Black Bean Quinoa Burgers
2016-01-25 14:31:31
Serves 6
Ingredients
- One can black beans drained and rinsed
- 1/2 cup onion, diced
- 1/2 cup red pepper, diced
- 1/2 cup shredded cheese – choose your favorite variety
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 cups of cooked white quinoa
- 1 egg
- 1–1 1/2 cups of breadcrumb
Instructions
- Sauté pepper and onions in approximately 2 tablespoons of olive oil until soft.
- Put beans, sautéed veggies, and cheese in a food processor and pulse until well blended, but not overly processed -you should be able to identify large chunks of beans and bright red peppers as these give texture and color.
- Add cumin and garlic powder to the mixture and pulse just once or twice to incorporate.
- Turn a grill pan on medium high and spray with non-stick spray or wipe with olive oil. If you don’t have a grill pan you can use a frying pan. While the pan is heating up, pour your veggie and cheese mixture into a large bowl.
- Add quinoa, egg and 1 cup of the breadcrumbs. Mix thoroughly. Get your hands in it and get a little messy, you need to feel the consistency of the mixture. It should feel similar to the consistency of ground beef. If the mixture is too loose add the remainder of the breadcrumbs. Mold into six or seven patties, depending on size.
- At this point, preheat oven to 350F.
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