Vegan broad bean, mushroom & quinoa burger

Serves

4 People

Cooking Time

60 minutes

Season

Spring

Summer

Dietary

Vegan

This is a great recipe for turning Broad Beans into a delicious vegan burger!

Ingredients

Makes 4 burgers.

200g Broad beans (after podding)
100g Quinoa (cooked weight 200g)
200g Mushrooms (roughly chopped)
2 cloves of Garlic (finely minced)
50g Breadcrumbs
1 tsp Smoked Paprika
1 tsp whole Cumin
Half tsp Salt
Pinch of Black Pepper

Method

Step 1.

Firstly in a pan with a tight fitting lid, steam your quinoa, covering with a cm of water over the top of the grains. Bring the pan to the boil, put the lid on and cook for 5 mins then switch off and leave to cool.

Step 2.

Next bring a pan of water to the boil, blanch your broad beans for around 2-3 mins then drain and cool with running cold water. In a food processor place all the ingredients except the bread crumbs and blend until the mushrooms and beans are well chopped. Add the breadcrumbs and blend until thick. Shape the mixture into burgers and place in the fridge for 30 mins, to firm up.

Step 3.

Pre heat your oven to 200c. Heat up some oil in a frying pan or skillet and fry the burgers on a low temperature until crisp on one side then flip and cook until crisp on the other side. Transfer to the oven and bake for around 15 to 20 mins until cooked through. Next have fun assembling your burgers!To serve - Burger buns (lightly toasted), and extras of your choice such as sliced tomato, avocado, gherkins. Great with sweet potato wedges!