Ingredients

  • 1 cup pecan halves
  • 15 ounces canned no salt kidney beans, drained (1.5 cups cooked)
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • .5 cup onion, diced
  • .25 cup bean broth (or water)
  • 2 tbs nutritional yeast
  • 2 teaspoons Dr. Fuhrman's Vegizest
  • 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning spice mix
  • .125 teaspoon black pepper (to taste!)
  • 1 cup diced carrots
  • .5 cup diced celery
  • 1 cup quick rolled oats

Method

  • 1. In food processor (use S blade), grind pecans into a flour.
  • 2. Add beans, garlic, onion, broth, nutritional yeast, vegizest, poultry seasoning, and black pepper. Process until blended. You may need to stop part way through to scrape the sides of bowl.
  • 3. Add carrots and celery. Process again, until well-blended, but small carrot pieces are visible.
  • 4. Transfer mixture to large bowl. Add rolled oats and mix with spatula until combined.
  • 5. Form mixture into 6 patties (about a half cup each). Press into burgers.
  • 6. Lay burgers on plate between wax paper. Allow to rest in refrigerator for at least an hour. While waiting, pre-heat oven to 350.
  • 7. Bake burgers on non-stick cookie sheet for 15 minutes. Flip burgers and bake for another 10 minutes.
  • 8. Serve with whole-wheat buns or lettuce for wraps. Top with favorite condiments; my favorites are no sodium ketchup and Dijon mustard. Enjoy!