Jess Dang Jess Dang is the Founder of Cook Smarts where she also wears the hat of Chief Kitchen Coach. She left the corporate world in 2011 to start Cook Smarts because she was passionate about bringing food education back to our schools and family dinners back into our lives. Follow me here
View Comments
Thank you for great ideas! I've just discovered your blog and I love it. This looks like a great recipe. I'm not big for veggie burgers, but these patties would probably be good with some salad on the side, too.
@Darya Thanks so much for your comment. Let me know how it turns out for you. I do think the patties would be great with a salad on the side!
hi! made this recipe last night with my mom, who's an awesome cook & it was a struggle for us... the patties wouldn't stick together and solidify. in your picture, it looks so perfectly formed... what's your secret? we'd love to know.
thanks,
leemore & caryl
@leemore So whenever I'm making meatballs, patties, or anything that needs to be smushed together and stay together, the key is either gauging if the mixture is too wet or too dry. It sounds like in this case it was too dry, so I would have put more egg in to keep it together. If it was too wet and you couldn't work with it, I would have put more farro in. For meatballs, more breadcrumbs or even something like quinoa work well. I'm so sorry this recipe was a struggle for you and your mom. Was the taste at least OK?
hi jess - thanks so much for your sweet response. that's a good tip! it tasted good, yeah, i adore all the main ingredients which is what attracted me to it... we'll have to give it another shot. oh and a tip i'll offer up! we put them on trader joe's half baked idea rolls... which you finish baking at home... delish!!! and perfect for any burger!
@leemore I love those buns too! Warm rolls out of the oven are the best.
Just made this and was disappointed. Mixture was waaaay to wet and far too heavy on the tomato paste. I even added flour to try to get them to stick together. They completely fell apart when I went to flip them. Also... The directions are confusing. The instructions say to sauté the onions but the pictures show them mixed in. Them there are instructions about adding the remaining oil with no reference to using previous oil. Would not make these again unfortunately.....
Hi Jessica, We're so sorry to hear that these burgers were such a bust. We'll definitely look into updating the recipe to make it less confusing. Thanks for your feedback!
I agree with the comment above. Am I supposed to saute the black bean + corn + farro mixture with the scallions (step #4). Then, take it off the heat and form the mixture into patties? And then saute again but in patty form in step #6?
Hi Mia, in step #4, it says to just saute the scallions and then add them to the black bean, corn, and farro mixture. Then form into patties and sear in a skillet. Hope that helps! Let us know if you have any other questions.