Homemade Veggie Burgers

Nothing beats a homemade veggie burger, especially when it's easy to prepare, vegan and above all, delicious.

Serves: 8-9 patties, freezes well

Prep Time: 20 min

Cooking Time: 10-40 min

Total:  30-60 min

Ready to be cooked or frozen

Ingredients

1/2 cup red onion, finely chopped
1-2 cloves garlic, pressed
2 1/2 tbsp. ground flax
1/2 cup warm water
1 cup oats, processed into a coarse flour
1 cup grated carrot
1 tin black beans, drained, rinsed and coarsely mashed
1/3 cup chopped almonds, toasted
1/4 cup sunflower seeds, toasted
1/4 cup shelled pumpkin seeds, toasted
1 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. dried oregano
salt and pepper

Directions

1. In a small bowl, stir ground flax with water. Set aside for 10 minutes, allowing it to form a gel.
2. Prepare other ingredients and combine in a large bowl.  When flax mixture is ready, add and mix very well.
3. Using your hands, shape into patties, about 1/2 cup of mixture per patty.
4. Cook burgers by frying in a skillet with oil (10 minutes), brush with oil and grill on the barbecue (15 minutes) or bake in the oven (35 minutes at 350F) until the outside is crispy. Alternatively, freeze burgers on a parchment paper lined baking sheet for later.
5. Serve with a bun and garnished with your favourite toppings.

Lightly adapted from ohsheglows.com