Friday, July 16, 2010

Black Bean Burgers -- going vegan!

Been a long time since my last entry! Life really has taken a toll on me....
My friend gave me a big bag of black beans and I really didn't know what to do with it. So I decided to try to make burgers out of it. Turned out pretty well.... my husband liked it so much!!

Black Bean Burgers
500g black beans, rinsed and drained
1/2 small onion, coarsely chopped
1 jalapeno, seeded and coarsely chopped
1 large egg
1 cup bread crumbs
1 tsp. paprika
1 tsp. ground cumin
1/4 tsp. sea salt
1. Preheat oven to 375F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a food processor, combine black beans, onion and jalapeno until pulverized.
3. Put the food processor mixture in a medium bowl and add rest of ingredients, stirring until combined.
4. Form the burger mixture into six patties on oiled baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes, or until browned on the bottom and thoroughly cooked.
5. Serve on hamburger buns with whatever condiments you like.