Three things that come to my mind when I think about warm summer evenings are baseball, beer & BBQ’s. We don’t have many plans this summer but why make a ton of plans when you can spend the evenings grilling, watching baseball games, and enjoying some a cold beers from TJ’s.
To kick off the summer and “The Recipe ReDux” I decided to turn my kitchen into a laboratory and make grilled veggie bean burgers. I didn’t anticipate how much time this would take me or the mess that I would create in my kitchen — multiple times — but I’m glad I took on this challenge because now I can whip up veggie bean patties like no other.
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Makes 5 veggie patties
Ingredients
3 cloves garlic minced
1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
1/2 cup celery, finely chopped
1/2 cup carrots, finely chopped
1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper
1/2 tsp. salt
1 can garbanzo beans, rinsed, drained
1 cup quick cook oats
1 egg
2/3 cup shredded low-fat cheese (I used a light Sharp Celtic cheddar cheese from Trader Joe’)
oil for rubbing on patties & grill
Sautee garlic, onions, celery, carrots, crushed pepper, salt until vegetables are lightly browned.
Mash the beans in a large bowl. I did this step with my hands since I don’t have a food processor.
Add all ingredients to the bean mixture (including sautéed mixture, oats, egg, cheese) and mix until well combined. I also did this by hand by mashing and squishing all ingredients together. Messy but FUN.
Roll ingredients into a big ball.
Separate into 5 smaller balls.
Form balls into patties and rub a coating of oil on each side. Spray the grill with non-cooking spray. You MUST do both steps to prevent patties from sticking to the grill. Fire up the grill and BBQ the patties over medium heat. About 8-10 minutes on each side.
Serve on a whole wheat bun with lettuce, tomatoes and avocado slices.
And pineapple salsa… YUM!!
If you like veggie burgers then try doubling this recipe and keep the extra patties in your freezer. You can go bunless and serve these patties over a bed of lettuce or cut them in slices and roll them up in a tortilla for a yummy summertime wrap.
Before you go check out some of these other fabulous summertime grilling recipes.
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Alysa Bajenaru – Inspired RD Grilled Romaine Salad
Ann Dunaway Teh – Eat to Nourish, Energize & Flourish! Grilled Flank Steak with Grilled Corn and Peach Salsa
Cindy Brison - Nutrition Know How
Danielle Omar – Food Confidence Grilled Sweet Peppers
Diane Welland – EatWellEatClean Grilled Beet & Onion Salad with Goat Cheese
Dr Barb - The Nutrition Budgeteer
EA Stewart – The Spicy RD Grilled Polenta Veggie Stacks with Balsamic Cherry Tomatoes
Emma Stirling – The Scoop on Nutrition Char Siu BBQ Pork
Gretchen – Kumquat Grilled Tandoori Chicken Skewers
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Jessica Fishman Levinson – Nutritioulicious Grilled Salmon Burgers with Cherry Chutney
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Question of the day –> What are your favorite things about summertime?
♥ Lisa @ Healthful Sense
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Yum! I’ve never made veggine bean burgers before, but I’d love to try these! How much rice do you use? {I didn’t see it in the ingredients list…}, and is your pineapple salsa from Trader Joes? These look delicious!
I didn’t use rice in this recipe OOoopsie… deleted it out of the directions
I liked it better with just oats. When I put the rice in it fell apart really easily.
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I often eat gardenburgers for lunch, so I should probably make a bunch of these and keep them in my freezer. Yum!
-Emily
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Cooking spray AND oil? Thanks for the tip!
Lovely color! Thanks for sharing this recipe, I’ve never made veggie patties before. Now I want to try these
These look delicious! I’ve been looking for a veggie burger that would hold up on the grill without falling apart. These look great! thanks for sharing
Love these Lisa! I’m a huge fan of homemade veggie burgers, as you know, and I love ones that are made with chickpeas. I also love the addition of the cheese for a little extra flavor! Trying to think what I can use in place of the celery – I don’t have any at the moment. Maybe an orange or red pepper??
Red pepper would b delicious!!
I love all of the veggies you used in these! That Celtic TJ cheddar is delish, right?!
I’m always on the lookout for good, new veggie burgers. I’ll give this one a try, thanks!
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Totally interested in making these. I’m not sure how I feel about the soy protein in many of the frozen veggie burger varieties. This would be a much better choice (and I bet much more tasty, too!)
So glad to have you participating in the ReDux!
oh my word this looks lovely. I am a self processed veggie burger addict!
I can’t wait until I have all my cooking stuff unpacked so I can make this! 
The recipe redux community is such a great idea!
I Haven’t moved up to grilling homemade veggie burgers yet as I was thinking they would probably fall apart but I might give it a go next time! Great recipe! And BBQing is probably my favourite thing about summer!
Great recipe and I’m scared of the food processor (yes I am) so I’m glad you didn’t use. We went to Citi field last night, it is so summery to watch baseball. Watermelon, cherries, cocktails and corn are some of my favorite summery foods.
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I’ve never made homemade veggie burger but these look amazing. Sure beats the heck of the frozen ones. Great post!
Love the step-by-step instructions and connecting with fellow reduxers!
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