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.
July 02, 2019
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
- Preheat natural gas barbecue on medium heat for 10 - 15 minutes.
- 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.
- 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
- Combine all ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for up to 1 hour.