Healthy Veggie Burgers
By: Nikki Brown
Published: Friday, September 22, 2017 - 1:40pm

Ingredients




2 large sweet potatoes
1 x 400g/14oz can kidney beans, rinsed, drained and mashed
280g/10oz cooked quinoa
90g/3oz ground almonds
1 red onion, finely chopped
2 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. smoked paprika
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 x 200g/7oz can sweetcorn

Preparation

1 Preheat the oven to 200C/390F. 2 Peel and chop the sweet potato into small chunks, then place in a pan of boiling water and simmer for 20 minutes (until softened). 3 Meanwhile mix together the cooked quinoa, mashed kidney beans, ground almonds, onion, garlic, sweetcorn and spices until fully combined. 4 Drain the potatoes, then mash and mix with the rest of the ingredients. 5 Divide the mixture into 12 equal parts and shape into round balls. Flatten then bake for 35 minutes, turning once after 20 minutes.

About

This burger won the vote in this week’s NutriPic, and these delicious veggie burgers are healthy, nutritious and super easy to make. They make a tasty alternative to beef burgers and the perfect healthy starter, lunch or main.
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