Black Bean Burgers With Mango Salsa

Submitted by Lakerdog2

"From Cooking Light"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Yields: 6 burgers
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
• 3⁄4 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro, divided
• 3⁄4 shredded monterey jack cheese
• 1⁄4 cup panko breadcrumbs
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1⁄2 medium jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
• 2 large egg whites
• cooking spray
• 1 1⁄4 cups chopped peeled mangoes (about 1 medium)
• 3 tablespoons chopped shallots
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 avocado, peeled and chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 6 (2 ounce) whole wheat hamburger buns, lightly toasted
• 6 green leaf lettuce leaves

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Place black beans in a medium bowl; mash with a fork. Stir in 1/2 cup finely chopped cilantro and the next 7 ingredients (through egg whites). Shape bean mixture into 6 (1/2-inch-thick) patties. Arrange patties on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes, carefully turning once.
3. Combine remaining 1/4 cup cilantro, mango, and the next 4 ingredients (through minced garlic) in a medium bowl. Place a patty on bottom half of each hamburger bun; top each with 1 lettuce leaf, 1/3 cup salsa, and top half of bun.

Reviews

[ragingdarkwaters]

My mother made these for me and my son who is a VERY picky eater, and he LOVED them so much! I absolutely loved the salsa and could eat it every day. What a wonderful recipe! I am adding it to my monthly menu!

 

[Well-Aged Cooky]

Wow, this is good stuff! Thank you for posting it. I made this making only one change - no jalapeno. I made it for my daughter her very, very fussy 3-yr old, Connor. Well, Connor loved the burger! It is hard to get him to try new things, and he does NOT like vegies. But he just thought it was a regular hamburger, and ate it up. The look is very good, and the texture is almost like ground turkey. And the salsa! My daughter and I agree - we could eat it by itself! We will definitely make this again.