Black Bean and Quinoa Burgers
"I have been using this recipe for years...no idea where I got it...the credit belongs to someone other than me, though.
These are at their best sliced warm over salad greens and served with ginger dressing (the kind you get at the "Japanese" restaurant). Yum! I keep meaning to make "meatballs" out of them and serve them like that on salad. Maybe someone else can try. (I would also say that the cilantro is *not* an optional ingredient.)"
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked quinoa
- 1 (14 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1⁄2 cup red onion, grated and squeezed dry
- 1⁄4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1⁄3 cup dry breadcrumbs
directions
- Rinse quinoa under cool water for couple of minutes in fine sieve to remove bitterness. Put in rice cooker with just over 1 and 1/3 cups water and set to cook.
- Transfer to food processor fitted with metal blade. Add beans, onion, cilantro, 1 tablespoon of oil, garlic, jalapeno, salt, chili powder, cumin and pepper. Puree until smooth.
- Form into six 1/2-inch thick patties. Place bread crumbs in shallow bowl. Press patties into crumbs, turning to coat both sides.
- In non-stick skillet, heat remaining oil over medium-high heat. Cook patties in batches, turning once, for 8 minutes or until browned.
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Reviews
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Made this without the jalapeno pepper or chili powder, and added some bread crumbs to the mix to help it thicken up a bit and stick together better. Flavor was great, but they were still pretty sticky and hard to keep together. Next time will try making them an hour ahead and chilling in the fridge to help them hold up. Melted cheddar cheese on top after flipping, flavor seemed to go well with the seasonings in the burger. Fresh cilantro is definitely a good touch. -
This recipe just didn't work for me. The burgers fell apart, and the spices didn't seem to work together well (maybe too much jalapeno), although I did't have fresh cilantro on hand.
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I feel very strongly about food and how it affects us...I think of it as medicine...the food you eat can be just as effective for the maintenance of your health as any prescription drug! And who wouldn't want to use nutrition as a way to avoid disease so that you end up taking less pills later in life? Health was my motivation for giving up dairy and eggs...and, although I don't make it a habit to go around shouting at people that they should eat this and avoid that, it does make me happy when people make the right choices for their health!
Hmmmmm. pet peeves? If I had a dollar for every time since I gave up meat that someone asked me, "Well, what DO you eat, anyway?" I could retire to a tropical island! I guess it bothers me that people are so ignorant of the choices that are available to them. And it shocks me that there are people out there who have no clue how to read a label, deciding whether something has too much fat or sodium (or whatever) for them to consume! I knew a woman who thought her potato chips were healthy because "it said no trans-fats" on the bag! I always dreamed of becoming a dietician so I could help that kind of person, but have been disinclined to pursue it because of the time to earn the degree, the low pay most of them receive and the general feeling that no one will listen to me, anyway!
For fun, I like to hang out with my dogs, cook for people (especially veg people!), read, make jewelry, watch British comedy on TV, go out shopping with friends at places like junk stores and ethnic markets, and tons of other stuff! I stay pretty busy!
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