Veggie Burgers Black Beans Beets Sweet Potato

Veggie Burgers Black Beans Beets Sweet Potato! Yep you’re right, everything but the kitchen sink! Wait till you see the rest of the ingredients!

Just got a little BBQ and am so excited about making up some vegan friendly BBQ snacks and meals! I planned to use the new BBQ and then we had the wrong connector, so made these in the oven. I think they would hold up on the BBQ just fine.

What you’ll also find in this post are two sauce recipes. One is for the burger, like the special sauce you get on your burger in a fast food joint. T

The second is my home made BBQ sauce, love the home made sauce so much more than store bought.

So let’s go and see how to make these crazy burgers and yummy sauces….

Veggie Burgers Black Beans Beets Sweet Potato

We’ll start out with the burgers and then finish the post with the two awesome sauces.

This recipe will make about 12 good size patties, cut in half if you want less. We had the leftovers in burritos, on a salad and of course I had another burger, they were so good.

What you’ll need for your Veggie Burgers with Black Bean, Beets and Sweet Potato

2 cans black bean, rinsed
2 c sweet potato (grated)
Beets and sweet potato. Grate them up and them put them thru the food processor to be sure they cook.
2 c beet (grated)
½ – 1 c onion
4 cremini mushrooms – chopped
1 Portobello mushroom – chopped
4 garlic cloves
2 /t Bragg Soy Seasoning
1 c rolled oats
1 c Panko crumbs (any bread crumbs will do)
Panko crumbs are an awesome way to add texture or in this case provide some way to hold all the veggies together in your burger.
2 Chia eggs
½ – 1 bunch of fresh cilantro (chopped fine)
2 T ground flaxseed
2 T Nutritional yeast
4 T sriachi sauce
½-1 T Cumin
1 t smoked paprika
1 t salt
1 t pepper

How to make your Veggie Burgers with Black Bean, Beets and Sweet Potato

Preheat oven to 425º or Fire up the BBQ
Rinse black beans thoroughly
Chop up mushrooms and grate beet and sweet potato (makes it easier for the food processor)
Place 2 T of ground Chia into 6 T of water and set aside (I grind my chia in my coffee grinder)
Dice onion (easier for processor)
Grated beets and sweet potato, ready to add into your mushrooms and black beans that have already been in the processor. You may have to do this in two batches depending on the size and power of your food processor.
Add the black beans into the processor and mix up as much as possible, put in a bowl
Throw the onion, peeled garlic, mushrooms and grated beets and sweet potato in the food processor and mix until as mushy as you can get them, put in the bowl with the beans
Add in all the remaining ingredients and mix up thoroughly. I got in there with my hands to make sure it got mixed together properly
Add in your chia egg, oatmeal, flax and cilantro once you have the base of your burger from the food processor. This will add texture, flavour and hold everything together for cooking.
Form your patties to the size and thickness you prefer and place on cookie sheet that is coated with coconut or your favourite oil
Baste with BBQ sauce, I made my own…ingredients to follow or use your favourite store bought sauce.
Patties formed, on my pan with parchment paper and basted on one side with my homemade BBQ sauce.
Place burgers in the preheated oven or on BBQ, cook for about 15-20 minutes, turn, baste other side and cook for another 10-15 minutes. You are trying to get a bit of a crunch on the outside of the burger
Burgers cooked on both sides and basted with BBQ sauce. Serve them with some awesome buns and all the fixings.
Remove from oven when done and serve with or without a bun and all your favourite fixins

Fixins for your Burger – choose any of these extras to load up your burger with flavour. Personally I like them all so I have to wear an apron when I eat and have lots of napkins too!

For fixins I use…

A great bun – don’t cheap out on the bun! It is a big part of the taste!
Pickles
Sliced tomatoes
Lettuce
Avocado slices
Red onion slices
Ketchup, mustard, relish
Special sauce (recipe below)

Two sauces for BBQ

Do you like BBQ sauce on your veggie burgers or dogs? How about the special sauce they use in fast food joints when they put your burger or hot dog all together?

Well you are in luck, cause below are two awesome recipes to take your BBQ to the next level!

I think you could use the special sauce on tacos or burritos too! And we all know home-made sauces rock! You can make either of these sauces in about two minutes! Does life get any better? I think not!

OK, let’s see how it’s done…..

BBQ Sauce

I love to make my own BBQ sauce. Now I gotta warn you this is not a science, more of an art and the measurements are approximate. You’ll know what’s right for you. Sorry I forgot to take pictures, it all happened so fast! Next time!

What you need for your home made BBQ sauce:

3/4 c of Ketchup
3-4 T Brown sugar
2 T Dijon mustard
3 T Bragg Soy Seasoning
10-15 drops of Liquid Smoke
¼ t Ground ginger (optional)

How to make your home made BBQ sauce:

Put it all in a bowl and whisk it up!
Taste, if you like it you’re done.

Special Sauce

You can put this sauce on anything..burgers, veggie dogs, burritos, quesadilla…use your imagination.

What you’ll need for your home-made special sauce:

3/4 c vegan mayo

2 T ketchup
2 T relish
2 T apple cider vinegar
1 t lemon juice
salt + pepper to taste

How to make your special sauce:

Put it all in a bowl and whisk it up!
Taste, if you like it you’re done.
If you don’t like it, add a little more of whatever you think it needs
Special sauce ready to go on your veggie burgers!

When you’re making up your bun, spread on as much as you like! Delicious

Veggie Burgers Black Beans Beets Sweet Potato