Black Beauty Bean Burgers
These guys are just loaded with flavor and the texture is perfect, if I do say so myself. They’re not pasty—like so many bean burgers are—but not too hard either. They’re soft but hold together well enough to pick up in a bun and eat with your hands—my favorite way to eat a burger. And… they’re BLACK. Boy, are they black. I love that. It’s just exotic somehow and I am such a visual eater. One of the key ingredients here is the black tahini, for both flavor and for its deep black color, so don’t leave it out. If you haven’t tried it yet… get ready for some amazing flavor. You can find it online here or at most health food stores.
These burgers are phytonutrient BOMBS. With all those anthocyanins, they can’t help but be. Especially in the black rice, which is really a very dark purple. 💜
Ingredients
2 cups cooked black beans, drained, one cup reserved
1½ cups cooked black quinoa , ½ cup reserved
½ cup cooked black rice
¼ cup black tahini
1 TBS chia seeds
1 TBS psyllium husk powder
2 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp smoked paprika
1 TBS low sodium soy sauce
1/2 tsp pepper flakes
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 cup salsa (use your favorite--I used a peach salsa which added some wonderful sweet notes!)
1/4 cup chopped green onion (or any onion you prefer)
Method
Cook the grains. I just made the amount of rice and quinoa that I usually make (1 cup dry plus the appropriate amount of liquid) and had a bunch leftover which is great for future meals.
Combine one cup of the black beans with the remaining ingredients in a food processor, EXCEPT the onion, salsa, one cup of beans and ½ cup quinoa. Process until just combined. Don't over-process.
Transfer to a bowl and stir in the remaining beans, quinoa, salsa and onions.
TIP: Make sure you drain most of the liquid off of your salsa if it's really watery.Add love 💗
Shape into four equal sized burgers. You can make them smaller if you prefer. I like a big burger. Let the burgers rest for about 20 minutes prior to cooking. You could also make them ahead and keep them in the fridge for a day or so before cooking.
Cook on the stovetop on medium-low heat in a non-stick pan for about 8 minutes on each side. You could also bake them but I haven't done this yet so I'm not sure of the time they'd need. I'm guessing about 15-20 minutes on each side at 350° F.
Enjoy with your favorite accompaniments!
Makes 4 large burgers. Enjoy!
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