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Homemade Southwest Black Bean Burgers with Gaucamole

Southwest Black Bean Burgers

Julie Wunder
This Homemade Southwest Black Bean Burgers recipe is filled with canned black beans, garlic, onion, pepper, breadcrumbs, and a hearty dose of Mexican-inspired spices. It's then topped with fresh guacamole!  This protein-packed and healthy vegetarian burger option is a tried and true family recipe.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine Amercian, Grilling, Mexican
Servings 4 burgers
Calories 167 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the burgers:

  • 2 15 ounce cans low sodium black beans, rinsed, drained and dried
  • ¼ cup cilantro, chopped
  • ½ onion (about ¼ cup), finely chopped & pat dry
  • ¼ red pepper (about ¼ cup), finely chopped & pat dry
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 large egg , beaten
  • ½ cup panko bread crumbs
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne or chipotle pepper
  • ½ teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • ¼- ½ teaspoon salt, to taste
  • ½ teaspoon pepper, to taste
  • Optional: 1 tablespoon Cholula or Chipolte Cholula

For the guacamole:

  • 1 ripe avocado
  • 2 teaspoons red pepper, diced
  • ¼ cup red onion, diced
  • 1 roma tomato, diced
  • 2 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
  • ½ lime, juiced
  • ¼- ½ teaspoon salt, to taste

Extras:

Instructions
 

  • Put ¾ of the black beans in a chopper or food processor. Process them until they become well mashed.
  • In a bowl combine all of the beans (both the processed and the whole beans), cilantro, onion, red pepper, garlic, panko, cayenne, cumin, oregano and optional Cholula. Stir mixture well. Add salt and pepper. Check spices now before you add the egg.
  • Whisk the egg in a separate bowl. Add the egg to the black bean mixture in the big bowl and combine well.
  • Divide the mixture in 4. Use your hands to form 4 balls out of the mixture and then flatten into a patty. They should be about a ½ inch thick. Place the burgers on a cookie sheet and put in fridge. Allow burgers to chill for approximately 30 minutes if you can. This helps them stay together.
  • Make Guacamole! Dice avocados. Add all other guacamole ingredients in another bowl and combine. Place in fridge to chill.
  • Coat a nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Heat the skillet on medium heat. Add the burgers to the pan. Cook 5 minutes each side. You can just as easily cook these on a grill. Just be careful flipping because they are not as study as regular burgers.
  • Top with guacamole and serve on your favorite buns.

Notes

I calculated the calories and nutrition for just the burger.
To make this burger vegan use a flax egg.  Make that by combining 1 tablespoon flaxseed meal with 2.5 tablespoons water.

Nutrition

Calories: 167kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 10gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 1009mgPotassium: 566mgFiber: 7gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 360IUVitamin C: 17mgCalcium: 105mgIron: 5mg
Keyword Black Bean Burgers
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