Mexican Style Black Bean Burger | Mexican Recipes
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Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: Mexican
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Serves: 4 people
 
Protein filled, delicious Mexican style black bean burger, a sure crowd pleaser
Ingredients
For Black Bean Burger Patties:
  • ¾ Cup soaked and boiled black beans
  • ¼ Tsp cayenne pepper
  • ½ Tsp black pepper powder
  • ¼ Cup bread crumbs
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 grated cloves of garlic
  • ½ finely chopped onion
  • Chopped coriander
  • ½ Tbsp cornflour
  • 2-3 Tbsp milk
  • Olive oil to roast
  • 1 Cup grated cheese (cheddar/processed)
Burger Sauce/Dip:
  • 2 Tbsp cream/crème fraiche/sour cream/eggless mayonnaise
  • ½ Tsp Dijon Mustard/Regular Mustard
  • A pinch of black pepper powder
Burger Fillings:
  • Few slices of jalapeños
  • 1 sliced tomatoes
  • 1 sliced avocado
  • ½ sliced onion
  • Few torn lettuce leaves
To Assemble Burger:
  • 4 whole wheat buns/burger buns/baps
  • Little crumbled feta cheese (optional)
  • Ketchup or tomato salsa to smear inside buns
Method
  1. Slice avocados, onions and tomatoes. Crumble feta/goat's cheese, tear up some lettuce and assemble all ingredients together. Get some jalapenos also on the plate.
  2. Slice buns horizontally and keep aside
  3. Mix cream/mayo/crème fraiche/sour cream or even hung yogurt with mustard and black pepper. Keep aside
  4. Add boiled black beans into a bowl. Mash them lightly into a coarse textured mixture
  5. Tip in grated garlic and chopped onions
  6. Sprinkle chopped coriander, cayenne pepper/red chilli powder, black pepper, salt
  7. Next add dry bread crumbs and corn flour
  8. Slowly mix everything together
  9. Lastly to finish the burger patty mixture, pour in little milk and bring it all together
  10. To make patties, divide the patty mixture into 4 parts equally
  11. Pat them up into rough round patties
  12. Sear them slowly, shallow fry them with a few drops of oil on a pan, skillet
  13. Once they turn golden, flip
  14. When they are roasting on other side, add grated cheddar cheese
  15. Cover and cook till other side roasts and cheese melts
  16. Toast buns with little butter till lightly golden
  17. Now to start assembling burgers, add a dollop of burger dip and spread on the buns/baps
  18. Place a few slices of jalapenos
  19. Next place cheesy burger patties
  20. A slice of tomato goes on top of burger patty
  21. Few onion slices and avocado slices go on top
  22. Torn lettuce leaves go on top and with a little crumbled feta
  23. On the burger lid bun, spread ketchup
  24. Place the burger lid over the filled up base
  25. Pierce a skewer/toothpick in the centre
  26. Super tasty black bean burgers are ready
Notes
Use any kind of bean you want. Red kidney beans, borlotti beans or cannellini beans or white beans can be used

Jalapeños can be skipped if you want

Slices of cheese may also be used

Seasoning patties to taste is very important as all the taste in burgers lies there
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/mexican-style-black-bean-burger/