Beany burgers with basil tzatziki

Beany burgers with basil tzatziki

By Lesley Waters
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Prep: 10 mins Cook: 15 mins Plus chilling

Easy

Serves 4
Superhealthy veggie snack, counts as 1 of 5-a-day

Nutrition and extra info

  • Freezable
  • Easily doubled
  • Vegetarian
  • Healthy

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal350
  • fat22g
  • saturates3g
  • carbs29g
  • sugars2g
  • fibre4g
  • protein11g
  • salt1g
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Ingredients

  • 50g pine nut
  • 425g can borlotti beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 small red onion, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp sundried tomato paste
  • 85g fresh breadcrumbs
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves or 1 tsp dried

    Thyme

    This popular herb grows in Europe, especially the Mediterranean, and is a member of the mint…

  • 1 egg, beaten
    Eggs

    Egg

    egg

    The ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition, packed with protein and a…

  • sunflower oil, for frying
    Sunflower oil

    Sunflower oil

    A variety of oils can be used for baking. Sunflower is the one we use most often at Good Food as…

To serve

  • basil tzatziki (see separate recipe)
    Basil

    Basil

    ba-zil

    Most closely associated with Mediterranean cooking but also very prevalent in Asian food, the…

  • flatbreads, tortilla or pitta breads
    Tortilla

    Tortilla

    tor-tee-ya

    In Spain, a tortilla is a kind of omelette, with ingredients added - frequently sliced cooked…

Method

  1. Place a frying pan over a medium heat and lightly toast the pine nuts for 2-3 mins or until golden. Remove from pan and set to one side.

  2. Put the borlotti beans into a large bowl and mash well with a potato masher or fork. Add the pine nuts, onion, tomato paste, half the breadcrumbs, the thyme and egg. Season to taste, then gently mix together until the ingredients are thoroughly combined.

  3. With slightly wet hands, shape the mixture into 4 burgers. Coat the outside of each burger with the remaining breadcrumbs. Cover and chill in the fridge for at least 30 mins.

  4. To cook the burgers: heat a thin layer of sunflower oil in a large frying pan and fry for 3-4 mins each side until golden. Drain on kitchen paper, then serve in warmed flatbreads, tortillas or pittas and spoon over the Basil tzatziki.

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Comments (19)

climbup's picture
climbup12th Aug, 2014
5

A really great meal, followed the recipe to the letter! I made these in the morning and just left them in the fridge until dinner time. Served with a simple green salad, basil tzatziki (used recipe posted below by annie0176) and in homemade chickpea and cumin baps… A true vegetarian feast!

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rosievimes3rd Feb, 2014

Nice dish, but I agree it is slightly bland & a little heavy. Couldn't find the separate basil tzatziki recipe, but I have just noticied that someone has thoughfully posted it below.

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catfuller13rd Sep, 2013
3

This recipe was good but needed a little more flavour. If I made it again would add more herbs/spices than recommended in the ingredients to give it some extra depth.

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julesthenorweegie16th May, 2013
4

I made this last night for dinner and it came out really nicely! I added the whole bunch of breadcrumbs, and didn't leave them in the fridge actually, and yet it still had a happy ending! I served them with a side of soinach, sweet potato wedges and wholemeal mini subs toasted in the oven, with a bit of barbeque sauce for good measure, delicious!

http://julesthenorweegie.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/beany-burgers-with-basil...

Check them out on my blog!

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annie017617th May, 2012
4

Basil tzatziki gives a huge boost to this dish. I found my own recipe, which is delicious and can be used with other things:
Pound a peeled clove of garlic into a paste with half a teaspoon of salt - a small pestle and mortar is helpful to do this. Add this paste to natural yogurt (about half a large tub). Cut a length of cucumber (about 5 inches) legthways and scoop out the central section containing the seeds and discard the seeds. Grate the rest of the cucumber, with skin on, into the yogurt. Add salt and pepper, a squeeze of lemon juice and shredded basil. Use generously with the burgers.

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Pickle von Moom7th Feb, 2012
5

Even as a dedicated meat eater I found these very tasty - made a nice alternative to vegetarian sausages for veggie friends during the summer BBQ season too.

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jadewinter20th May, 2009

These are really tasty, I thought my boyfriend would miss meat but he loved these, and they are reslly easy to make, I added cucumber to the tzatziki (like the traditional way) we found it more refreshing with the burgers.

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fuzzygirl11th Mar, 2009
4

Very nice! Had to improvise a bit as I couldn't get all the ingredients but it came out great. Used kidney beans instead of borlotti, polenta express instead of bread crumbs, a mix of chopped sundried tomatoes, harrisa paste and tomato paste instead of the sundried tomato paste, and doubled the dried thyme. Served with pittas, lettuce, tomato, gherkins and the basil tzatziki (thanks MarKettle for the recipe!)

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joanianson27th Jan, 2009

Sounds good but like other readers I can't find the "separate" recipe for basil tzatziki

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bexhep13th Jan, 2009
4

Lovely, I used cannellini beans instead as couldn't find them.

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markettle8th Jan, 2009
4

Basil tzatziki: Mix together 200g pot reduced-fat Greek yoghurt, 1 crushed garlic clove, zest 1 lemon and a handful of shredded basil leaves. Season to taste and serve.

I made the burgers using sundried tomato tapenade rather than sundried tomato paste as that's all I had in the cupboard at the time. Turned out really well, a very filling vegetarian meal.

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emmawemma13th Aug, 2008
4

These were really nice. The addition of the paste made it more interesting than the usual veggie/bean burgers.

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chocoholly12th Aug, 2008
5

these were great at a family BBQ a great change from ur usual shop bought burgers!!
:)

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aynianoever29th Jul, 2008

I also can't find the recipe for the basil tzatziki... Help?

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claregee2nd Jul, 2008

We really enjoyed these burgers but I felt they needed lots of the tatziki to keep them moist. I also friedmy burgers with sunflower spray as I didn't fancy them being sat about in lots of oil.

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funkybabe28th Mar, 2008

does anyone know where i can find the recipe for basil tzatziki please?

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toescantalk10th Mar, 2008
4

Added a teaspoon of dried chilli flakes and turned out great. Will definitely make again.

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ugly_catfish3rd Dec, 2007
5

I added a few more flavourings to the burger mixture such as chilli powder and some different herbs as I'm not a thyme fan. They turned out really well and after adding a few more breadcrumbs before frying, held together perfectly.
I served them in tortillas with an avocado and orange salad. Brilliant meal.

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e_leachums1st Nov, 2007
5

These are lovely, and a great freezer standby when you have vegetarian guests at your BBQs. Easy to make and you can substitute your favourite condiment.

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