It’s that time of month again for secret recipe club! For this month’s Secret Recipe Club, I was assigned Nayna’s blog, Simply.Food. I was excited when I saw lots and lots of ethnic recipes on Nayna’s blog, especially lots of Indian recipes. I haven’t eaten Indian food in a long time- the last time was probably when I was 18 and was making appearances at lots of graduation parties. Lots of the parties had an Indian buffet, which often left something to be desired (AKA I just ate a lot of naan).
I was tempted to try some Indian recipes for dinner, but one day I had an intense craving for a veggie burger. Since Nayna’s blog is vegetarian, I figured this was a great place to look for a fix for my veggie burger craving. And satisfy it it did- this is a great, easy pinto bean burger that will satisfy any hungry stomach.
And I also realized that no matter what you do sometimes, delicious food like veggie burgers is not going to look super pretty.
PINTO BEAN BURGER
Slightly Adapted from Simply.Food
INGREDIENTS
2 cans pinto beans
1 potato, cooked
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon aloppa pepper
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 tablespoon olive oil, plus extra for cooking
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
4-6 scallions, chopped
6-9 burger buns
Ketchup, hummus, tomato, lettuce, and onion for serving
DIRECTIONS
In a food processor combine pinto beans, potato, salt, lemon juice, aloppa pepper, smoked paprika, and olive oil. Fold in chopped parsley and scallions. Form mixture into 6-9 patties.
Heat a large pan over medium high heat. Coat pan with olive oil and fry burgers, about 4-5 minutes each side. Serve on buns with desired toppings such as ketchup, hummus, tomato, lettuce, and onion.
Makes 6-9 veggie burgers.
I love the flavors of Indian but I don’t cook it much. But I have all the ingredients in your recipe so no excuse now!
What a delicious looking recipe! I’ll have to go buy some beans now…
Veggie burners (same as brownies) are not particularly photogenic. But these still sound great
It may not be pretty but at least it looks delicious!
Thankyou for cooking from simply food this month for src I am so pleased you enjoyed the veggie burgers.
Yum! I love a good vegetarian burger & pintos are my favorite!