The Best Veggie Burger

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There's a new burger in town! Our Test Kitchen shares their very best veggie burger recipe.

Ingredients

• 1 cup canned black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground fennel seed
• 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 tablespoon oil from sun-dried tomatoes
• 1/4 cup shredded carrot
• 1 large shallot, minced
• 2 tablespoons oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/4 cup old-fashioned oats
• 1 tablespoon chia seeds
• 2 teaspoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• optional: barbecue sauce, toasted hamburger buns, sriracha mayo, lettuce, red onion and tomato

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325°. Spread beans evenly on a parchment-lined rimmed baking pan. Bake until beans start to split open, 6-8 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, in a large dry nonstick skillet over medium heat, cook and stir walnuts, cumin, fennel and smoked paprika until fragrant, 2-3 minutes. Remove from pan and cool. In the same skillet, heat oil from sun-dried tomatoes over medium heat. Add carrot, shallot and sun-dried tomatoes; cook and stir until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Remove from the heat; cool slightly.
3. Transfer carrot mixture to a food processor. Add beans, walnut mixture, oats, chia seeds, soy sauce and garlic salt. Pulse until combined. Shape into four 4-in. patties.
4. In the same skillet over medium heat, cook patties in olive oil until browned, 3-4 minutes on each side. If desired, baste with barbecue sauce and serve on buns with toppings of your choice.