Vegetarian Burger
Makes 1 serving
Ingredients
For the Rice
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup brown rice
For the Bulgur
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup bulgur
For the Aromatics
- 1 tbsp olive oil for sauté pan
- 2 tbsp minced onion
- pinch of salt & pepper
- 1 garlic clove, finely minced
Additional Ingredients
- 2 tbsp canned black beans, drained & rinsed
- 2 tbsp breadcrumbs
- ¼ tsp cumin
- pinch of salt & pepper
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1-2 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp olive oil for sauté pan
How-to
Cook Rice & Bulgur
- in a small saucepan, add ½ cup water and bring to a boil. Add brown rice, reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, until rice is cooked, about 15-20 minutes. The rice will still have a little crunch, which will add to the texture of the burger
- In another small saucepan, add ½ cup water and bring to a boil. Add bulgur, reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, until bulgur is cooked, about 10 minutes
Cook Aromatics (Onion & Garlic)
- While grains are cooking, in a medium sauté pan, heat 1 tbsp olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and cook until softened, about 4-5 minutes. Season with a pinch each of salt and pepper. Add garlic and cook for another 1-2 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl to cool while grains continue to cook
Add Remaining Ingredients
- When brown rice and bulgur are done, transfer to the bowl with the cooled onion mixture. Allow the grains to cool slightly to the touch
- Using the back of a spoon, gently mash black beans (leaving some whole) and add to the mixture
- Add breadcrumbs, cumin and a pinch each of salt and pepper and stir to combine
- Add enough of the beaten egg (almost all of the egg) to bind the mixture together
- Add 1-2 tbsp of water depending on how much you need to hold the grains together and mix well. Mixture must be pretty wet in order to hold together
Shape Burger & Sear
- Form mixture into 1 large patty. Don’t worry about the burger being perfectly flat – you can press down with a spatula to flatten the patty once it gets into the pan
- Wipe out sauté pan used to cook the onions with a paper towel and heat 1 tbsp olive oil over medium heat
- Wait until pan is good and hot before adding the burger and sear until a good crust forms on the bottom, about 5 minutes. Flip burger over and sear for another 5 minutes
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Serve on favorite roll and top with desired condiments