Garlicky Kale Burger

Ingredients

    1/2 lb. curly kale, about 1 small bunch or 1/2 of a large bunch
    1-15 oz. can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
    1 to 1 1/4 cups panko breadcrumbs
    1/2 cup roasted sunflower seeds
    1/2 cup fresh basil leaves, lightly packed
    4 garlic cloves, minced (or more, if you want your burger very garlicky!)
    2 tbsp. lemon juice
    salt and pepper to taste
    oil, for grilling

For Serving:

    4 to 6 burger buns
    4 to 6 lettuce leaves, or a few handfuls of shredded lettuce
    1 large tomato, sliced
    1 medium onion, sliced (I like mine sautéed too)
    vegan mayo

Instructions

Clean and take away stems from kale, then tear the leaves into a pair of in. items. Place into a steaming device of your selection (stovetop or microwave), and steam till leaves ar simply stale and bright inexperienced, regarding five minutes.

Place kale leaves into kitchen appliance bowl, along side beans, one cup panko, helianthus seeds, basil, garlic and juice. Pulse a number of times till well homogenised, stopping to scrape down sides of bowl as required. Add up to a further 1/4 cup of panko if mixture looks too soft. Season the mixture with salt and pepper to style.

form the mixture into four to six patties.

gently oil all-time low of a medium frypan and place over medium heat. operating in batches if required, place patties into frypan and cook till bronzed on bottoms, regarding four minutes. Flip and cook till bronzed on opposite sides, regarding four minutes additional.