black bean burgers
I can be such a slacker.
Last week, I had to move into the guest room because a pile of laundry (clean, I swear!) had taken over the bed. I subsisted on packages of Trader Joe’s chile and cheese tamales enrobed in a packets of luscious Taco Bell Mild Sauce, plenty of griddled bean and cheese quesadillas, shreds of tortilla raked through store-bought hummus, meals delivered in styrofoam take-out boxes, even a package of instant ramen. And then there was that potluck to which everyone ended up bringing a dessert, and lots of beer.
It was great! But unsustainable. I start to miss the vegetables.
Healthy, quick, easy, cheap, and delicious recipes, like the one for this black bean burger, will shove me, gently, back into the kitchen.
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Black Bean Burgers (adapted slightly from Nate Beaty)
(this mixture gets watery in the fridge, so I’d recommend cooking all of them at once and refrigerating any leftovers to be reheated later)
1 (12-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 cooked potato, soft enough to mash
1 small onion, finely minced
1 small bell pepper, finely minced
1 large clove of garlic, finely minced
1 ear of corn, shaved (about 1/2 a cup of kernels)
juice of 1/2 a small lime
2 teaspoons to one tablespoon of cumin, to taste
pinch of cayenne
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1/3 cup cornmeal
(optional, but tasty: 1/2 a jalapeno, minced, a couple tablespoons chopped cilantro)
In a large bowl, use your hands (or a masher if you’re feeling extra-civilized) to mash together black beans and the potato. Add the rest of the ingredients, mashing together until well-combined. Form into patties.
Put a skillet over medium heat; fry patties in a bit of oil until crispy on both sides.
My veg daughter will love this. I’ll do them for her next time she visits. Love the aromatic ingredients. Thanks!
This looks great!! I love black bean burgers…they are one of my most favorite kinds of burgers!
Oh yeah!! These look gorgeous, delicious, nutritious… Ive been looking for the perfect recipe and this is it!
i’m glad you found it! i’ve been meaning to send you a link…
Hi, just stumbled on this today. I’m not a low fat diet high fiber diet and this looks fabulous. Hopefully the family will dig it…:)