Economy-safe veggie burgers

I have decided to start a blog, mostly as a place to store recipes I create. In defense of vegetarian's wallets from store bought burgers, the first recipe is home-made veggie burgers.

Veggie Burgers

Ingredients:
2 cups black beans
1 cup dark red kidney beans
4 slices whole wheat bread
1 medium onion
2 large cloves garlic
2 jalapeno peppers
¾ cup frozen carrots
½ cup frozen peas
¼ cup corn meal
¼ cup ground flax seed
½ cup vegetable broth
Cayenne pepper to taste
2 Tbsp ground cumin seed
Several Tbsp olive oil

Apparatus:
Food processor
Oven
Baking sheets
Small frying pan
(Wooden) spoon

Process:
1) Soak beans in a large bowl with water for approximately 8 hours. (Great to set up in the morning and leave on the counter while at work)
2) After time is up, drain beans and rinse with water in a colander.
3) Wash hands well with soap and water.
4) Slice onion, garlic, and jalapenos.
5) Saute in olive oil until onions become transparent and transfer to large bowl.
6) Place peas and carrots in pan and sauté until soft. Place in bowl with onions and garlic.
7) While sautéing various vegetables, toast the bread in the oven (or toaster if you have one). Once bread is toasted, shred into small pieces and place in large bowl with vegetables.
8) Add cornmeal, flax seed, vegetable broth, and spices to bowl, and mix well with spoon.
9) Begin placing portions of vegetable mixture and beans into processor. Process until mixture is cohesive and dough-like. Add water as needed if patty mixture becomes dry.
(*NOTE* If you have a small food processor, like me, this may take several steps. I tend to process the mixture several times to achieve a workable batter.)
10) Grease a baking pan with olive oil and heat oven to 450 F.
11) Form patties out of approximately ¼ cup quantities of dough by rolling in hands and then flattening. Place on baking sheet.
12) Let cook in oven for approximately 15 minutes. Flip and cook for approximately 5-10 more minutes.
13) Serve on buns with all your favorite condiments.

*WARNING* This recipe produces a large quantity of veggie burgers. I tend to freeze them in sealable bags for later use.

This recipe is great with sweet potato fries:
1) Take 2-3 large sweet potatoes and wash.
2) Slice thinly and spread on an oiled baking sheet.
3) Sprinkle with Cajun seasoning.
4) Bake for approximately 25 minutes (or desired crispiness) in oven.


The finished product!



Corn on the cob! Also a great side dish for veggie burgers.

A full stomach. The real end result of veggie burgers.