{black bean burgers}

someday i am going to post something again that is not a recipe.

but i just found this draft in my list of posts. from a year ago.

the picture is a year old too.

i thought of it because we're making them tonite {now last nite} for dinner.

daniel actually loves them. & if you can get a man to eat a meatless burger. more power to you both!

you will need:

2 cups of blackbeans {cooked}

1/2 cup of red onion. chopped.

2 garlic cloves. minced.

1/4 cup of fresh parsley {or substitute 2 tablespoons of dried}

1 jalapeno pepper

1/2 cup of breadcrumbs

1 large egg

1/2 tsp of chili powder

1/2 tsp of cumin

sea salt to taste

no. 1

in a skillet, cook peppers, red onion & garlic until they begin to brown

no. 2

add mixed veggies to a food processor with parsley & pulse several time. add beans & pulse a few times more, but don't overdue it! you still want your beans a little chunky.

no. 3

transfer bean mix to a bowl & mix in remaining ingredients. 

no. 4

butter your aformentioned skillet & turn to medium heat.

cook patties until browned on each side {about 6 minutes total}

we actually did these different this time. we normally just eat them kind of like above. on hamburger buns with mayo, tomato & whatever else.

but its winter. & everyone knows that tomatoes are disgusting in the wintertime. so we opted for sun dried tomatoes, roasted bell peppers. & mayo. oh. & cheese. & it was grand :)

this recipe makes about 5 patties. you can double, cook & freeze them super easily too. & just thaw & heat up again on the stove. lots of possibilities...