i've never actually made a black bean burger before, so i went looking for a recipe and found what appeared to be a good one on mensfitness.com. i modified it a little based on what i had on hand and what i know i like. this recipe should serve at least 4 people.
- 1/2 green pepper, finely diced (could also use onion)
- olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cans black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- salt and pepper
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp hot sauce
- flour
- lawry's seasoning salt (or any other seasoning blend of your choice)
- avocado, sliced
1. saute green pepper in olive oil until soft/browning. add garlic and saute for another 30 seconds.
2. in a bowl, mash beans with the back of a fork until smooth. stir in pepper mixture, egg, salt, pepper, cumin, and hot sauce. mix well. *i will do this step in a food processor next time. my hand gave out and i had to call in reinforcements (my wonderful bean-mashing husband). you want a fairly smooth consistency with most of the beans broken up but not pureed.
3. shape into patties and dust each side with flour and seasoning salt.
4. cook patties until golden on both sides. i used a grill pan but you could also just use a skillet.
5. top with sliced avocado
these were really easy to make but i had a bit of a hard time keeping some of the patties together. i think adding maybe one more egg white would help. men's fitness also recommends letting the patties sit/cool for 10 minutes after you mix everything together.
enjoy!!
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