Bean burgers with hummus and cucumber

July 25, 2017
Bean burgers with hummus and cucumber

Burgers with attitude: get your hands on them now!

Recipe by Anna Montali

Assisted by Nomvuselelo Mncube

Photographs by Graeme Wyllie

Bean burgers with hummus and cucumber

Serves: 6
Cooking Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • PATTIES

  • 2 x 410g tins mixed beans, drained
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 60ml (¼ cup) breadcrumbs
  • 100g butternut, boiled
  • and coarsely chopped
  • 50g feta, crumbled
  • olive oil, for frying
  • 6 rolls, sliced
  • 30ml (2 tbsp) hummus
  • 1 tomato, sliced
  • cucumber, sliced, to serve

Instructions

1

For the patties, place the beans in a large mixing bowl, season and blitz with an electric hand blender until smooth. Mix in the rest of the ingredients and form into 6 patties.

2

Heat a little oil in a pan and fry the burgers until cooked and golden, about 10 minutes on each side.

3

Spread the inside of the rolls with the hummus. Top with a warm patty and a few slices of tomato and cucumber. Serve immediately.

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