Black Bean Burgers

Tonight Isaac cooked up some simple black bean burgers.

The original recipe is for six servings...we went ahead and made all six so we could have leftovers for lunch.

We ate our "burgers" with cheese, lettuce, and tomato on top. Next time we'll try them with avocado or guacamole, and maybe a little bit of salsa.

Since we were sticking to a quick recipe tonight, we made some Alexia brand sweet potato waffle fries to go along with our entree. They were delicious and went really well with the flavors of the burger.

The original recipe can be found at http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/2565

Ingredients:

1 (15-ounce) can no-salt-added black beans, rinsed and drained
1 egg
1/2 yellow onion, finely chopped (it's a lot of onion, you may want to add less)

1 cup whole wheat bread crumbs
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder or granules
Salt and pepper to taste
Hot sauce to taste
1 to 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive or canola oil
6 potato rolls (you could use whole wheat hamburger buns instead)
Lettuce (however you like it)

Tomato (thinly sliced)

Monterrey Jack Cheese (slices)

Instructions:

Put beans in a large bowl and mash well with a fork. Add egg, yellow onion, bread crumbs, oregano, basil, garlic powder, salt, pepper and hot sauce. Mix well to combine then shape into 6 patties.

Heat griddle to 375 degrees F and coat with cooking spray OR heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Arrange patties in a single layer (working in batches, if needed) and cook, flipping once, until golden brown on both sides and cooked through, about 10 minutes total. Place cheese on patties while they're still on the griddle to allow for melting time. Transfer to buns, top with lettuce, tomatoes and serve.

Per serving: 290 calories (70 from fat), 7g total fat, 1g saturated fat, 35mg cholesterol, 450mg sodium, 47g total carbohydrate (10g dietary fiber, 7g sugar), 12g protein

*This does NOT include the cheese!

This recipe has been Abe-approved.