Black Bean-Beet Burgers

Ingredients

• 6 ounces (170 g) raw beets, peeled and quartered
• 1 ¼ cups (245 g) cooked, cooled brown rice
• 1 15-ounce can of cooked black beans, drained, or 1 ¼ cups
• ¼ tsp salt
• ½ tsp ground black pepper
• 1 ½ tsp Italian seasonings
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp dry mustard powder
• 3 Tb very finely chopped onion
• 2 cloves garlic, minced or crushed
• 2 Tb natural smooth almond butter
• 1 Tb red miso
• 2 Tb tomato paste
• 1 Tb soy sauce
• 2 Tb chipotle paste, or gochujang (both are optional)
• ½ cup (50 g) walnuts, chopped fine
• ½ cup (50 g) fine, dry breadcrumbs
• Olive oil, for cooking
• Suggested fixings: lettuce, tomato, onion, ketchup, mustard, vegan ranch dressing (equal parts vegan mayo and ketchup), pickled onion, dill pickles, etc.
• One sauce: 1 cup vegan mayo, 1/3 c ketchup, and 2 Tbsp mustard to taste, add hot sauce if desired.
• For pickeled onions, see this site
• (red onions, white vinegar, sugar, salt, garlic cloves and peppercorns options)