Spicy Vegan Bean Burgers

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 onion
• 1 carrot
• 4 ounces breadcrumbs
• 1 (19 ounce) can kidney beans
• 1 (19 ounce) can cannellini beans
• 1 teaspoon chili powder or 2 chopped chilies
• salt and pepper
• mixed herbs, your favorite
• 2 tablespoons flour
• vegetable oil (for frying)

Recipe

• 1 put half) of the breadcrumbs in a large mixing bowl.
• 2 finely chop the onion and grate the carrot.
• 3 fry the onion gently in a tablespoons of oil until softened.
• 4 add the grated carrot and fry for another 2 or 3 minutes, then add the onions and carrot to the breadcrumbs in the mixing bowl.
• 5 rinse the kidney and cannellini beans thoroughly and drain.
• 6 mash them roughly with a fork and stir into the carrot mixture with the chillies, salt and pepper.
• 7 put the remaining half of breadcrumbs in a shallow bowl with the flour, herbs, salt and pepper.
• 8 shape the bean mixture into 6 burgers.
• 9 thoroughly coat each burger in the flour and breadcrumb mixture.
• 10 heat 3 tbsps. oil in a frying pan, and carefully add 3 burgers.
• 11 fry each side for about 5 minutes until golden brown.
• 12 repeat with the other 3 burgers.