BBQ Squash & Black Bean Burgers
These burgers are family-friendly, vegan and packed with flavour. This recipe's great for summer gatherings and BBQs. Want to make them quickly on the day? Pre-cook the squash up to three days in advance and keep it in the fridge.
Substitute:
- No butternut squash? Use sweet potato.
- No oats? Try with quinoa.
- No BBQ sauce? Use tomato sauce.
- No garlic salt? Swap for onion powder.
Prep time: 40 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Total time: 50 minutes
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
160 g Butternut squash (cut into chunks)
1 Red onion
2 tbsp Apple cider vinegar
2 Burger buns
100 g Black beans (from a can)
1 tsp Smoked paprika
1 tsp Garlic salt
1 tsp Oregano
30 g Rolled oats
1 Tomato (sliced )
2 Lettuce leaves
2 tsp Dill (roughly chopped )
1 tbsp Olive oil
2 tbsp bbq sauce (optional)
Salt & pepper
Recipe:
- To cook the squash, bring a saucepan filled of water to the boil. Add the squash and cook until tender (about 20-30 minutes). Drain and set aside to cool.
- Thinly slice the red onion, then put it in a bowl with the apple cider vinegar. Mix and set aside to pickle.
- Blend the squash in a food processor until smooth.
- Add the black beans, oats, smoked paprika, garlic salt and oregano. Blend again until smooth and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Form the mixture into two patties, ready to fry or grill.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan (or heat the grill) and cook the patties for 3-5 minutes on each side, until golden.
- Pile the burger buns with the BBQ sauce, pickled onion, lettuce, dill and tomato – or any other burger toppings you like.
- Enjoy.
How to store
Store the squash patties in the fridge for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 1 month.
