Vegan Hawaiian Burger Patties

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Ingredients

For the Hawaiian Burger Patties:
1½ cups diced sweet potato (about 1 medium sweet potato)
1 tbsp. vegetable oil, plus extra for grilling
1-14 oz can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup panko breadcrumbs
½ medium red onion, coarsely chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 jalapeno chile pepper, seeded and minced
1 tbsp. soy sauce
1½ tsp. ground cumin
pinch cayenne
salt and pepper to taste

For the Pineapple Topping:
4 pineapple rings (each about ¼ inch thick)
oil, for grilling

For the Barbecue Sauce:
½ cup tomato paste
½ cup water
¼ cup maple syrup
3 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
2 tbsp. soy sauce
1 garlic clove, minced

For Serving:
4 burger buns
lettuce
tomato
red onion
vegan mayo

Instructions:
Make the Hawaiian Burger Patties
Preheat oven to 400°. Toss sweet potato with oil and arrange in a single layer on parchment-lined baking sheet or in a roasting pan. Place in oven and cook until tender, about 20 minutes, flipping about halfway through. Remove from oven and allow to cool for a few minutes.

Place sweet potatoes, beans, breadcrumbs, onion, garlic, jalapeno, soy sauce, cumin and cayenne into food processor bowl and pulse until finely chopped and well mixed. Season with salt and pepper to taste, if desired. Shape into 4 patties.

Coat the bottom of a large skillet with oil and place over medium heat. Working in batches if needed, place patties into skillet and cook until browned on bottoms, about 5 minutes. Flip and cook 5 minutes more, until browned on opposite sides.

Make the Pineapple Topping:
Add a bit more oil to the skilllet and arrange pineappple rings in skillet, working in batches if they don’t all fit. Cook about 3 minutes on each side, until tender.

Make the Barbecue Sauce:
While sweet potatoes roast, stir all barbecue sauce ingredients together in a small saucepan and place over medium heat. Bring to a low simmer and allow to cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture becomes thick and saucy, about 15 minutes.

Serve:
Stuff buns with Hawaiian burger patties. Top with barbecue sauce, pineapple rings and toppings of choice. Serve.

Slightly adapted from connoisseurusveg.com