BLACK BEAN BURGERS WITH GARDEN SALSA

Make your own veggie burgers with a combination of mashed black beans, breadcrumbs, egg and spices. These burgers are great with our fresh Garden Salsa, a mild combination of cucumber, bell pepper, onion, lime and dill.

Yield: Makes 4.

BLACK BEAN BURGERS WITH GARDEN SALSA

Ingredients

  • 1 can (19 oz/540 mL) black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1/2 cup fine dry bread crumbs
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
  • 1/2 tsp oregano, crumbled
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
  • 1/4 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • Canola oil*
  • 4 hamburger buns
  • Garden Salsa*

Directions

  1. Preheat natural gas barbecue on medium heat for 10 - 15 minutes.
  2. Coarsely mash beans with a potato masher; some pieces of bean should remain intact. Stir in bread crumbs, onion, oregano, salt, pepper, cumin and egg. Shape mixture into 4 patties. Brush with oil.
  3. Place patties on a grill topper. Grill until cooked through, about 4 - 5 minutes per side. Serve in buns with Garden Salsa.
Nutritional analysis per burger:

325 calories, 3.9 g fat, 16.4 g protein, 56.2 g carbohydrate, 11.7 g fibre, 817 mg sodium

*Ingredient not included in nutritional analysis.

GARDEN SALSA

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup chopped seeded English cucumber
  • 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
  • 1/4 cup chopped red onion
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
  • 1/4 tsp dill weed
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
  • Dash cayenne pepper

Yield: Makes about 1 1/2 cups.

Directions

  1. Combine all ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for up to 1 hour.