Mung Bean Burgers
Change up burger night with this healthy and delicious alternative! Mung beans add flavor and many health benefits to this flavorful patty.
Ingredients
- 1 cups dried mung beans (2 ½ cups cooked)
- 2 cups water
- ½ cups minced yellow onion
- ½ teaspoon garlic granules
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 4 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley
- 6 tablespoon oat flour (blended rolled oats)
Instructions
Cook the Mung Beans
- In a saucepan combine 1 cup dried mung beans with 2 cups water. Bring to a boil. Decrease temperature to maintain simmer and let cook for about 75 minutes (See Notes) or until water is absorbed. If water appears to absorb fully before that time add a little more hot water (no more than ¼ cup).
Making the Patties
- Add cooked mung beans to a bowl and mash with a fork while they're still warm. Add onion, garlic granules, salt, chopped parsley, and oat flour. Mix well.
- Heat skillet to low-medium heat (level 3). Spray pan with olive oil. Use ⅓ cup to scoop mix and form into patty with your hands. Cook for about 4-5 minutes and flip over (gently) for another 3-4 minutes.
- Let cool slightly as the burger will become more firm with chilling. Top burger with your favorite toppings!
Notes
Cook time for mung beans is a little more than typical because you need them soft to be able to mash them and form into patties.
If you're prepping the mixture the night before it works best to mash the mung beans immediately after cooking, add the oat flour/oats and then refrigerate. You can add all other ingredients the night before as well but you want to make sure to at least mash them and add the oats.