Mini Black Bean Burgers Recipes

MINI BLACK BEAN BURGERS

Steps:

• In 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium heat. Cook red onion in oil 1 to 2 minutes or until softened. Add garlic, and cook 30 seconds. Remove from heat; cool slightly.
• In large bowl, mix black beans, chiles, ground crackers, chili powder, cumin, salt and onion mixture. Using potato masher or fork, mash mixture, allowing some chunks to remain. Stir in corn. Shape mixture into 10 balls, using hands or 1-oz scoop. Flatten each ball to form a patty.
• Using same skillet, heat remaining oil over medium heat. Working in batches, cook burgers abut 2 1/2 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Keep burgers warm while cooking remaining burgers. If desired, serve on tortillas or slider buns.

MINI BLACK JACK BURGERS

Steps:

• Heat a large cast-iron griddle over medium-high heat.
• Add the ground turkey to a large mixing bowl and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Stir in the cheese, mustard and Worcestershire sauce and mix until combined. Form the meat mixture into 12 equal patties. Sprinkle both sides of the patties with the Blackening Spice.
• Brush the griddle with some olive oil using a clean tea towel. Cook the burgers for 3 to 4 minutes per side. Serve on split rolls topped with the tomatoes and Special Sauce.
• Whisk together the salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, garlic powder and onion powder, and transfer to a small plate.
• Combine the mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, Sriracha, relish and lemon juice in a bowl.

QUINOA BLACK BEAN BURGERS

Steps:

• Bring the quinoa and water to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the quinoa is tender and the water has been absorbed, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• Roughly mash the black beans with a fork leaving some whole black beans in a paste-like mixture.
• Mix the quinoa, bread crumbs, bell pepper, onion, garlic, cumin, salt, hot pepper sauce, and egg into the black beans using your hands.
• Form the black bean mixture into 5 patties.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet.
• Cook the patties in the hot oil until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes per side.

BLACK BEAN VEGAN MINI-BURGERS

Steps:

• If you're going to be baking them, preheat the oven to 200°C / 400°F
• Chop up the ginger, green onions and mushrooms finely, and sauté in about half of the olive oil until the mushrooms are wilted and brownish.
• In the meantime, chop up the nuts. Add to the sauté pan to toast a bit.
• If using the fermented black beans, chop finely until they're almost a paste.
• Reserve a couple of spoonfuls of the beans. Mash up the rest of the beans with a masher or in the food processor. Put the fermented black beans in and process until it's fairly smooth. Add the spice and rice flour and process again. Add the sautéed vegetables, the reserved beans and the nuts, and pulse-process until mixed (you want some of the texture to remain).
• Divide the mixture into 8 to 12 portions. With moistened hands, make into flat little patties.
• If baking in the oven, oil a baking sheet and then brush the tops with a bit more oil. Bake for about 10 minutes, flip then bake 5 minutes more.
• If cooking in a frying pan, heat up the pan with the rest of the oil. Fry the burgers until crispy, carefully flip over and fry the other side.
• In the meantime, mix the sauce. Brush the sauce onto the hot burgers, or serve separately for dipping.
• Good hot or at room temperature.