Vegan Quinoa & Black Bean Burger with Nacho Cheese Sauce

A vegan burger that actually tastes good? Yes, it’s true! But this burger tastes better than the rest because it’s also covered in a delicious, creamy, vegan nacho cheese sauce. Yum!

Nacho Cheese Sauce:
1¼ cups water
1 cup raw cashews, soaked for at least 2 hours
3 tbsp lemon juice
heaping ¼ tsp paprika
heaping ½ tsp onion powder
heaping ½ tsp garlic powder
1½ tsp salt
1 large roasted red pepper
¼ cup nutritional yeast

Quinoa & Black Bean Burger:
1 flax egg (1 tbsp ground flax seed + 3 tbsp water)
1½ Cup Cooked Black Beans (if using canned beans, rinse & dry them first)
¼ cup uncooked quinoa
½ cup water
½ cup bread crumbs
¼ cup bell pepper, minced (I used red)
2 tbsp onion, minced
1 large garlic clove, minced
1 tsp cumin
½ tsp salt
1 tsp hot sauce

Burger Ingredients:
5-6 burger buns
Toppings of your choice

View the full recipe at Vegan Insanity →