Sun-Dried Tomato, Basil & White Bean Burgers

Name: Sun-Dried Tomato, Basil & White Bean Burgers
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 egg; 1 15-ounce can white beans, rinsed and drained (I used navy!); 1 cup cooked quinoa; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tablespoon (heaping! you can't have too many, to be honest) roughly chopped sun-dried tomatoes (I had the dry kind, rather than the sort packed in oil, and I used 8 tomatoes); 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice; 1/2 cup packed fresh basil, chopped; 3 teaspoon flour (most anything will work -- I used rice flour but all-purpose is perfect); 1/3 cup grated Parmesan; big pinch chili powder; salt and freshly ground pepper

Instructions

If I've said it once, I've said it every single waking hour of my life and sometimes while I'm sleeping: The best kind of cooking is the kind that involves mashing a lot of stuff together and then frying it. This iteration features the flavor power couple of sun-dried tomatoes and basil and also hits you with protein from the legume- and grain-based angles. If I had known about these burgers when I was trying to be a vegetarian in college, I may never have fallen off the wagon. Sandwich fan? Tune into our podcast, The Sandwich Universe, where co-hosts and longtime BFFs Molly Baz and Declan Bond debate and cook up iconic sandwiches every ‘wich way.

Updated at: Thu, 11 Sep 2025 23:11:08 GMT