Black Bean & Avocado Burgers

Name: Black Bean & Avocado Burgers
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 15 1/2 oz can of black beans, rinsed; 3 clove fresh garlic; 8 each jalapeño slices; 1 cup bread crumbs; 2 eggs; 2 tsp onion powder; 2 tsp cilantro; pinch ground red pepper (cayenne); pinch red pepper flakes; dash salt; dash ground black pepper; 1 tsp lime juice; 4 tbsp olive oil, extra virgin; 4 slice pepper jack cheese; 1 each Avocado; 1/2 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tbsp mayonnaise; 8 each bread slices; 4 tomato slice; 4 leaf of lettuce; 8 slice of onion; 4 dollop of salsa

Julie T. @JThomps89

My version of a bangin' black bean burger. Healthy and full of flavor.

Julie T. @JThomps89

My version of a bangin' black bean burger. Healthy and full of flavor.

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Ingredients

25 mins

4 servings

Black Bean Patties
15 1/2 ozcan of black beans, rinsed
3 clovefresh garlic
8 eachjalapeño slices
1 cupbread crumbs
2eggs
2 tsponion powder
2 tspcilantro
pinchground red pepper (cayenne)
pinchred pepper flakes
dashsalt
dashground black pepper
1 tsplime juice
4 tbspolive oil, extra virgin
4 slicepepper jack cheese
Avocado Spread
1 eachAvocado
1/2 tbsplemon juice
1 tbspmayonnaise
Sammich & Fixins
8 eachbread slices
4tomato slice
4leaf of lettuce
8slice of onion
4dollop of salsa

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Steps

25 mins

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You will need:
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Rinse black beans and split half into a large mixing bowl.
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For the second half of black beans- crush using a mortar & pestle or food processor.
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Add to the mixing bowl.
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Crush the garlic cloves and red pepper flakes and add to mixing bowl
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Crush the jalapeño slices and add to mixing bowl.
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Now add the bread crumbs, eggs, ground red pepper, onion powder, salt, black pepper, cilantro, and lemon juice to the mixing bowl.
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Preheat skillet on low-medium heat and add olive oil.
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Mix patty mixture well until you have a smooth and pliable consistency.
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Form into 4 equal and flat patties.
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Cook patties for 5 minutes on one side. Then flip and cook for 4 minutes on the other side. Flip back over and add pepper jack cheese, cover, and melt. Now remove from heat.
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While the patties are cooking, make your Avocado spread. Mush the avocado, add the lemon juice and mayonnaise and mix well.
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Assemble the sandwich. Spread a thin layer of Avocado Spread on 2 bread slice, place your patty, top with tomato slice, leaf of lettuce, and 2-slice of onion. Add a dollop of Salsa for a nice kick!
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Repeat this with the rest of the patties until complete. Serve and enjoy!