Absolutely delicious!
I'm not vegan so I used ordinary mayonnaise. I substituted spring onion for the shallots and used less curry with the addition of a bit of cumin, coriander, and ginger powder.
The patties held together really well without falling apart in the pan. A quick and easy recipe that I will definitely use again.
The recipe yields a LOT, so I'd half it for 3-4 people. The texture, as you'd expect is soft on the inside and has a decent firm outer crust from baking. My biggest issue is with the flavor. The cumin and sweet potato are simply overpowering. It tastes far too sweet to put in a burger, so be sure to add more savory toppings to balance it out. The BBQ sauce I used made this burger just sickeningly sweet. It tasted much better with mayo, mustard and ketchup. This morning, I had some leftovers for breakfast and of course it loses it's texture when reheated, and the flavor was just not satisfying.
In short, it just doesn't hold up on it's own and needs help from the ingredients you use with it.
These are absolutely delicious. Great flavor and filling. A little hard to form and they aren't terribly wet but putting them in the fridge for a few hours before cooking really helps. Making then for a second time and trying to freeze a few for later and then thaw and cook. Has anyone tried that, do you lose any of the flavor or texture?
What a deceptively easy and tasty recipe, I will make this one again for sure
This recipe is excellent. My husband and 7 year old loved these! The only thing I changed was that after processing the oats, I added the remainder of the burger ingredients (except for the scallions and sweet potato) to the food processor and blended it into a paste. This allowed the patties to stick together really well. They didn’t fall apart at all while cooking.
I loved this recipe! I am not a vegetarian, but I am looking to reduce my meat intake so finding fun flavorful plant-based recipes has been something I've been doing a lot more of. The texture of this burger is great and I like the addition of oats to give it more of the meaty feel without being heavy. I did add a bit more curry then the recipe called for because I know my personal taste is to have my herbs and spices really pack a punch. My only complaint was that I needed to cook the burgers a little longer then the recipe stated to get a nice outer crust to hold them together better. When I cooked them for the time mentioned, at least on my equipment, they were still fell apart a bit. Even though I was full after eating one they were so good I was already craving another and looking forward to leftovers!
My family loves the sweet potato -black bean burgers (unfortunately I am allergic to legumes, so I can only report their feedback). The taste was superior, the patties can be used in burgers, chopped up and used in wraps, hash, etc). The only negative is they do tend to fall apart - the second time we added egg and they were still crumbly. My suggestion would be to make a little more than double batch - this way you can use the whole can of black beans and you definitely want leftovers!
Only changes we made from the recipe is we used regular mayonnaise rather than vegan and didn't bother making the sauce the second time.
This recipe is a big hit and now part of our regular rotation.
These were a hit with my vegan and meat eating friends.
