About
The Best Veggie Burger Ever can stand up next to even beef burgers or other meat dishes; it's just that good! The burgers are bursting with intense, herbaceous, and savory flavors, complemented by a generous basting of smoky and sweet barbeque sauce. Sandwiched with your favorite burger toppings, the Best Veggie Burger Ever offers a healthy and vegetarian alternative to add to your summertime grilling menu. You'll be amazed at how magnificent a no-meat burger can be!
Ingredients
- For the burger:
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided, plus more, to taste
- 1 medium yellow onion, minced
- 2 large cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (15-ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 cups white rice, cooked
- 1 cup walnuts, finely crushed after measuring
- 3/4 cup whole-wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 egg white
- barbecue sauce, to taste
- Optional, for serving:
- 6 hamburger buns
- guacamole, to taste
- tomato, sliced
- lettuce leaves, to taste
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the grill to medium heat.
Step 2 -In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil.
Step 3 -Add the onions and sauté until golden and translucent, about 5 minutes.
Step 4 -Add the garlic in during the last minute of cooking the onions and cook until fragrant. Remove the saucepan from the heat.
Step 5 -Place the garbanzo beans in the bottom of a large bowl. Mash the beans with a fork until about 90% of the beans are mashed.
Step 6 -Add the cooked rice to the garbanzo beans.
Step 7 -Add the onion mixture, 2 tablespoons of the remaining olive oil, the walnuts, the flour, the cumin, the garlic the powder, the onion powder, the kosher salt, and the black pepper to the rice mixture and mix evenly.
Step 8 -Stir in the egg white and mix until the mixture resembles a sticky dough.
Step 9 -Using your hands, form 6 (1-inch-thick) patties, firmly patting and squeezing the dough.
Step 10 -Set the patties on a plate.
Step 11 -Brush the patties on both sides with the extra olive oil.
Step 12 -Place the burgers on the grill and cook until firm and grill marks appear, about 10-12 minutes on one side.
Step 13 -Gently flip the burgers.
Step 14 -Brush the burgers evenly with the barbecue sauce.
Step 15 -Grill the burgers until cooked through, about 10-12 minutes.
Step 16 -Serve the burgers immediately on the hamburger buns with the guacamole, the tomatoes, and the lettuce.
