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Friends online: 0We like it hot – and these yummy burgers are full of beans and spicy scrumtiousness. If you’re a veggie or if you’re not, these burgers tick the box for a satisfying supper and to top it off they’re good for you too.
My beanburgers are nutritious, easy to make and delicious. The kids love to prepare them, and can’t wait to eat them. If it’s a nice day, why not slap ’em on the barbie? Make sure you squeeze as much water as possible out of the spinach, otherwise the burgers may break up when they are cooked.
Serves 2
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves
1 small, hot red chilli, finely chopped
100g (4oz) frozen chopped spinach, thawed
1 x 400g (14oz) tin cannellini beans
50g (2oz) fresh white breadcrumbs
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tbsp chopped
Fresh coriander
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
To serve
Burger buns
Salad
Herby low-fat yoghurt
Dressing
Step one
Heat the oil in a small pan and cook the onion, garlic and chilli for 5 minutes until softened. Squeeze the excess moisture out of the spinach and place in a large bowl. (To get the maximum amount of water out of the spinach, place it in a tea towel and twist into a tight ball.)
Step two
Mash the beans well and mix them with the spinach, breadcrumbs, cumin and coriander. Add the onion mixture and mix well. Season to taste and with slightly wet hands, shape into 4 round burgers and pat them dry with kitchen paper.
Step three
Grill, or spray with oil and shallow fry, for a few minutes on each side until crisp and golden. Serve in burger buns, served with salad and low-fat yoghurt mixed with fresh chopped herbs, if liked.
This recipe is from My Kitchen Table: 100 Meals in Minutes by Ainsley Harriott. For more recipes from the My Kitchen Table series, as well as technique videos, cookery blogging and more, visit the My Kitchen Table website.
With all of these recipes how am I meant to fit in my boden. can’t wait to try!
Make beanburgers quite often but had never thought of adding spinach – am looking forward to trying this now!
I love bean burgers and this looks just LUSH!
What a nice idea! I will try it for sure.
Sounds yummy.. will have to try this then.. wonder if we can substitute the bread for quinoa or flax, might give it a try. bookmarking this one.
Bravo, dear sir. I prepared this recipe for lunch and it was an absolute hit. This recipe is a keeper, folks. xo
Looks quite tasty! Can’t wait to try it for a healthy meal….
Yummo and easy . Love it ! Thank-you !
Are your cookbooks available in the US – I was only able to find a few older, out of print editions on Amazon.
By the way, as a life-long vegetarian, your recipe for the bean burger was delicious. And, my husband, a confirmed meat-eater, really enjoyed it and said it was surpisingly hearty!
Looks fab .. made me hungry just reading this
Thanks for the fab veggie recipe, i’m such a carnavore and never know what to cook for veggies.
Oh Thank You. This looks amazing and will be dinner for tomorrow night.
It is nice to see a veggie recipe! will definitely give it a try! Thank you Ainsley
Great to see more veggie recipes Thanks !
My daughter has decided that she should become vegetarian. We’ll have to give this a go!
I will definitly give this a try…thanks Ainsley X