Spicy Black Bean Burger

Use these burgers as a main course along with greens and condiments or leftover as a quick snack.

These burgers can be frozen and saved for later, so make extras. Then you can pull them out when you’re in a hurry and heat them up in your toaster oven or warm them on a skillet for a quick lunch.

This recipe is full of healthy nutrients, dietary fiber and cleansing power. The quinoa base is a great source of calcium, protein, dietary fiber, healthy fats, manganese, magnesium, iron, copper, B vitamins (especially B6), potassium, folic acid and phosphorous. Black beans provide a deep and nourishing plant based protein as well as cholesterol clearing fiber.

Make sure to plan for the extra time that the dough needs to chill in the refrigerator before cooking the burgers.

Ingredients:

(use organic whenever possible)

2 cups cooked quinoa (how to cook quinoa)

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 clove garlic

½ red onion

2 carrots

1 small head of bok choy

1 teaspoon mild red pepper flakes

1 teaspoon coriander

2 teaspoons cumin

1 teaspoon sea salt

3 cups cooked black beans or kidney beans (or two cans)

½ cup arrowroot powder

¼ cup lemon juice

¼ cup pure water

1 tablespoon safflower oil

1. Cook quinoa following these instructions.
2. Mince garlic and onions. Grate carrots. And chop bok choy.
3. Saute these vegetables with red pepper, coriander and cumin in olive oil.
4. Blend beans, arrowroot powder, salt, lemon juice and water in a blender until smooth.
5. Combine blended beans, cooked quinoa and sautéed vegetables in a large bowl and mix well.
6. Refrigerate this mixture for 1-2 hours.
7. When you’re ready to cook the burgers, start by getting your skillet nice and hot. Oil it with safflower oil.
8. Form ¼ inch thick patties from the refrigerated dough and fry in safflower oil for about 5 minutes on each side, until well browned.