The sauce that does with them is basically like a thinner guacamole, with a little green bell pepper thrown in. Serve them with these fries, and you will have yourself quite a tasty dinner!
(adapted from The Healthy Hedonist by Myra Kornfeld)
Burgers:
1/2 cup unsalted pumpkin seeds
2 tbsp olive oil
1 cup diced onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 chipotle chile in adobo sauce, chopped
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1 15 oz can black beans, drained
2/3 cup water
3/4 cup bread crumbs
Toast the pumpkin seeds in a frying pan until they begin to pop. Grind in a food processor and set aside.
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-low. Add the onions and 1/2 tsp salt, and saute until soft, about 8 minutes.
Add the garlic, chipotle, cumin, and oregano, and cook, stirring, for one minute.
Add about a third of the beans and 1/3 cup water, and mast the beans with a potato masher or fork. When the liquid is absorbed, continue with another third of the beans and the remaining 1/3 cup water.
Mash the beans well, then add the remaining beans and continue mashing until the mixture is mostly smooth.
Cook, stirring, until the liquid is all absorbed.
Remove from heat and let cool 15 minutes. Stir in the pumpkin seeds and 1/4 cup bread crumbs.
Spread the rest of the crumbs on a plate. Shape the bean mixture into 4" patties, coating on both sides with the crumbs.
Place on a plate, cover with plastic wrap, and chill 30 minutes.
To cook, heat a little olive oil in a skillet over medium heat until hot. Add the patties and cook 2-3 minutes on each side.
Sauce
1 tbsp olive oil
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
salt
1/4 cup water
2 tbsp fresh lime juice
1 jalapeno pepper, chopped
1 ripe avocado
1 cup fresh chopped cilantro
Heat the oil in a skillet over medium, until hot. Add the bell peppers and saute until soft, 5-7 minutes. Add the green onions and cook an additional minute. Transfer to a blender, add a generous pinch of salt, and add the remaining ingredients. Blend until smooth.
6 comments:
Looks like a great meal with those fries!
Cate, you always make the coolestrecipes! It not just the black bean burger, but avocado sauce too!!
That avocado sauce looks delicious! And black bean burgers used to be my favorite high school cafeteria meal. I haven't had them since, but I may have to now.
These sound so good with the pumpkin seeds! I love black bean patties, so I am definitely giving these a try.
These look so good! I have actually been looking for a good black bean patty recipe, and the avocado sauce seals the deal.
Black bean burgers are my FAVORITE and that avo sauce looks absolutely AMAZINGLY delicious!! I'm totally starring this!
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