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Black Bean Burgers with Lime Cilantro Lime Sauce

July 15, 2015

A good veggie burger is only as good as its ingredients. Black bean burgers would be terribly bland if you just smashed up some beans and made it into a patty. It needs to be treated like any entree. The varieties of flavors you can add are endless. I tend to go for a spicier burger with lots of onion, bell pepper, and a good amount of seasoning while this super simple cilantro lime sauce is a great topper for a spicy burger. It is cool and tangy.

BLACK BEAN BURGERS WITH CILANTRO LIME SAUCE [VEGAN, GLUTEN-FREE]

SERVES

INGREDIENTS

2½ Cups Cooked Black Beans or Canned
1 Cup Ground Oats (I took rolled oats and ground them in the food processor.)
½ Bell Pepper finely diced
½ Red Onion finely diced
½ Cup Cilantro chopped fine
¼ Jalapeno finely diced. More if you like it hot!
¼ Cup Corn, fresh or frozen
2 Cloves Garlic minced
1 Tbs Cumin
2 Tsp Chili Powder
1 to 2 tsp Salt
1 Tbs Oil
Favorite toppings: Tomato, Avocado, Red Onion, Greens,

Cilantro Lime Sauce :

¼ Cup Vegan Mayo
Juice and zest of 1 Lime
¼ Cup Chopped Cilantro
1 Clove Garlic minced
Salt and Pepper to taste

PREPARATION

For the Burgers:

Preheat oven to 375
Heat pan on stove medium high with the oil. I use a cast iron pan so that I can transfer straight to the oven.
Reserve ¾ cup beans.
Place all other ingredients in the food processor and pulse until combined but still slightly chunky.
Stir in remaining beans.
Form patties. I made 8 pretty good sized patties.
Fry in oil for a few minutes on each side until browned and crispy.
Place in oven and bake for 25 minutes.

For the Cilantro Lime Sauce:

Mix all ingredients. Put in as much lime zest as you can get, its yum!!
If possible, refrigerate for a few hours to enhance flavors.

Source: www.onegreenplanet.org

2017-06-02T15:54:34+00:00

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Tags: Black Beans burger clean eating healthy recipe legumes plant based protein vegetarian veggie

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Black Bean Burgers with Lime Cilantro Lime Sauce