The Ultimate Black Bean Burger
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: American/Greek
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Serves: 4 Servings
 
The ultimate black bean burger is a wonderful delicious protein pack meatless option that works for dinner, lunch, breakfast or just for a wholesome snack.
Ingredients
The Ultimate Black Bean Burgers
  • 1 16- ounces can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ cup tortilla chips (crumbled crackers or bread crumbs)
  • ½ chopped onions
  • ¾ cup shredded carrots
  • ½ cup chopped red peppers
  • ½ cup chopped green peppers
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon coriander
  • ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • salt and pepper to taste
Tzatziki Sauce
  • 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 whole chopped seedless cucumber
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 teaspoon fresh chopped dill
  • ½ teaspoon chopped onion
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
The Ultimate Black Bean Burgers
  1. Pre-heat the oven to 350-degrees.
  2. Shred the carrots (yellow), chop the onions, green and red peppers, and mince the garlic. Set aside.
  3. Drain and rinse one 16-ounce can of black beans. Spread the beans out on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake in a 350-degree pre-heated oven for 15minutes. Turn the beans frequently during the baking process. Don't let the beans burn. Remove from the oven and allow the beans to cool.
  4. Heat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a skillet and saute' the shredded and chopped vegetables until tender.
  5. In a medium size bowl mix together partially mashed beans, sauteed vegetables, crushed tortillas chips (bread crumbs or crushed crackers, I was out of crackers), barbecues sauce, one egg, cumin, coriander, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper to taste.
  6. Pre-heat the oven to 400-degrees.
  7. Shape the burgers into 4 equal round flat patties, and bake them for 7 minutes on each side or until crisp around the edges.
Tzatziki Sauce
  1. To remove the extra moisture from the yogurt start by placing 2 coffee filter in a large strainer. Pour the yogurt in the coffee filter lined strainer. Drain the yogurt for two hours in the refrigerator.
  2. Remove the seeds from the cucumber. Finely dice the cucumber. Place the cucumber in a clean kitchen towel and squeeze the excess moisture from the cucumber.
  3. In a small bowl combine the cucumber, yogurt, sour cream, mayonnaise, minced garlic, chopped dill, chopped onion, lemon juice, salt and add pepper to taste.
  4. Refrigerate the tzatziki sauce for an hour to allow the flavors to develop. Top the ultimate black bean burger with the tzatziki sauce and enjoy!
Recipe by The Crafty Boomer at https://www.thecraftyboomer.com/the-ultimate-black-bean-burger/