Easy Veggie Burgers

Total Time: 13 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 19 ounces black beans
• 1/3 cup onion, coarsely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons barbecue sauce or 3 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce or 1 tablespoon soya sauce or 1 1/2 teaspoons hp steak sauce
• 1 teaspoon canola oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper, freshly ground
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs (must be store bought to work) or 1/2 cup cracker crumb, ground in processor until very fine (must be store bought to work)
• 1/2 cup old cheddar cheese, shredded
• 6 crusty bread rolls

Recipe

• 1 drain and rinse beans with cold water.
• 2 drain again and pat dry with paper towels.
• 3 add beans, onions, garlic, egg, 2 tbsp barbecue sauce, worcestershire sauce, oil, salt and pepper to food processor.
• 4 pulse until beans are the size of peas.
• 5 place pulsed mixture into a large bowl.
• 6 add flour and stir until evenly mixed.
• 7 add bread crumbs and mix well.
• 8 add cheese and mix with your hands (mixture is thick).
• 9 divide mixture into six portions.
• 10 flour your hands and shape into 1/2-inch thick burgers (if you don't flour your hands the mixture will stick to them).
• 11 the burgers may be refrigerated in a sealed container for 1 day or frozen until ready to grill.
• 12 oil your grill and preheat grill to medium-high.
• 13 place burgers on grill.
• 14 brush with remaining barbecue sauce.
• 15 barbecue with lid down until hot, turning once, for 8 to 10 minutes.
• 16 serve on buns with desired toppings i.e. pickles, onions, tomatoes, salsa.
• 17 for vegetarian make sure you use either a vegetarian worcestershire sauce or the soy sauce.