How To Make The BEST Veggie Burgers (4 vegan recipes)

I'm not the biggest veggie burger fan, I never have been, but these 4 recipes are the ones that made me realize that there were vegan veggie burger recipes that I could LOVE.

Recipes:
BLACK BEAN BURGER
15 oz black beans, 1 can, drained and rinsed
½ cup jarred roasted red pepper, finely chopped
1 cup fresh broccoli, minced
½ cup red onion, minced
1-2 cloves roasted garlic
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon salt
¾ -1 cup flour or cornmeal (or more if it is still too wet - if using cornmeal
¼ cup nutritional yeast
1 tsp Balsamic Vinegar
1 tsp Tomato paste

MUSHROOM LENTIL BURGER by Rachel!
1 tablespoon chia seeds
3 tablespoons water
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
8 oz mushrooms, finely chopped
1 tablespoon soy sauce
½ tsp turmeric
½ tsp cumin
1 tsp vegan worcestershire sauce
½ teaspoon smoked paprika
1 small onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
1 ½ cups lentils, cooked
1 cup oats

SWEET POTATO AND WHITE BEAN BURGER
1 medium sweet potato, roasted and peeled
15 oz white beans, or navy beans, drained and rinsed
1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon garlic powder or roasted garlic
kosher salt, to taste
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
⅓ cup nutritional yeast
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
⅓ cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
1 tablespoon lemon juice
¾ cup oats (I ground mine up, but that’s up to you!) use more if you want them firmer.
canola oil, as needed

PORTOBELLO MUSHROOM BURGER
4 large portobello mushrooms
Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
Balsamic vinegar, for drizzling
low-sodium soy sauce, for drizzling
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Rare & Statistics
1:50 - Roasted Pepper & Black Bean Burger
6:44 - Mushroom Lentil Burger
9:46 - Sweet Potato & White Bean Burger
14:00 - Portobello Mushroom Burger
15:20 - Outro

[katyfaise]

the way that i religiously watch all your videos regardless of being a carnivore. your vibe is just so peaceful and nice and i love it.

[LishaJain]

Great variety of vegan burgers. You can try making Indian veggie burgers. They are originally vegan and delicious. The general one is a potato patty with veggies, aromatics and spices. You will absolutely fall in love with these!

[toeknee]

I wish you and Aria had a vegan restaurant. I would eat these ALL day!! I will try your recipes, I am hungry

[ellahmoon]

The 1st one is the very first vegan burger I' ve ever made or eaten. It is absolutely delicious and very satisfying! I didn't miss the ground beef and that's saying a LOT. I was just diagnosed with Alpha Gal allergy to beef, pork, & dairy. I cannot say thank you enough for this amazing recipe! It has given much hope & yummy enjoyment! I've shared these with friends who do eat meat but loved these very much too.

[magneticmonkey]

To make a drier burger you can roast the beans in the oven to dry them out before mashing them into the patty mixture, and oatmeal too works as Merle mentions.

[Soda__Nova]

So excited Merel recipes! Anything with mushrooms I am a fan of, but out of all of them I really want to try the sweet potato white been burger.

[lp]

Mmm! The lentil and portobello burgers get my vote to try first!
I like to use vital wheat gluten as my binder and a little TVP for vegan burgers. It adds a nice chew.

[TheDeadmanTT]

It was the summer solstice a week ago. That's a reason to be festive!

[aimeeparrott]

These all look delicious! I think I'm most excited about the sweet potato one.

[caitlin]

These are so great!! I've been vegan for 3 years and have never successfully made burger patties. These look easy and delicious! Thank you 😊

[Glim]

It's so strange to me to hear those statistics and yet I can still walk in to a ton of restaurants and have only a few boring options on the menu. Don't get me wrong...I've been a vegetarian longer than you've been alive Merle😁 and the changes in the culture have been drastic, but I'm still mindblown that so many businesses are not seeing the opportunity in serving such a huge customer base. Hopefully the trends will continue in the right direction though and the world will be a little better for it.

[taniellie]

I like how you made different how-to versions of these. Im definitely going to try them.

[makfury]

I eat meat, but have been enjoying your channel so much for so long it really has made me try so many new recipes and vegan alternatives. Just for the fun of it, because you make it seem so exciting and fun! Thank you ❤

[crazynugirl]

These are great recipes. In my house, we can’t have a veggie burger without avocado or red onion on it. It’s so good!

[theresaforte]

I just discovered this video a few days ago! Since these looked so promising I shared it with 2 other people! I followed the instructions step by step kept pausing and restarting video along the way. I made burgers #1 & # 2! I’m not an onion or mushroom person so although I sautéed them both (which smelled amazing) I may have minced my mushrooms too much and maybe since I didn’t use all the soaked chia seeds is why burger #2 fell completely apart! It was a total flop even with it freezing over night! Burger #1 didn’t hold together either! At least I was able to get it on my bun! But it definitely demolished every time I took a bite! I have leftovers so I guess I’ll just have to prepare myself to have scramblers vs whole burgers! So I’m only disappointed that neither of them held together! Thanks for sharing! 😊

[kit]

Merle!!! I'm loving the content❤ Keep up the good work, beautiful being❤

[JubeiKibagamiFez]

3:16 I never tried a bowl. I usually do a produce bag after fire roasting, but any method that traps the steam really helps get the skin off.

[sunnyma]

I agree. Finding a good veggie pattie is tough. I personally dont mind them, I love some of them, hate some, some I loved and they disappeared from the store's shelves which was quite sad for me... But for the most part i don't mind them. I appreciate everything that you do and it is soo helpful but I'm lazy lol. I don't think I could ever be bothered to make my own, tho I do see the appeal! Always so happy to have another video from our reigning vegan queen and can't wait for the next one!! 💖🥰

[nicktheavatar_]

I see You pronounced Worcestershire correctly Merle!! Haha great video and recipes and love how open minded you are for non-vegans. Been vegan for 5 years and it’s impossible for the entire world to switch over, little transitions are the way 👍🏻 you’re awesome!!
Edit: I see you with those Dave’s Killer Buns 🔥 great minds think alike 🍔

[Bossman-muqe]

I can attest for the portabella, red wine or balsamic are great. Added with some cooking sherry, msg, garlic and onion powder, smoked paprika, and olive oil. Let it marinate at least 24 hours but I prefer around 3-4 days. I recommend grilling it if possible.