Football! {Recipe: The Best Black Bean Veggie Burgers} (2024)

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How do you keep black bean burgers from falling apart? ›

Mashed Avocado Makes the Best Veggie Burger Binder

Avocado is also a great choice for vegan burgers, when using an egg as a binder isn't an option, as well as gluten-free burgers. And because of its mild flavor, you won't actually taste the avocado, you'll simply be taking advantage of its great binding abilities.

Beans, for instance, are a good source of both zinc and iron. They are also an important protein resource. Black bean burgers are never going to be mistaken for hamburgers, but they are typically a solid choice when it comes to health.

Consider incorporating ingredients like breadcrumbs, brown rice, quick oats, whole wheat flour, or panko to bind the mixture together. These ingredients not only add texture but also help absorb excess moisture. NOTE: use quick oats as they will hold the burger together much better than regular rolled oats.

The most common problem faced by homemade bean burgers is that they become mushy. This is usually caused by over mashing the beans.

Partially dehydrating canned black beans in the oven solves the problem of mushy texture that plagues most black bean burgers. Crumbled feta cheese adds moisture and seasoning right into each patty.

Flax: ground flaxseed is our egg substitute to help the patties stick together so they don't fall apart when you cook them.

Veggie burgers need a binder to hold them together. Think of it as the glue that makes the patty's ingredients stick. Check to make sure that the recipe you use has a binder included in the ingredients list. Eggs are the most common and effective binder, and egg replacers are an excellent alternative for vegan burgers.

Short grain brown rice, panko bread crumbs, and ground flaxseed help these burgers hold together. DON'T use long-grain brown rice here. It's not as sticky as short grain rice, so it doesn't yield cohesive patties.

If you thought these were a healthier alternative to beef, it is time to think again. These things are a GMO bomb, with a ton of MSG and potential carcinogens. There is NOTHING healthy about these. I don't care if you are saving fat grams, I will take the fat over the GMO's and everything else any day.

Which is the healthiest veggie burger? ›

Best: Hilary's Fiesta Black Bean Veggie Burgers

The main ingredients are black beans and whole-grain millet, but this burger also has sweet potatoes, red pepper, kale, and other nutritious ingredients.

Rice. While cooked rice won't work for fried foods since it can't get crispy, both cooked and uncooked rice is great as a binding agent for things like meatloaf, meatballs, or veggie burgers.

One of the most common substitutes is breadcrumbs, but sometimes the breadcrumbs can fall off when the burgers are cooking if there are too many or they are too dry. Other popular substitutions for eggs include cornstarch, flour, ketchup, porridge oats, cracker crumbs, and ground flaxseed.

Spices and tomato paste: Smoked paprika, chili powder, salt, and pepper combine to make these burgers a little smoky and incredibly delicious. Tomato paste adds color, sweetness, and an umami flavor to the burgers (highly recommended!). Cooked rice: Adds more texture to the veggie burgers.

Flax: ground flaxseed is our egg substitute to help the patties stick together so they don't fall apart when you cook them.

Go easy on the shaping. When you're making your burgers, try not to manhandle them too much or else you'll end up breaking the meat into smaller pieces than you have to. We recommend simply shaping the beef into a vague burger shape with the least amount handling as possible.

Adding an egg per 1–2 lbs of 90–95% lean will do fine. So, one of my favorite burgers has an egg, some bread crumbs and a package of onion soup mix…. It kinda like miniature meatloaf burgers. But, patties that fall apart are often due to over handling the meat.

Eggs are a reliable binder, but not available to those observing a vegan diet. One Green Planet recommends chia seeds and arrowroot powder as egg replacements, as well as nut butter, mustard, and dry oats, among other things, to imitate what they call the "sticky" saturated fats that keep burgers together.