The ultimate 15-minute vegan BURGER is here and we love it
This tasty recipe is one of the many delicious meal ideas The Happy Pear have created for their new cookbook, Recipes for Happiness.
Bursting with flavours, full of nutrients, this vegan dish is the perfect weeknight dinner!
Ultimate fifteen-minute 'burger'
"Quick, easy to make, super-tasty, moreish – we are aware that’s quite a promise, but these burgers will deliver! It’s hard to get good-quality breadcrumbs, so we usually make our own by putting a few slices of decent bread into the food processor for a few minutes until they turn to crumbs.
It is really worth seeking out the nutritional yeast, as it gives a nice distinct flavour, and a couple of slices of vegan cheese, while not essential, takes these burgers to the next level."
Ingredients
- 1 x 400g tin of kidney/black beans
- 1 red onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 150g oyster mushrooms (or any other mushrooms)
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 3 tablespoons tamari/soy sauce
- 100g breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
To serve
- Hummus/vegan mayo
- Sweet chilli ketchup/pesto
- A couple of slices of vegan cheese (optional)
- Lettuce leaves
- Tomato slices
- Red onion slices
- Ripe avocado slices
Directions
1. Drain and rinse the beans. Peel and finely chop the onion and garlic. Chop the mushrooms very finely.
2. Put 2 tablespoons of oil into a frying pan on a high heat. Once hot, add the onion and garlic and cook for 1–2 minutes, stirring regularly. Add the mushrooms and cook for a further minute. Now add the tamari, and fry for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat.
3. Put the breadcrumbs, beans and nutritional yeast into a bowl and mix well. Add the mushroom mixture to the same bowl and mix. Leave to cool for a minute, then use your hands or a wooden spoon to mash and mix everything together. Shape this mixture into 3 burger-shaped patties, making sure to really compress them so as to remove as much moisture as possible.
4. The patties are now ready to cook. We usually fry them in the pan in the remaining tablespoon of oil for 2 minutes on each side, until they go golden. You can also bake them in the oven at 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4 for 10 minutes, or throw them on the barbecue.
5. Serve in toasted burger buns with hummus/mayo on the bottom of the bun, sweet chilli ketchup/pesto on the top and any of the other topping options you fancy.
After two best sellers, The Happy Pear twins are back with a new book, packed with affordable, quick and easy veggie options, clever meat-free versions of popular favourites and inspiring advice on how to be healthier!
Though they have written two #1 bestselling vegetarian cookbooks, David and Stephen Flynn know it can be challenging to juggle everything and still feel inspired! And being busy dads themselves, they also know the pressure of getting delicious healthy meals on the table every day.
That's why Recipes for Happiness is very close to their hearts. And it does what it says on the cover: it is crammed with recipes to make you happier, including a huge section of economical easy dinners that can be rustled up in 15 minutes (Thai golden curry, one-pot creamy mushroom pasta); gorgeous hearty dishes (goulash, Greek summer stew, an ingenious one-pot lasagne that's cooked on the hob); a selection of plant-based alternatives to family favourites (burgers, hotdogs, cheatin' nuggets, kebabs), and irresistible treats (summer fruit Bakewell tart, double choc brownie cake).