Not Tried and True Black Bean Burgers

[Guest guest]

This past weekend I was watching The Food Network, Sandra Lee's Money Saving

Meals, and she made Black Bean Burgers, that was so easy and looked delicious. 

Here is the recipe:

 

Ingredients

 

1/2 medium yellow onion, roughly chopped

1 tablespoon chopped garlic

2 (15-ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained, divided

2 tablespoons freshly chopped cilantro leaves

2 teaspoons freshly chopped parsley leaves

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1/2 cup bread crumbs

Salt and fresh ground black pepper

4 hamburger rolls

Optional Toppings:

 

1 tomato, sliced

4 small Romaine lettuce leaves, or any other type you have on hand

1/4 cup ketchup

 

Directions

Heat a grill or grill pan over medium-low heat.

In a food processor, pulse onion and garlic until finely chopped. Add 1 can

black beans, cilantro, parsley, egg, and red pepper flakes and pulse to combine.

Transfer mixture to a large mixing bowl, add the remaining can of black beans

and the bread crumbs. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and mix until well

combined.

 Divide remaining mixture into 4 portions and form into patties. Place on hot

oiled grill over medium-low heat and cook about 6 minutes a side or until heated

through. Toast hamburger buns on a grill. Place a burger on the bottom of each

bun. Top with lettuce, tomato and ketchup. Cover the burgers with the top of the

bun and serve.

 

I just bought some wonderful new spices from Penzey's, and I think by adding

different spices, they will taste differently.

 

Lu

 

 

 

 

A cat isn't fussy - just so long as you remember she like her milk in the

shallow, rose patterned saucer and her fish on the blue plate.  From which she

will take it, and eat it off the carpet.