Easy Double Bean Burgers with Avocado Basil Cream.
First… donuts sandwiched in between quinoa and beans makes donuts a reasonable meal. No, not literally. That would be weird. And do you think I’m weird?
But like… technologically. If you eat quinoa on Monday and beans on Wednesday, donuts are totally acceptable – wait no… ENCOURAGED – on Tuesday.
It’s a life law or something.
Second… props to all these women in the crazy, crowded airports who are physically holding the PRINT version of 50 Shades of Grey in their hands, because unless it was my make-believe world, I wouldn’t have the guts. Even though I exploit my sad little life all over the internets. So there’s that. But I am still your terribly cliched whiney, needy chick who wouldn’t want to be judge by complete strangers. Trust this. Help me.
Third… when I ate these burgers… I definitely pretended like the avocado cream was made with Greek yogurt. Which it wasn’t. At all. I made it with thick and creamy full-fat sour cream, and ate it in amounts that would only be appropriate if it was plain yogurt. I’m loving being in my own dreamland right now.
Most people make bean burgers because they are trying to eat less meat, or in fact – they don’t eat meat at all. Not me. I make bean burgers because I am 100% super freaking in lust with beans. Torrid, serious love affair. I almost made beef burgers and added beans straight inside. It’s happening next, just you wait.
Okay so, the burgers are really incredible. I enjoy them more that those BBQ chickpeas burgers I made a few months ago, and they are packed with enough flavor that I’d MAYBE consider eating them without the bun. Maybe. Maybe not.
Alright, probably not. Whatever.
But the real winner here? It’s the avocado basil cream. I want to slather this on everything humanly possible. And as soon as I get home, I’m going to. Just tryyyy and stop me.
Easy Double Bean Burgers
makes 6 burgers
1 (15 oz) can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15 oz) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1 large egg + 1 large egg white, lightly beaten
1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced or pressed
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
6 whole grain buns, toasted if desired
In a large bowl, mash beans with a potato masher or fork. Add in cilantro, garlic, paprika, onion powder, salt and pepper, mixing to combine. In a smaller bowl, lightly beat eggs and add in 1 tablespoon olive oil and panko, stirring to mix. Add the egg mixture to the beans, and mix thoroughly to combine, bringing it together with your hands if needed. Separate the beans into 6 equal sections and form patties.
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add 1 tablespoon olive oil (or as much as you need). Add burgers and cook on each side until golden, about 5 minutes. Remove and serve with avocado cream on whole wheat buns!
Avocado Basil Cream
2/3 cup sour cream
1 avocado, chopped
10 medium basil leaves, chopped
1/4 teaspoon salt
pinch of pepper
Add basil and avocado to a food processor, blending to combine. Once somewhat smooth, add in sour cream and blend again until combined. Add in salt and pepper, taste, and season more if desired.
And now I feel so much better. Worthy of another donut.
244 Comments on “Easy Double Bean Burgers with Avocado Basil Cream.”
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So when these popped up in my email, I knew I had to try them! I finally got a chance last night and let me tell you, that avocado basil cream spread is HEAVEN. I want to eat it with everything now!! And these burgers….WOW.
I was a little skeptical making them at first because I live with my boyfriend and he is definitely a meat eater. When he heard there wasn’t any meat AT ALL in these burgers, he was definitely on the verge of not even having a bite of one. Especially once he saw them before they went into the pan he was like “ummm, I don’t know about these…” but I set a fully assembled one in front of him and after taking a bite like he thought it was poisonous he ended up eating THE ENTIRE THING and saying he actually LIKED IT!
I did do a few things differently because of my limited kitchen. I didn’t have some of the spices so I just infused the olive oil I cooked the patties in with hot pepper flakes (my man likes things spicy) and garlic. That gave it great flavor! I also added chopped onions to the patties which gave a little depth too. I didn’t have a food processor so there were chunks of avocado in the spread but I liked it like that actually. I toasted the buns, added a slice of provolone cheese and tomato and yes, we will be having these again!
Thanks for the great recipe!!
Beans? Yes, please. Avocado and basil? Hell, yes. Must. Make. Soon.
I requested these on my birthday this year and my mom made them. We actually DID substitute greek yogurt in the cream and it was incredible!!! Thank you for this recipe!
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These were AMAZING! Even my husband, who claims to hate black beans, ate them — actually, he ate THREE of them at one sitting. Unfortunately, he couldnt try the sauce cause i ate the entire bowl of it myself with a spoon…oops! Made these for a couple of other people and everyone requested the recipe.
I am so making these tonight! I couldn’t be more ecstatic to have found your blog with all of these drooliscious recipes! I found myself laughing outloud while reading your adorable side notes. Love, love your blog, humor and recipes. Thank you for sharing!
Just got to try sound wonderful.
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I am not seeing the option to add this deliciousness to my recipe box, am I blind or is it missing?
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These are amazing! So quick to make and so delicious – much nicer (and probably healthier) than supermarket bean burgers. Even my non-veggie flatmates are in love with them. Thanks for a great recipe! :)
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I made these again earlier this week and I just LOVE, *love*, L.O.V.E. them!!!! Thanks for the inspiration to the deliciousness!
(my meat eating hubby will even eat them- which I cringe when he does; only because I don’t want to share them!)
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Lentils are also commonly used in Ethiopia in a stew-like dish called kik, or kik wot, one of the dishes people eat with Ethiopia’s national food, injera flat bread. Yellow lentils are used to make a nonspicy stew, which is one of the first solid foods Ethiopian women feed their babies..”^^
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These easy double bean burgers were so incredible. They tend to crumble which was not a bad thing because I used them to make tacos, too. I will try them with an egg substitute because I try to eat vegan most of the time. I have not tried the avocado basil bream yet but will try with vegan sour cream. Thanks for a great burger recipe.
You could use about 1/4 pound of tofu and a tsp. of lemon juice and a dab of olive oil added to the avocado instead of the sour cream.
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These were great!!! So easy and not too many ingredients!! Used Greek yogurt for the sauce and it was so yummy!
Hi! I made these yesterday for the first time, thanks to Alexis at Hummusapien giving you a shout out. :) So, mine don’t look nearly as pretty as yours, and they are super crumbly and dry. Hmm. I could have done a better job draining and rinsing the beans… but otherwise i think i was on point. Is that just the nature of these bean burgs, or do you have any suggestions? But I love that they were pretty simple and I just wish you could make them FOR me! LOL. I may try again sometime soon but will still eat my crumbly ones this week. Maybe I just need to slather on more sauce. Microwaving them doesn’t seem to help w/the dryness. Suggestions welcomed! Thanks!
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I have always wanted to try a veggie burger recipe…thus one was really good. I had trouble with splitting and crumbling too. Anyone else figure out how to avoid this? Thanks for the great recipe :)
I absolutely love this recipe because I love beans! I had trouble with crumbling and splitting at first as well. The patties were not formed at all after browning. So I placed the patties back into the mixture and added a few more dry panko bread crumbs (mixed very well). This helped stiffen the mixture and I was able to form the patties like real ground beef. Making sure there is enough oil in the pan helps as well. I hope this helps.
I just made these burgers and served them with bacon, some cheddar cheese, vegetables & some BBQ sauce. Delicious! Even my meat-loving hubby liked them :)
My only question… How many calories?
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These look delish and will try next time I am doing up a batch of Bean burgers. I usually do a big batch every few weeks and freeze. But definitely going to try the avocado cream today with my current batch of bean burgers!
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