Vegan Fest- The BEST veggie burgers you will eat

This past week's vegan fest was A-mazing. Katy hosted at her sweet home, and we had a menu of delicious food. Veggie burgers with blueberry bars for dessert. It was all so delicious I barely snapped any photos-whoops.
Recipes at bottom!

 The BEST veggie burger:

• 1/2 cup onion, diced
• 1 large garlic clove, minced
• Flax eggs: 2.5 tbsp ground flax + 1/2 cup warm water, mixed in bowl
• 1 cup oats, processed into flour
• 1.5 cups bread crumbs
• 1 cup grated carrots
• 1 cup cooked black beans, rinsed and roughly pureed or mashed
• Heaping 1/4 cup finely chopped parsley (or fresh herb of choice)
• 1/3 cup almonds, chopped
• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
• 1 tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 tbsp Tamari (soy sauce)
• 1.5 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp. cumin
• 1 tsp. oregano
• salt and black pepper, to taste

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350F (if baking). In a large skillet, sauté onions and garlic in 1/2 tbsp oil. Mix your flax egg together in a small bowl and set aside for at least 10 mins while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
2. Place all ingredients (except spices and salt) into a large mixing bowl and stir very well. Now, add seasonings and salt to taste.
3. With slightly wet hands, shape dough into patties. Pack dough tightly as this will help it stick together. I made 8 medium patties.
4. Throw it on the bbq or fry 5 min each side in a skillet

 Blueberry Bars

• 2 cups regular rolled oats
• 1 & 1/4 cup oat flour (process rolled oats until flour forms)
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 2 tbsp chia seeds (ground flax probably works)
• 1/2 cup Sucanat (or brown sugar)
• 1 tbsp nut butter (I used almond butter)
• 1/4 cup applesauce
• 1/4 cup brown rice syrup
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp almond extract
• 1 cup fresh blueberries
• 1/3 cup chopped almonds

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line a square pan with two pieces of parchment paper
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients (rolled oats, oat flour, cinnamon, chia, salt, and Sucanat). In another small bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients (nut butter, applesauce, brown rice syrup, extracts). Add wet to dry and stir well until throughly combined.
3. Fold in the blueberries and almonds and pour into pan. Spread batter with wet hands and press firmly so it packs together. This will help them stick together.
4. Bake for about 30 minutes at 350F. Allow to cool completely before cutting. Makes 12 squares or however many you want!

These recipes are from Oh She Glows