Mexican bean burgers with lime yogurt & salsa

Mexican bean burgers with lime yogurt & salsa

These veggie burgers are a doddle to make and the toppings make them wonderfully moist - cook from frozen to save time

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 6 burgers

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Low-fat

Uncooked burgers can be frozen

Method

  1. Heat grill to high. Tip the beans into a large bowl, then roughly crush with a potato masher. Add the breadcrumbs, chilli powder, coriander stalks and ½ the leaves, egg and 2 tbsp salsa, season to taste, then mix together well with a fork.
  2. Divide the mixture into 6, then wet your hands and shape into burgers. The burgers can now be frozen. Place on a non-stick baking tray, then grill for 4-5 mins on each side until golden and crisp. To cook from frozen, bake at 200C/fan 180C/gas 6 for 20-30 mins until hot through.
  3. While the burgers are cooking, mix the remaining coriander leaves with the yogurt, lime juice and a good grind of black pepper. Split the buns in half and spread the bases with some of the yogurt. Top each with leaves, avocado, onion, a burger, another dollop of the lime yogurt and some salsa, then serve.
Try

Spicy veggie meatballs with pasta

Make the mix as before, omitting the coriander, then shape into 16-20 meatballs. Toss with 1 tbsp oil in a non-stick pan and fry until browned, then pour over 500ml passata mixed with 1 tsp dried oregano, 1 tsp sugar and some seasoning. Bubble for 10 mins, season, then serve with pasta.

PER SERVING

195 kcalories, protein 11g, carbohydrate 33g, fat 3 g, saturated fat 0g, fibre 6g, salt 1.38 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2009.

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  • 29 March 2009

    lyndy rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Was very easy and quick to make. I made half the recipe and made 4 burgers. Will definately make again and freeze them. I didn't make the lime nad yoghurt salsa, just served them in a roll with shredded lettuce and more of the tomato salsa on the top. :0)

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  • 04 April 2009

    Sharon Wilkinson commented on this recipe

    Very easy & suprisinglydelicious. I served with guacamole rather than fresh avocado. The yoghurt & salsa really added to to the overall dish. If you follow the recipe and make 6 burgers, they are a substantial size.

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  • 17 April 2009

    Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    These looked great but the taste was a little disappointing. Maybe they needed more seasoning.

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  • 19 April 2009

    drewsuse rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made the veggie meatball recipe, and it was great - children and grown ups loved them. I loved eating meatballs made of meat as a child, and now I'm vegetarian. I'm delighted that I've found a veggie recipe for a much missed classic.

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  • 19 April 2009

    brightonbatfink commented on this recipe

    Any idea if these would work on a bbq? Thanks.

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  • 18 May 2009

    TheEdda rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    They probably would work at a BBQ, though you wouldn't want to overcook them. I really like these; they're a bit difficult to eat, but they are very tasty and go well with Mexican food.

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  • 15 July 2009

    bethanyjane commented on this recipe

    they look dry...

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  • 16 July 2009

    Kate commented on this recipe

    Made these last night, I also thought they looked a bit dry so I brushed them with olive oil half way through cooking. They went down really well and are easily adapted to how spicy you like things.

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  • 23 September 2009

    suzie rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    easy to make and taste good hot or cold- definitely a success! However next time I would perhaps add more chilli seasoning for a spicier flavour.

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  • 27 September 2009

    Alice_Absinthe commented on this recipe

    Definately a really versatile recipe - swapped the kidney beans for pinto beans and they held together fantastically (even without the egg.) Halved the recipe and got six mini (half pitta bread) sized burgers which allowed me to test them from frozen later in the week too; huge sucess all round really.

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  • 27 September 2009

    Alice_Absinthe rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    (Forgot to rate in my last post - oops!)

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  • 03 November 2009

    Rachel rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Excellent recipe, easy to make, really tasty and taste fab with the lime yoghurt and salsa. We added some fresh chilli which spiced things up and added extra flavour.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 6 burgers

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Low-fat

Uncooked burgers can be frozen

Ingredients

  • 2 x 400g cans kidney beans , rinsed and drained
  • 100g breadcrumbs
  • 2 tsp mild chilli powder
  • small bunch coriander , stalks and leaves chopped
  • 1 egg
  • 200g tub fresh salsa
  • 150ml low-fat natural yogurt
  • juice ½ lime
  • 6 wholemeal burger buns , sliced avocado, sliced red onion and salad leaves, to serve
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