A scrumptious and grill-worthy vegan Bean and Oats Burger that is packed with flavor and nutrition. Gluten-free, soy-free and nut-free vegan veggie burger recipe.
The New York Times' food section last week ran a story on the rising popularity (and quality) of veggie burgers in local restaurants and the half-page picture of a sesame seed bun cradling a patty, tomatoes, and lots of lettuce really got my juices flowing.
But the article didn't offer any recipes, and I really can't afford to jet to New York to taste one of these magical burgers. So I took the regular person's way out of a craving: I made my own veggie burger. A vegan Bean and Oats Burger.
I've tried my hand at making vegan burgers before from various recipes and I've tried making my own, but I've never been completely successful in coming up with one that holds well together AND tastes great. This time I was lucky. This Vegan Bean and Oats Burger is terribly healthy with oats, of course, and two kinds of beans -- red kidney beans and pinto beans -- and carrots, among other goodies.
The veggie burger was absolutely delicious and the best part is that it was really easy to make. It was sturdy enough to go into a bun and hold its own, and it stayed together beautifully on the griddle-- the place where many patties usually fall apart.
The only thing missing, I thought, was the chewiness that would help satisfy a meat-eater's texture-cravings, but the next time I might try adding a tiny bit of TVP or even a chewy grain like bulgur to make up for that.
I know my recent posts have been rather short, and that's because I've been juggling too many things. But I like chatting with you more than you perhaps like listening to me, and for my own sake I hope to return to my usual self sometime in the not too distant future.
Meanwhile, enjoy this scrumptious, grill-worthy veggie burger: my Vegan Bean and Oats Burger.
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More grill-worthy vegan veggie burgers:
Spicy Vegan Black Bean Burgers
Black Bean and Black Rice Burger
Quinoa and Bean Burger
Beet Burger with Chipotle Cashew Hummus
Sprouted Mung Bean Burger with Mint Cilantro Chutney
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Vegan Bean and Oat Burger Recipe:
Vegan Bean and Oats Burgers
Ingredients
- 1 large onion, minced
- 1 tbsp tomato ketchup
- 2 tbsp tamari (or soy sauce. Leave out if soy-free and use more salt)
- 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 ½ cups quick-cooking oats (I had regular rolled oats which I ran in the food processor for a minute)
- ½ cup dry pinto beans
- ½ cup dry red or black beans
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 ½ teaspoons chili powder
- 1 medium carrot, grated
- 4 cloves garlic, very finely chopped
- Cooking spray
Instructions
- Soak for a few hours and then cook the pinto and red beans until tender.
- Heat a skillet and saute the onion and garlic with a tiny bit of salt for a few minutes until translucent but not brown.
- Add the carrot, chili powder, and cumin and cook a couple minutes or until carrot is tender. Turn off the heat and set aside.
- Mash the beans in a large bowl. Add the carrot mixture, mustard, ketchup, tamari and oats.
- Mix well and then shape the mixture into eight patties.
- Heat a nonstick or cast-iron skillet and coat with cooking spray.
- Cook patties over medium heat for four to five minutes on each side, or until golden brown. I like mine a little charred for extra flavor.
Nutrition
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All I have in my kitchen currently are precooked lentils in my freezer. Can I use lentils instead of both the beans???
Can you sub steel cut oats for the quick cooking oats? Thank you.
I am wondering if you can sub canned beans, thoroughly rinsed? Looking forward to trying these! Thanks.
Yes I did ? it can actually make things go quicker and be done faster with canned beans rinsed ?
Whats the ratio with canned beans - is it still half a cup.
I think 1/2 cup dry beans makes about 1.5 cups beans once cooked so I would say 1 - 1.5 cups of each bean but I haven't tried it yet; about to tonight
I'm eating this burger now. It's really good. Thank you.
They came out amazing!!!
We all loved them. Great surprise.
My spouse won't do anything that seems like ketchup because of an aversion to vinegar. What can I sub. I have liquid smoke, tomato?
With the chili powder, cumin, mustard and tamari you're not going to know there is ketchup in the recipe. But you can just leave it out, add some tomato paste and a pinch of sugar.
If adding some TVP, about how much would you add?
I had saved this recipe a long time ago, but didn’t get to try it until now. It turned out beautifully! Thanks Vaishali. ?
So happy you liked it!
I just made the Vegan Bean and Oats Burgers and they were fantastic! I highly recommend them to everyone. From this recipe, I know you have great taste, so I will be checking our your other recipes for sure.
I just made your Oat and Bean burgers and I am delighted with them!!! They are so delicious on a sesame bun with spicy brown mustard, ketchup and dill pickles. Thank you!!!
I am new to the Vegan lifestyle and don't ever want to go back to eating meat (although it can be challenging when one is surrounded by disapproving meat-eaters). The "oats" were what made me want to try this recipe. I was getting a little weary of seeing so many recipes with sweet potatoes/yams, even though I really like them. Now I know where to look for my future recipes. Thanks again for the awesome burger recipe!
I just made these for the Memorial Day weekend, and boy, are they good! We are going to love grilling these. Thank YOU!
I am so glad I found this site. I have been making these burgers for a few weeks now and they are totally awesome! My husband gives them 2 thumbs up. The only modification I made is I only use pinto beans. The portions are spot on. They make good size burgers. I form them into patties and put each one on wax paper and stack them and put them in the freezer. What a lifesaver when I am too tired to cook something during the week. I recommend this recipe highly. Thank you so much!
Very tasty! Made these over the weekend and they came out very well. Good flavour but they do fall apart pretty easily on a bun. Was expecting that though as most veggie burgers do the same.
Do you think these would freeze ok?
Yes!
Hello Vaishali,
Hope you are having a nice weekend.
This recipe sounds great and I would like to try it. I was wondering though, could these be made on a cuisinart Belgian waffle and pancake maker without using oil?
Is oil important to the final flavour or texture of the burger?
Hello,
I'm French, i sometimes come on your blog for a visit ! I tried this recipe for breakfast, i only replaced pinto beans by cheakpeas and added one egg.
It was delicious!
Thanks for your good ideas!
Sylvie
I have now made these many times and they are the best veggie burgers I have ever tried. I use a mix of black beans and pinto beans. I have also substituted the seasoning and just used 100% Cajun - yummy.. My husband (a heavy meat eater also loves them). I make double recipe and freeze them and they fry up perfectly in a light coating of oil.
Vaishali
I mad these today but substituted one can of red beans and added about a teaspoon of garlic. When working with the batter I used about a half cup of whole wheat flour and cooked up ten small sliders! They are delicious! Tom Farrell
Added cheakpeas with oats andd beans. It was great twist. Very nice and tasty recipe. Try it you won't be disappointed. Thank you for recipe
Dear Vishali Honawar--Namaste! I am looking forward to trying your recipe. Looks really yummy! I love that the mix makes 8 burgers, but I would need to freeze the uncooked burgers. Can I do this? Or should I cook all and freeze the ones we can't eat? Bless you! Smriti D.
Wow! These are great! I make all kinds of bean burgers, but my go to is a black bean...Not anymore!! My family loves this burger! And, easy to make! Thank you!!!
These Burgers came out perfect,i cannot thank you enough!
I have made these twice now. Both times I blitzed 1 can Red Kidney Beans and 1 can Black Beans in a processor first along with the liquid ingredients, then added sauted veg and blitzed some more. Then simply folded in separately blitzed rolled oats. The mix made 7 x 4oz burgers. They are wonderful and even my meat eating husband loved them. They will be a regular in my home and I have another batch freezing at the moment. I did try baking them in the oven to avoid fat / oil but they were a little dry. Pan frying is best in a little exra virgin olive oil. Love them.
I just tried your burger recipe. it was great. I ran out of burger buns but I formed the mixture into the shape of a hotdog. it turned out good. I can't wait to try that on the grill.
Steve, good idea to shape it into a hot dog-- I am going to try doing that with some burger recipes, being a huge hot dog fan! 🙂
Vaishali, My wife tried this and said it was good. I don't know why I didn't think of that sooner. I hope you like it.
Thank you so much for this recipe!! You saved me so much money and so healthy too!!I first made these exactly as directed, but I also thought a chewy texture would be nice, so I substituted oats with 1 cup PRECOOKED, COLD steel cut oats and 1full cup quick oats, or enough to make the mixture stiff enough to make patties. A nice smoky barbeque sauce is yummy with these too. We now have these weekly. ...even my picky son loves them! Blessings to you!!
Thank you for the recipe - these were delicious and very easy to make. I find that it made about 8 good size burgers and I put several of them in the freezer until we are ready to cook them. This is a very economical recipe as well as yummy!
I am going on a camping trip soon and I am looking for burgers I could make ahead (maybe the night before or a few days before and freeze?) and that keep their shape when they are cooked on a grill on an open fire. Would this work with this recipe or should these be cooked immediately?
Thank you.
Hi Ge, You can make these ahead-- be sure to cook them on the griddle and then freeze them separated by wax paper. When you're ready to cook, slap them on the grill. They will hold their shape.
Just made these bean and oat burgers....lassie....you are wonderful. X
Wonderful - just made these !
This is my official go to veggie burger recipe 🙂
It ticks all the boxes;
Quick and easy
Cheap to make (all the ingredients are always n my cupboard too)
Great texture
DELICIOUS!!
It's even a winner with my meat eating friends and family.
Thanks for this awe some recipe!!
I’m cooking this right now. I didn’t have ketchup so I used sriracha. I also used black cumin because I love very spicy food. They smell good. Will write back when I’m done.
Does it matter if the oatmeal is cooked or not?
Don't cook the oats. They should be raw.
HI, question: Do you cook the oats or not before adding? thanks!
No, the oats are not cooked.
Anon, sodium does matter to a lot of people, including me. And yes, it's also great that tamari is gluten-free.
also good burgers, i've added this to my regular diet.
although i recommend doubling the size, or making stacking two per bun.
you use tamari because it's gluten free. sodium doesn't matter.
These are great! Can they be frozen?
Yes. Separate patties with wax paper and freeze. Enjoy!
I precook my beans in bulk and store them in the freezer in small quantities. When you have 1/2 cup dried beans in your recipe, how much does this equate to when cooked?
Roughly double-- 1 cup cooked.
Love this recipe but adding 1/4 teaspoon or less of liquid smoke and 1 teaspoon of sriricha hot sauce with a diced jalopeno or thai pepper and 1 teaspoon of red pepper flakes and 1/2teaspoon of black pepper gave these bugers a slight smoky hot upgrade
Nice suggestions. Thanks, Jessyca.
If using canned beans..what are the measurements?
Roughly half of the dry.
I tried making these and found that they were still too soft and kinda crumbly to use as patties, but I added some extra spice (more garlic, cumin and chili powder, along with pepper, paprika and cayenne pepper) and made this into some AMAZING taco filler. I love it! I'm going to try again and see about mashing things together more, hopefully that will help. Thanks!
This is a great recipe for veggie burgers. We substituted canned beans (pinto and red kidney - a can of each) because of limited time. We could also see possibilities for making them spicier with the addition of diced jalapenos. Very good, Vaishali - thanks!
we tried this when we first went plant-based. Now we make them weekly, take them to every single holiday or other get-together and even the meat eaters enjoy them! I have even made them with just water in place of the tamari because I was out of it and soy sauce both, still good! Thanks for this amazing recipe!!!
Thanks for the recipe - I tried them and they were great. I substituted the pinto beans for chickpeas, and left out the tamari and mustard - just because that's what I had - but they were still delicious. Held together really well and in fact more robust than a beef burger. They are really filling.
I lightly fried them in coconut oil - really good.
Thanks, I will keep up with your blog
I am in India and I don't think pinto beans and cooking spray are readily available in the market here. I would like to know what are the substitutes for these? Also, has anybody tried baking these instead of frying?
Use red beans (rajma)-- they would work just as well. And use a thin coating of oil if you don't have cooking spray.
I made these burgers today and they were pretty damn tasty..... Didn't have mustard so decided to add a little smoked paprika!
Just found your blog through google, think ill be making a few of your dishes in the future! Benny
Hi...approximately how many patties can be made with these measurements? Thanks :0)
SS, I can't honestly say I remember because it's been a while. It may be too late for you, but I'll post this the next time I do make these.
Im actually going to attempt this recipie tomorrow. I will start soaking the beans tonight. This will be my first time using pinto beans so I'm really excited.
Hiya hun,
Just wanted to let you know that I featured this recipe on my blog this week. I would love it if you could check it out 🙂 I recently made the burgers using 1 cup of oatmeal and adding half a cup of cooked bulgar and they were delish! Thanks for sharing. I wıll be eating these lots!
http://mammymade.blogspot.com/2012/09/mint-stuff-ive-seen-22.html
- Adele @ Mammy Made
Can these be frozen?
Hi Vaishali,
Discovered your blog a few weeks ago, when I tried your Mango Loaf (I am one of those lucky souls who did get fresh alphonso pulp!!) and of course the result was polished off in minutes!!
I cant decide which I love more, your recipes or your writing style.
I am going to try out these beans and oats burgers today. Forgive my ignorance, but is black Rajma equivalent to pinto beans?
Thanks in advance,
Pooja
Pooja, black beans are different from pinto beans. If you cannot find pinto just substitute rajma or black beans. Thanks for your kind words!
so delicious! made them last night. used them in an open-faced rueben-style sandwich. everyone loved them.
thanks again! -melissa
I made these burgers for a vegan challenge a group is doing at my office and they were a HUGE hit! Thanks so much for sharing!
I made these burger the other night! OHHHH MY GOSH!!! They are fantastic! They don't fall apart and are soooo yummy!!!
Thanks for this great recipe!!!
I made these this afternoon..and boy were they wonderful! Made quick work of shaping them using a large ice cream scoop and a large mason jar canning ring. Filled the ring and smashed the stuff down hard into the ring and they stayed together beautifully, just as you promised. I wanted thinner patties so then used my spatula to thin them out a bit. So tasty! You are amazing..and my new best source of fun recipes.
Glad you like them, and thanks for your kind words!
Making these right now and just discovered you have cumin listed twice. Was there another spice that you used in making yours or was this just a repeat of an ingredient?
Anon, my mistake-- it was just a repeat. Thanks for pointing it out.
tthey are so temting.my mother had just made it.(im only 9years old.loved them.arya
Arya, thank you, and a big hug!
I cant believe it took me so long to find this site. I have been looking at all the same ol things day after day and really getting bored and missing all my Thai and Indian foods from days ago. THANK YOU so much for this beautiful site, all the pics are gorgeous and I know what Im in for when trying to make the recipe!!! Thanks again!
Hi..I have tried so many of your recipes now, but never posted a comment before.
Made this tonight and just had to stop by and say it was brilliant!
This is my go-to burger recipe from now on:)
Excuse me while I wipe the drool off my keyboard. 🙂 Yum! I can't wait to make these.
I'm really gonna try this one, it looks great! I like reading from you, I haven't seen a recipe come by where I thought 'that's not something I would try/like'.
Ms. S, you are so kind and so sweet. Thank you!
Vaishali,
I start by closing my eyes and trying to decide which texture and taste I want for that day and then go to your blog for ideas:) I love being able to make non desi food beyond pasta and sandwhich-thanks for all the hard work.
Amymylove, the measurements are for dry beans.
are the bean measurements for cooked or dried beans?
loved visiting ur lovely space...Nice to find such a great collection of vegan recipes....
http://www.panchamrutham.blogspot.com/
Divya, thanks!
Pavani, yes, this was perhaps the first recipe I tried where everything held together really beautifully.
Usha, Thanks.
T, I am sure it'd be great with black beans.
Manasi, you could always come down here...:)
Curry, Sanjeeta, Debra, Mahes, Thanks.
Richa, 🙂 I am surprising myself, given all that I've had on my plate this month.
Priya, Lisa, Karla, Harini-Jaya, Anthony, Peter: Thanks!
Good to see that beans and oats work well together. I must try something resembling your burgers.
Peter
This is a fabulous recipe. Thank You.
sure is a keeper and I hope this doesn't get lost in my 'to-do' list..gorgeous pictures too..
Yum! These look fantastic - I will definitely be trying these out 🙂
Oh, this looks great. Thanks for the recipe. I just had rice and lentil burgers, but will definitely try these.
Wow burger looks absolutely inviting and healthy..
You are on a roll this month!.. Keep it coming!
HobbyAndMore
What a recipe! Healthy and looks so yummy.
they look amazing!!
Blessings, Debra
Raw Vegan Diet
Wow, Oats in burger....Vaishali you are really very innovative in developing healthy recipes!
Do you cook the oats first or use them dry?
Excellent Burgers. I think I can use our choice of beans as well and I too will chose pinto and rajma mix. I love them. Very healthy Vaishali
GORGEOUS! and the pictures are darn good too!
Makes me want to grab one - two!
I read that article too! These look fantastic, I would love to try them w/ black beans.
These burgers look fabulous !
Those burgers look AWESOME. I have tried making veggie burgers and as you said they end up being crumbly. Yours looks absolutely mouthwatering. I'll have to try these real soon.
Mind-blowing gorgeous pics and healthy burgers...