Vegan Burger with Creamy Cucumber Sauce
 
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Serves: 2
Ingredients
Black Bean Burgers
  • 1 15-ounce carton cooked black beans
  • 2 vegan eggs (*see note below) or 3 tablespoons of vegan mayonnaise
  • 3 tablespoons bread crumbs (use gluten-free if you wan't a gluten-free burger)
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
  • ⅛ cup grated onion or a fine mince (*see note below)
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne (optional - it adds heat)
  • ¼ teaspoon of ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon salt (or more to taste)
  • ¼ cup fresh chopped mint or parsley
  • 2 pita breads
  • ¼ cup tzatziki sauce (recipe below)
  • 1 cucumber, sliced
  • 1 tomato, sliced
  • 1 avocado, sliced (Cut the avocado in half. Then grasp the outer dark layer of skin and pull it away from the inner green flesh of the fruit. Remove the pit by sticking it with a knife and twisting.)
Tzatziki Sauce
  • ¼ plain dairy-free almond yogurt (I don't recommend using coconut yogurt)
  • ¼ cup peeled, grated cucumber (*see note on grating below)
  • 1 large garlic clove, minced
  • ¼ teaspoon salt (or more to taste)
  • ½ tablespoon fresh dill
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • fresh ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
Bean Burger
  1. Pulse the black beans in a food processor with vegan eggs, garlic, onion, ginger, onion, cumin, allspice, salt, ground black pepper and cayenne.
  2. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the mint and bread crumbs. Form mixture into 6 small patties.
  3. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook burgers until outsides are crisp and brown, turning once,about 8 minutes total. Be very careful when turning that it doesn't fall apart. I like to use two large spoons to turn them.
  4. Slice off the tops of the pita bread. Add the 3 black bean burgers into one pita and stuff with tomatoes, cucumbers and sliced avocado. Do the same with the second pita.
  5. Drizzle with tzatziki sauce and serve.
Tzatziki Sauce
  1. Mix all the ingredients together and refrigerate for 1 hour for flavors to intensify.
  2. **Vegan Egg Replacer - you can use a store bought egg replacer or combine 2 tablespoons with 5½ tablespoons of water - whisk - put in refrigerator for 10 minutes to thicken. Or use 3 tablespoons of vegan mayonnaise
***Grating an onion***
Using a sharp knife, carefully peel the outer layer of the onion and trim the edges.
On a board of over a bowl, hold the grater with one hand firmly. In the other hand, hold the onion !and rub it agains the medium size holes of the grater in an up and down motion. Make sure you !scrape off any grated onion stuck on the inside of the grater. Grating an onion spreads flavor !throughout a recipe.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 3 4 inch patties Calories: 350 Fat: 5 grams Trans fat: 0 Fiber: 13 grams Protein: 29 grams
Recipe by Ordinary Vegan at https://ordinaryvegan.net/vegan-burger/