Easy Black Bean Burger Recipe

Ingredients

• 400g tin black beans or kidney beans, drained
• 2 tbsp light olive oil, or 30g butter, for cooking
• 1 medium red onion, finely chopped
• 140g mushrooms, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp tamari (for gluten-free option) or soy sauce
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley, or 1 teaspoon dried mixed herbs
• 1 spring onion, finely chopped
• ½ tsp chilli flakes (optional)
• 4 tbsp buckwheat flour (for gluten-free option) or plain or spelt flour
• 1 tbsp nutritional yeast flakes, or ½ teaspoon Marmite (optional)
• black pepper, to taste
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil (if not cooking on the barbecue), for frying