Is it the weekend yet? Is it summer yet? Because all I can think of is veggie burgers, warm nights, sunsets, aqua water, the smell of coconut sunscreen, flip flops, sunbeams, sand in my toes, freshly sliced watermelon, smoothies, sunglasses, blue skies, adventures, road trips, laughing faces, hot pink tank tops, ice cream parties, hiking, grilled veggies, dipping sauces and oh, did I mention veggie burgers?? Because that was actually where I was going with this little side road daydream run-on sentence. Yes, burgers.
Veggie burgers. Easy. Amazing. And oh so freaking fantastic.
Every time i make veggie burgers I wonder why I do not just eat veggie burgers all day every day.
And these Easy Turmeric Bean Burgers with Spicy Secret Sauce are just the thing to carry you into a blissful summertime!.. Let's go.
Secret (super simple) sassy super sauce anyone?
Sizzle those patties..
Add some toppings..
Melt some cheese (vegan cheese!)..
Then the SAUCE..
These golden burgers are a bit of a recipe nudge to anyone who has not grabbed a copy of my new book, Healthy Happy Vegan Kitchen. Because the first veggie burger recipe in the "burgers" chapter is a recipe almost exactly like this one. And SO good I wanted to make them and show them off on the blog .. and give them a few photos, since that recipe is photo-less in the book.
Burger Time. These tender, savory, super flavorful burger patties are accented with all your fave veggie toppings and a super easy amazing spicy-sweet secret sauce using vegenaise and sriracha. I am IN LOVE with this secret sauce actually. Two ingredients and so good.
So lets all have a veggie burger night this holiday weekend and think of each other, yes? Happy "summer-is-coming" season.
Easy Turmeric Bean Burgers with Spicy Secret Sauce
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Published 05/20/2015
Ingredients
- veggie burger patties:
- 1 ½ cups white beans (canned, drained + rinsed)
- 1 ½ cups chickpeas (canned, drained + rinsed)
- 2 teaspoon turmeric
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon tahini
- ¼ cup white onions, chopped
- ¼ - ⅓ cup nutritional yeast
- 2 teaspoon maple syrup, grade B
- pinch of cayenne (optional)
- 1 teaspoon virgin coconut oil (for pan)
- optional: 1 tablespoon hemp seeds
- Spicy Secret Sauce:
- 1 tablespoon sriracha
- 2 tablespoon vegan mayo
- Other:
- 4 buns
- 4-8 slices tomato
- 4 slices white onion
- greens (optional)
- 1 avocado, thinly sliced
- Vegan Cheese: 4 slices (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, smash and mash all the veggie burger patty ingredients until a thick mixture forms. To thicken further: add more nutritional yeast or flour. (Oat flour works well too, but I like nooch for the cheesy flavor.)
- Warm a skillet over high heat on your stove. Add in the coconut oil. When oil is hot, form patties and place veggie patties in the pan. Cook 1-2 minutes, then flip. Cook for another 1-2 minutes. Transfer the pan to the warm oven and finish cooking patties in the oven - 350 degrees for about ten minutes should do it. For firmer patties (drier too) bake a bit longer. Note: You could also JUST use your stovetop or just use your oven to cook if preferred.
- While the patties are cooking, prep your toppings and whisk together your secret sauce in a small cup or bowl.
- Warm buns in the hot oven for 1-3 minutes. If using cheese, place cheese on one open bun and place under the broiler in your oven and BROIL for 1-2 minutes to melt cheese. Note: I used Follow Your Heart provolone cheese.
- To assemble: Add secret sauce to both sides of your warmed bun. Add patties, then top with onion, tomato, avocado, greens and anything else! Serve warm.
Yield: 4 burgers
Prep Time: 00 hrs. 15 mins.
Cook time: 00 hrs. 10 mins.
Total time: 25 mins.
Tags: burger,veggie burger,vegan,entree,dinner,summer,turmeric,beans,avocado,secret sauce,spicy
Emm Jay says
I made there today using paprika (not smoked) instead of turmeric and just white beans, no chickpeas, no cheese with cooked sliced baby beetroot ontop, Delish! Thank you.
Kathy Patalsky says
Oh good, glad you enjoyed it Emm!
Bernadette510 says
Made for dinner twice last week yummy 🙂
Ana @ Ana's Rocket Ship says
Yes. Why don't I eat veggie burgers every day? Especially when they're as amazing as this!
Kathy Patalsky says
I have the same thoughts when I make amazing veggie burgers for dinner!
RockMyVeganSocks says
Sounds and looks amazing! Yum.
"Is it summer yet?" Don't you live in SoCal????? It's perpetually summer there ;p
Kathy Patalsky says
haha you got me.
Chinwe Mueller says
These look fantastic! I am a newbie vegan and I just bought Happy Healthy Vegan Kitchen and I love your book 🙂
Kathy Patalsky says
Thank you so much!!
Florian @ContentednessCooking says
I made this yesterday so impressed!
Kathy Patalsky says
Awesome! So glad you liked this
Linda @ Veganosity says
These are gorgeous Kathy! It looks like they have a crispy coating on them. I can't wait to try these!
Kathy Patalsky says
Thank you Linda!
LisaConzemius says
These look amazing! We're having a barbecue with our family this weekend and I'm desperately looking fir vegetarian options,could I grill these?:)
Kathy Patalsky says
You could grill them, but they are very delicate so you would have to be careful. You may want to add some oat flour to thicken things up a bit more...
Sarah Graines de Folies says
Oh great!! thanks a lot Kathy for all your recipes!! I love them and do some very often!! But I'm french, and sometimes, it's not so easy to translate, and, so, can you explain me what is Sriracha ?
Kathy Patalsky says
Thank you Sarah! Sriracha is a spicy-sweet hot sauce! Any hot sauce would work 🙂
John Hartil says
Just can't get enough Veggie Burger recipes and this sounds rather delicious!
Kathy Patalsky says
Thank you John! Had these for dinner last night and they were amazing!
Mercedes aspland says
These look amazing but I have a bit of a fear of making veggie burgers, I think it is because I have it in my head that it will take too long but this just seems so simple I will have to give it a go. One question thought, it is probably obvious but you say to mash all the ingredients together, would you just stick them in a food processor and whizz them up until they are thick or is is better done by hand? Sorry I just thought of another question what are your thoughts on whether you should cook onion and garlic before adding to a burger and do you think it changes the taste?
Kathy Patalsky says
SO simple. Just mash and cook. -- I really like the hand mashed texture so some of the beans are less mashed than others. A blender of FP would lord, but the texture will be fine and more processed .. less nutty. Mashing takes about two minutes - I use my avocado masher (it is like a mini potato masher.
Jennifer {Peppers and Peaches} says
Funny you posted these! I plan on making them this weekend when I grill out at my omnivore parents house haha. My mom always eats what I do when I come down...veggie in training! 🙂
Kathy Patalsky says
enjoy them!!
Veggie Inspired says
Veggie Burgers Rule! Sriracha makes everything better! And these look amazing!
Kathy Patalsky says
YES I actually just recently started to understand the sriracha obsession... 🙂
Rebecca P. says
These are incredible Kathy! The sauce, the cheese, the tahini...o and did I mention how much I LOVE turmeric! Use it everyday! I can never have enough bottles in the spice cabinet!
Kathy Patalsky says
I had a major turmeric overload day yesterday. Turmeric burgers then a giant turmeric latte. So yes I agree, cannot get enough of it!
coconutandberries says
I thought these sounded familiar! I just got your book and really need to dig into that veggie burger section. Hurrah for summer and veggie burger love <3
Kathy Patalsky says
haha, yup. hurrah indeed!! 🙂
June Burns says
That is some serious vegan food porn! Love the color the turmeric lends, especially since it has all those great health benefits 🙂
Kathy Patalsky says
Thank you June!
Kathy Patalsky says
That is great Ronda! So happy to hear that.