.
• Barbecue with lid down until hot, turning once, for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Serve on buns with desired toppings i.e. pickles, onions, tomatoes, salsa.
• For vegetarian make sure you use either a vegetarian Worcestershire sauce or the soy sauce.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Pierce the potato skins and place on a baking tray. Bake for 45 mins until really soft. Remove from the oven and leave to cool. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a small pan, add the onions and chillies, and cook for 8-10 mins until soft. Leave to cool.
• Peel the potatoes and add the flesh to a bowl with the chilli onions. Mash together with the spices until smooth. Using your hands, mix in the sweetcorn, coriander, half the polenta and some seasoning. Shape the mixture into 10 burgers; it will be quite soft. Carefully dip each one into the remaining polenta; dust off any excess. Place burgers on oiled baking trays and chill for at least 30 mins. You can wrap and freeze the burgers at this stage.
• Light the barbecue. When the flames have died down, place a large, well-oiled non-stick frying pan or sturdy baking tray on top of the bars. Cook the burgers in the pan or on the tray for 10 mins each side until nicely browned. Alternatively, heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7 and cook on oiled baking trays for 15 mins. Serve in buns with a dollop of salsa, some onion and salad leaves.