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Kidney Bean Millet Beet Burger. Veggie Burgers with Beet, beans and millet (or quinoa). Bake or pan fry and serve with vegan cheese and garnishes of choice. Vegan Burger patties. Soyfree, gluten-free patties. Pin this Recipe for later!
Because we all need a Beet Veggie Burger this Summer! These Burgers have beet and millet which are cooked together saving time and pans. Add kidney beans, herbs, flavors, mash, mash, shape, bake and done!
You can use already cooked millet or cooked quinoa and cooked/baked/canned beet as well. Add them to the bowl with the kidney beans or other beans of choice and add the spices of choice and bake or panfry. I like these baked with a vegan cheese melted over in the last few minutes of baking and served with lettuce, vegan mayo, and pickles/ jalapeno. All the Veggie burgers this Summer!
I have made beet burgers before with uncooked beet that are shredded into the mixture. I like both uncooked and cooked, but prefer cooked beet in the burger. That way the cooking time is flexible. Just cook to crisp up the burger and you are done.
These burgers would taste amazing with Indian spices in them as well. Add some garam masala and toasted cumin seeeds. Serve with chutneys of choice without a patty or with gluten-free burger buns.
More Burgers from the blog
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- BBQ Veggie Burger with Mango Carrot Cabbage slaw
- Spicy Chickpea yellow Lentil Burgers
- Lentil Walnut Burgers.
- Amaranth Black Bean sliders with roasted red pepper sauce
- Red Lentil and Cauliflower Burger with Onion rings and Chipotle Habanero Mayo
- Grill-able Artichoke Cauliflower Spinach Bean Burger
- and a 35 Veggie burger collection round up!
Kidney Bean Millet Beet Burgers
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup uncooked millet, or use quinoa
- 1 1/4 cup water
- 1.5 tsp or more italian herb blend
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup chopped raw beet - chopped 1/2- 3/4 inch, (1 medium beet)
- 1/2 cup chopped tomato, 1 small tomato or use tomato puree/paste to taste
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp prepared mustard
- 1/4 cup or more finely chopped onion
- 2 tsp soy sauce , or coconut aminos to make soy-free
- 1 tsp Sriracha sauce or to taste
- 3/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 15 oz can of kidney beans, or 1.5 cups cooked
- Oat flour, regular flour or breadcrumbs if needed
Instructions
- Heat a saucepan over medium heat. Wash the millet, drain and add to the pan. Roast for 1 minute. Add water, italian herbs, salt and beet and tomato to the pan. Cover and Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low-medium and cook for 20-22 minutes. Check if the millet is tender, else cook for another few minutes. Let sit covered for 5 minutes. Drain the mixture if there is excess liquid.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F / 200ºc if baking.
- Add in the chopped onion, mustard sauce, soy sauce, olive oil. garlic powder, onion powder to the millet mixture and mix well. Add kidney beans and mix. Mash the mixture well and mix by hand or potato masher, so most of the beans and beet pieces break down. Taste and adjust salt, spice, mustard.
- If the mixture is too soft or wet, add a Tablespoon or so of oat flour or bread crumbs. Shape into patties using a 3 inch cookie cutter. Brush the patties with a little oil. Bake at pre-heated 400 degrees F for 20 minutes, flip and bake for another 5 to 10 minutes. Add vegan cheese slices in the last 5 minutes.
- Or pan fry on stove top for 3-5 minutes each side over medium heat. I like these baked.
- Top with vegan cheese of choice, prepared mustard or vegan ranch, pickles, crunchy lettuce, tomato. Pictured above with daiya cheddar slice melted.
Notes
Use 1.25 to 1.5 cups cooked millet or quinoa, 1 cup cooked beet and mix and mash in a bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients and proceed. Nutritional information based on 1 serving
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I used a golden beet, so it did not have the lovely red color and I also went the indian spice route, seasoning the millet cooking water before with garam masala, corainder, garlic, etc. I baked them in an airfryer and they crisped up well. They were tasty enough, but I not a fan of the texture. The millet just too soft and mushy. A burger needs to be a little toothsome. But fun to try.
Use brown rice instead. That’s hardy. I like the millet texture in these. A change from the chewy burgers 🙂
Can we use Millet flour?
you could experiment but i don’t think it would hold up – you would need regular millet or quinoa
Just made it for Sunday lunch… excellent! My 12 years old daughter said it was delicious.
Thank you Richa for such good recipes.
Awesome!
Hi, Richa! Is there a successful way to prep & freeze these patties, then reheat/cook again from frozen? Trying to get better about meal prep in our house…
yes just shape and freeze, thaw a bit and cook later
Thank you so much for this delicious recipe. I happened to have red beans and beets at home and was so delighted with e results. Thank you for all the wonderful things you are doing to promote good health and kindness towards animals.
So when do you add the Sriracha ?
with the soy sauce
Just wanted to share that I added the beet tops into this recipe. The stems went in with the beet root and the greens in the last five minutes of cooking. It makes them even more beety! 🙂
I love your recipes and absolutely adore your Indian cookbook. It has made its way into nearly every gift this year and for the future (until the next edition, of course!). Thank you!!
I’m a HUGE fan of your blog. I pretty much search for recipes here every day. Just made these and they are amazing. I always direct people here if they ask me if I miss non-vegan food (although I was vegetarian before).
Thats awesome! thank you!
What a beautiful burger! I haven’t used millet in so long, and this is a great reason for me to buy some. 🙂
Happy summer, Richa!
Millet is such a fabulous grain. Hope you love these burgers! Happy summer to you too!
The color of the burger patty is gorgeous! Love the flavor the beet lends in this recipe!
thanks! it is amazing!