Rukmini Iyer’s vegan burgers are flavoured with a more-ish combination of peanut, lime, and chipotle. This is the umami-rich, plant-based barbecue dish you’ve been waiting for, from the book The Green Barbecue by Rukmini Iyer.
If preparing a meat-free barbecue seems a challenge, think again: this collection of 75 flavour-packed and mouth-watering recipes is completely meat-free.
Whether you’re entertaining for vegetarian guests or you’re preparing a flexitarian feast, these recipes are quick and easy to make, great for all the family and completely fuss-free.
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Rukmini Iyer says: “These burgers are ridiculously moreish – I like to serve them in buns with mayonnaise and pickles. Make life easier for yourself by cooking them in the oven first, then finishing them off with a quick warm-through on the barbecue before serving.”
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Serves 4
Preparation time: 20 min
Cooking time: 25 min
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Ingredients
- 50g smooth peanut butter
- 1 x 400g tin of black beans, drained, but not rinsed
- 2 small cloves of garlic, peeled
- 2 tsp chipotle chilli flakes
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 heaped tbsp rye flour
- 1 lime, zest only
- 1 tsp sea salt flakes
- 250g chestnut mushrooms
To serve: - 1 lime, cut into 4 wedges
- A handful of chopped salted peanuts
- A handful of chopped fresh coriander
- 4 burger buns
Instructions
- Put the peanut butter into a food processor with 60g of the black beans, the garlic, chilli flakes, cumin, olive oil, rye flour, lime zest and sea salt flakes, and blitz until you have a very thick paste. Tip it into a large bowl and stir in the rest of the black beans.
- Tip the mushrooms into the processor – no need to wash it – and pulse until you have a dry mushroom mince. Stir this into the black bean mixture. With damp hands, form it into four thick burgers and arrange them on a lined baking sheet.
- Bake in the oven at 180°C fan/200°C/gas 6 for 25–30 minutes. When they’ve got 10 minutes left, gently flip them over so they can crisp up on the other side.
- They’re ready to serve straight from the oven, but for a nice bit of smokiness you can let them cool down, then finish them on a medium barbecue for a couple of minutes per side.
- Squeeze over the lime wedges and top with a handful of chopped peanuts and coriander, then sandwich them into lightly grilled burger buns.
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