Roasted sweet potato and black bean burgers

These yummy plant-based patties deliver a burst of North African spice with our homemade harissa hummus and prove that vegan food can deliver on flavour too!

Serves: 4

Time to make: 55 mins

Hands-on time: 15 mins

Ingredients

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500g peeled sweet potatoes/ kumarasweet-potatoX, cut into 2cm cubes
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon ground coriandercilantroX
¹⁄³ cup rolled oatsoatmeal uncookedX, plus ½ cup extra to coat
400g can no-added-salt black beans, rinsed, drained
4 spring onions, finely chopped
2 tablespoons chopped
fresh coriandercilantroX leaves
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
4 wholegrain bread rolls, halved, toasted
¼ cup harissa hummus
60g mixed salad leaves
1 large Lebanese cucumber, peeled into ribbons
1 small red onion, sliced into rings

Instructions

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1 Preheat oven to 180ºC. Line a large baking tray with baking paper. Place sweet potato on prepared tray, sprinkle with spices and lightly spray with oil. Roast for 25–30 minutes or until golden and tender. Transfer to a large mixing bowl and mash, leaving some texture. Allow to cool.

2 Place oats in a food processor and process until finely chopped. Add to potato mash. Lightly mash black beans and add to bowl, along with spring onion and coriander. Mix until well combined. Season, then shape mixture into four 2cm-thick patties. Place extra oats on a large plate. Press patties into oats to lightly coat.

3 Heat oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add patties and cook for 2–3 minutes each side or until golden. Meanwhile, spread roll bases with hummus, then top with salad leaves. Transfer patties to roll bases, then top with cucumber and onion rings. Serve burgers sandwiched with roll tops.

HFG tip

To make your own harissa hummus, blitz drained, canned chickpeas with two tablespoons tahini & half a fresh red chilli in a food processor.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 443 cal

Kilojoules 1853 kJ

Protein 18 g

Total fat 11.9 g

Saturated fat 1.8 g

Carbohydrates 61.2 g

Sugar 11.8 g

Dietary fibre 15.6 g

Sodium 536 mg

Calcium 183 mg

Iron 5.5 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.

First published: May 2022

One comment on Roasted sweet potato and black bean burgers

Fran & Ron Dixon November 13, 2023 at 9:18 pm #

We went off script and they are delicious, but can’t remember everything we used (I think…)

Panko crumbs instead of oats
Onion (didn’t have spring onions)

Added mince, capsicum, egg, zucchini

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