Healthy Spicy Black Bean Cakes With Guacamole

Healthy vegetarian meal, with a lot of flavor. You can eat it over a bed of lettuce or with corn tortillas.

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 4 patties

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 medium avocado, seeded and peeled
• 1  tablespoon lime juice
• 2  slices  whole wheat bread, torn
• 3  tablespoons fresh cilantro leaves
• 2  garlic cloves
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1  chipolte pepper, in adobo suace
• 2  teaspoons adobo sauce
• 1  teaspoon ground cumin
• 1  egg, beaten
• 1  small tomatoes, chopped

Directions

1. Mash the avocado in a small bowl. Stir in lime juice; season to taste with pepper and cumin. Cover and chill until ready to serve.
2. Place torn bread in a food processor. Cover and process until bread turns into coarse crumbs. Transfer to a large bowl; set aside.
3. Place cilantro and garlic in the food processor. Cover and process until finely chopped. Add the beans, chipotle pepper and adobo sauce, and cumin. Cover and process until beans are coarsely chopped and mixture begins to pull away from the side of the bowl or container.
4. Add mixture to bread crumbs. Add egg, combine, and shape into four 1/2 inch thick patties.
5. Lightly grease the rack of a grill pan. Place patties on the rack. Cook over medium-high heat for 8 to 10 minutes, or until patties are heated through, turning once.
6. To serve, top patties with guacamole and tomato.