Black Bean VEGGIE BURGERS Recipe from Chef Victoria Love

egg

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: applesauce

Flaxseed meal is a great binder and reduces cholesterol.

breadcrumbs

🥗Healthier: oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Oats provide fiber and are gluten-free.

burger buns

🥗Healthier: whole grain buns

💰Cheaper: store-brand buns

Whole grain buns add nutrients.

black beans

🥗Healthier: canned beans

💰Cheaper: dried beans

Dried beans are more affordable and can be cooked in bulk.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper, roast the sweet potatoes: Slice the sweet potatoes down the center lengthwise. Place the sweet potatoes, cut side down, on the prepared baking sheet. Roast until they yield to a gentle squeeze, 30 to 40 minutes or longer. Set aside for now.

In a small saucepan, stir together the quinoa and water with a wooden spoon, bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, Simmer, uncovered, until all of the water is absorbed, 11 to 14 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat, cover, and let the quinoa steam for 10 minutes.

Once the sweet potatoes are cool enough to handle, remove and discard the skin and roughly chop the insides. In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of your electric mixer, combine the cooled sweet potatoes and quinoa, black beans, corn, onion, cilantro, paprika, cumin, and chili powder, use a potato masher, or the paddle attachment of your mixer to mix really well. Sprinkle the oats over the mixture and mix well with a large spoon until the mixture holds together when you shape a portion into a patty.

Shape the burgers: Use a measuring cup to measure out 1/2 cup of the mixture. Gently shape it into a patty about 3 1/2 to 4 inches in diameter. Use your hands to gently flatten the burgers and smooth out any jagged edges. Repeat the process for each patty; you should end up with 8.

Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit, brush both sides of each patty generously with olive oil and place them on the lined baking sheet, leaving a few inches of space around each one until the patties are deeply golden on the outside, about 30 minutes, flipping halfway. Serve on a plate with hummus, salsa, guacamole or steak sauce.

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