Ingredients in this veggie burger recipe
After 10 years of experimenting, here are all our secrets to our best veggie burger recipe that doesn’t fall apart on the grill! Often grilled veggie burgers are dry and crumble on the grill, or they’re too mushy. There’s nothing worse than biting into a burger with the consistency of mashed potatoes! Here are the ingredients you’ll need for a veggie burger with great texture and flavor: So we are beyond excited to share this recipe with you: a grilled veggie burger that doesn’t fall apart and tastes amazing, too. This recipe is part of a summer barbecue series hosted by Alex, me and baking expert Tessa from Handle the Heat! So we present: our best grilled veggie burger recipe! It doesn’t fall apart into a mush on your bun. It’s got a sturdy texture and big, big flavor!
Rice & walnuts: Rice makes a firm texture and helps the visual appeal. Walnuts create a firm texture and add protein. Chickpeas: Chickpeas are main veggie here; we mash them with a fork to keep some of their texture as well. Flour: The flour acts as a binder to hold everything together. You can use any type of flour, including gluten free flour if desired. Egg White: We tried to make this burger recipe vegan, but unfortunately it needed another binder to hold it all together! Egg white is the final secret ingredient to keep everything held together. (Feel free to try a flax egg — and let us know how it goes!) Barbecue sauce: We painted these burgers with barbecue sauce to get a color and shine that looks similar to a beef burger. Try our Homemade BBQ Sauce that you can make in just 10 minutes!
The verdict?
To us, this is the best veggie burger recipe we’ve ever made. We still can’t believe how beautiful it turned out! It doesn’t taste exactly like meat, but the experience feels just like eating a burger and is incredibly tasty in its own way. Even better, it’s truly a burger recipe that doesn’t fall apart on the grill. How about you: would you try this grilled veggie burger recipe? Tell us in the comments below.
A few more summer barbecue recipes
Outside of this best veggie burger recipe, here are the other summer barbecue recipes:
Try grilled corn or other grilled side dish ideas Make potato salad, cauliflower salad, or dill pickle pasta salad Mix up grilled veggie kabobs or try a grilled buffalo cauliflower sandwich Try all our summer recipes!
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2 cups cooked white rice (1 cup uncooked) 2 large garlic cloves 1 medium yellow onion 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided 1 cup walnuts 1 15-ounce can Simple Truth Organic Garbanzo Beans ¾ cup whole wheat flour (or gluten free) 1 tablespoon cumin 1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder 1 ½ teaspoons onion powder 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt 1 teaspoon black pepper 1 egg white** Barbecue sauce
To serve
Guacamole, Special Burger Sauce, or other creamy sauce 1 tomato Lettuce leaves 6 hamburger buns (gluten free if desired)
