Vegan Black Bean Burgers

Ingredients

• 1 can black beans , 15 ounce
• 3 babys carrots , Optional
• 0.33 cups chopped sweet onion
• 0.25 cups minced green bell pepper , Optional
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 3 tablespoons chile-garlic sauce , such as Sriracha®
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon warm water
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon seafood seasoning , such as Old Bay®
• 0.25 teaspoons salt
• 0.25 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 2 slices whole-wheat bread , torn into small crumbs
• 0.75 cups unbleached flour , or as needed

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.

2. 2

   Mash black beans in a bowl. Add carrots, onion, bell pepper, and garlic; mix well.

3. 3

   Whisk chile-garlic sauce, cornstarch, water, chili powder, cumin, seafood seasoning, salt, and black pepper together in a separate small bowl.

4. 4

   Stir chile-garlic sauce mixture into black bean mixture; mix in bread crumbs. Stir flour, 1/4 cup at a time, into bean mixture until a sticky batter forms.

5. 5

   Spoon mounds of batter onto the prepared baking sheet, about a 3/4-inch thickness per mound; shape into burgers.

6. 6

   Bake in the preheated oven until cooked in the center and crisp on the outside, about 10 minutes per side.