Best Black Bean Burger
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5 steps5 min
Ingredient prep checklist
- Black Beans: 3 cups cooked black beans (drained and rinsed)
- Yellow Onion: ⅓ cup grated yellow onion* ((about ½ medium))
- Garlic: 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- Chipotle Chile in Adobo Sauce: 2 chipotle peppers from a can of chipotles in adobo (diced)
- Hamburger Buns: Hamburger buns (for serving)
- Desired Fixings: Desired fixings (for serving)
In a large bowl, combine the beans, onion, garlic, chipotles, adobo sauce, tamari, balsamic, cumin, salt, and pepper. Use a potato masher to mash until the mixture holds together but still has some visible chunks of black beans. Add the egg and use a spatula to fold until combined. Then, fold in the panko.
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until the mixture holds together but still has some visible chunks of black beans.
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until the mixture holds together but still has some visible chunks of black beans.
Source
Easy Black Bean Burger
References
This step uses
- 1 large egg**
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon tamari
- 2 tablespoons adobo sauce
- 2 chipotle peppers from a can of chipotles in adobo (diced)
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- ⅓ cup grated yellow onion* ((about ½ medium))
- 3 cups cooked black beans (drained and rinsed)
Full ingredient reference
- 3 cups cooked black beans (drained and rinsed)
- ⅓ cup grated yellow onion* ((about ½ medium))
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 2 chipotle peppers from a can of chipotles in adobo (diced)
- 2 tablespoons adobo sauce
- 1 tablespoon tamari
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 large egg**
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs
- Extra-virgin olive oil (for brushing)
- Cooking spray (if grilling)
- Hamburger buns (for serving)
- Desired fixings (for serving)