Vegan Bean Burgers

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 cup uncooked quick oats
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, or as needed
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped, or more to taste
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups cooked adzuki beans
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 3/4 cup brown rice flour, or more as needed
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, or as needed

Directions

Bring 1 1/2 cup water to a boil in a saucepan; add oats. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring constantly, until oats have absorbed water, 1 to 3 minutes.

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion, carrots, celery, and garlic in the hot oil until tender, about 10 minutes. Mix 2 tablespoons water, basil, and salt into the onion mixture. Cover skillet and cook, stirring occasionally until water is absorbed, 5 to 10 minutes.

Transfer onion mixture and oat mixture to a food processor; add adzuki beans and parsley. Puree until mixture is fully blended. Stir brown rice flour slowly into mixture until fully incorporated. Form mixture into 8 patties.

Heat 2 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; fry patties in the heated oil until lightly browned, about 5 minutes per side.